r/canadaguns • u/AutoModerator • Jun 06 '22

Weekly Politics Thread

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u/Jaded_Economics7949 Jun 11 '22

I can't believe the government is trying to disarm us and there isn't huge pushback. Can't we get a massive protest going?

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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '22

Some gun owners vote liberal.

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u/pickledshallots Jun 11 '22

This right here. Not a gun owner yet (PAL pending), but I personally find a lot of issues more pressing than guns, such as education, healthcare, and affordability. I applied for my PAL for hunting purposes, so that I could save some money on food while also eating in a more ethical way. Our biggest issue is FPTP — proportional representation or ranked ballots would allow more political viewpoints into Parliament. No party fits 100% of my political viewpoints, but the CPC and I have nothing in common except for guns. That’s not enough for my vote.

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u/Jaded_Economics7949 Jun 11 '22

Hey that's fair. I would have to read more about the ranked ballots to have an opinion on that subject. I'm more neutral than I lead on, it's just the things that I don't like about the current government, I really don't like. So it distances me from both the NDP and liberals.