r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Mar 02 '26

News / Politics / Activism Recurring Canadaguns Politics and Debate Thread

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u/SmoothCriminalAaron Mar 11 '26

Less than a year and a half ago we all though a PP minority was the worst case scenario and many thought the Liberals would be out for the next decade no matter their leader. Now we'll have a Liberal Majority in a few weeks. My guess is Carney will get a second majority in 2029.

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u/CenturionV Mar 11 '26

True but fate is a double edged sword, just as easily this could all blow up on the liberals. Toasting champagne after sneaking a majority through the backdoor is gonna be distasteful to huge swaths of Canada. And remember people can cross the floor the other way also if they see the wind blowing a different direction. 

Your assumption about the '29 election assumes this country even exists in it's current configuration by then, which becomes a bigger if by the day. The liberals greasing out a majority instead of doing what is probably the smart thing and calling an election to get it legit may be overplaying their hand. Also tells you how confident they are that an ACTUAL majority of Canadians would support them at the polls (not very confident clearly)

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u/HappyCan7250 Mar 11 '26

At least now the hardcore NDP voters can start sharing some of our outrage. Just watch, the hardcore lefties will be angry with the NDP MP for crossing to the LPC I bet, and now they can't scream at us "you voted for the person!!!". From what I've heard, a lot of NDP voters don't like Carney because he has shifted slightly to the center (at least outwardly, the same nutty leftist shit is still going on, just behind closed doors now).