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yliza

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18. Better than the great victory here in Canada

Reply to Skittles (Reply #2)

Sat May 3, 2025, 06:14 PM

May 3

Poilievre lost his seat in Ontario but an MP in Alberta is giving up his seat so that Pollievre can stay in parliament and retain the leadership of the UCP (there will have to be a byelection first but: 1) Pollievre is from Alberta, and 2) Alberta is the Texas of Canada, so he’s probably a shoo-in), so we’re not rid of the smarmy jerk yet. Plus, the Liberals didn’t win a majority, and the UCP actually has more seats now than before the election. They lost but they are emboldened. We dodged a bullet but divisive conservative politics in Canada is not dead.

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Great News [View all] pink May 3 OP

This is great news SheltieLover May 3 #1

seems like Canada and Australia learned from America's mistake Skittles May 3 #2

Although Britain and France voted before we did BadgerMom May 3 #9

Call me kooky canetoad May 3 #27

Canetoad, I hear you. BadgerMom May 3 #28

Better than the great victory here in Canada yliza May 3 #18

Conservatives call for by-election in safe seat in Alberta for Poilievre rurallib May 3 #3

I just commented on this above (post #18) yliza May 3 #19

Australia requires voting, right? central scrutinizer May 3 #4

I don't like to brag but..... pink May 3 #12

Those are bragging rights! I'd love for a system like what you have. Deuxcents May 3 #17

We still have some problems with donations pink May 3 #25

YAY Australia! pnwest May 3 #5

Seems like these other countries are smart enough senseandsensibility May 3 #6

Nigel Farage's Reform Party wins Runcorn byelection by just six votes in blow to Labour Celerity May 3 #33

Congrats! MLAA May 3 #7

Very cool 😎. Congrats. n/t iluvtennis May 3 #8

Most excellent! StarryNite May 3 #10

Truth is, we voted against trump, too, but he told us that Elon stole it for him. BComplex May 3 #11

Truth is.......for sure! Clouds Passing May 3 #23

Congrats! Hold on tight. stillcool May 3 #13

MAGA !!! IbogaProject May 3 #14

And now Trump announces that he wants to be Pope... AntiFascist May 3 #15

Everything the marmalade shartcannon touches turns to shit Brother Buzz May 3 #16

That is Brilliant News! Cha May 3 #20

Wonderful! ananda May 3 #21

I'd love to be canetoad May 3 #22

America now stands bravely as a warning to other democracies 0rganism May 3 #24

Excellent! ShazzieB May 3 #26

Wife and I voted in the Australian Federal election yesterday. Aussie105 May 3 #29

as an American, i'm honestly blown away by societies that reject facism and people trying to use nonsense like "woke" Takket May 3 #30

I wonder if Canada and Australia had the same percentage of non-voters as the USA Blue Owl May 3 #31

voting is compulsory in Australia Celerity May 3 #32

If only we cared about democracy as much. ECL213 May 4 #34

K&R!!++!++ UTUSN May 4 #35