Thunderhawk wrote:There are many Canadian who, if they were American, would be "never Trumpers".. but that term by itself is an Americanism that is not politically relevant within Canadian politics. Generic SJW, maybe bleeding heart liberal (small 'L') would be more apt. Trudeau's black face may have had more impact internationally, especially to those expecting Canada to be equivalent to America, than nationally.
I think that progressives who actually think Trudeau was or is racist have far better things to criticise Trudeau about than his blackface routine.
Like the whole MMIW thing.
Haven't we seen this before? Liberals minority governs with help from the NDP over the Cons.
It is one of the reasons that third parties stay relevant in Canadian politics, in my opinion.
More interesting, IMO,
1) Is that the Cons got the highest share of voters but fewer seats than the Liberals.. but the rest of the parties had even fewer gains given the amount of votes they got. As much as the Conservatives will be annoyed over First Past the Post versus the Liberals, I suspect they will keep their calls for reform quiet as proportional would make them much weaker and (given historical Con. turn out) end the possibility of them ever forming government again.
The pollsters nailed that one. It also shows how regional politics and the FPTP system have helped those parties that have focused on regional issues. Bloc got far less votes than the Greens and far more seats, while more people across the country voted Conservative, while Liberals focused on Quebec and Ontario, again.
2) A commentator on CBC/Global (I used both) mentioned that this is actually a pretty bad showing for Trudeau - Conservatives had a new face (with some unlikable traits for centrists like me) and Singh is new too. I wouldnt call this a bad showing for him, but perhaps it could be called a reflection of general opinion: supported, but toned down.
I think Trudeau actually got lucky this time, because of Scheer’s and Singh’s relative newness. He has not had a good time in the media in the last few months, and a seasoned opponent should have been able to defeat him.
If Scheer had just reached out to women, giving Raitt more camera time for example, he may have won.