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[–] dom@lemmy.ca 32 points 2 days ago

"Honourable" is the funniest part of this.

[–] IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works 31 points 2 days ago (3 children)

It sounds like he's going to get parachuted into some safe riding. We might not be free of him yet.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 32 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Why? Wil the party did well in the election Pierre most certainly did not. It was a rejection of him personally.

Canadians don't want MAGA millhouse.

[–] JC1@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

While I agree, it surly is not how the CPC sees it. The CPC had an historic participation and only a circonscription had to vote for Pierre. In a way, he was rejected by his constituents, but not by Canada. If it wasn't for the NDP partisans that voted liberals, we probably would have a conservative government. So yeah... I'm not hopeful for the future, next elections might be deceiving.

[–] Trakata@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

He may as well have kicked a Canadian goose live on camera: that’s the level of repugnance across the board, even with the deep blues playing team sports, he will lose.

No one has use for a guy who will flip a stronghold with reputation alone.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 days ago

Yes, but don't call me Shirley. ;)

[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

There's a lot of Conservative infighting right now. It's a big tent party and not everyone in it cares about fighting "radical woke liberals". It'll be at least a month, if not longer, before an open seat gets a by-election and there's always the chance people in that riding will have have lost confidence in Poilievre. At the same time, while Poilievre waits for another chance at a seat, the Conservatives will need to name a current MP the leader of the official opposition. Why not just have that person be the new party leader?

The past two Conservative leaders, Scheer and O'Toole, were forcibly ejected from the leadership spot by the party after their loss. The party will be kicking someone out for sure, but it seems like a toss up between a loser (Poilievre) and a winner (MP who won a landslide victory). It'll be interesting to see who gets the proverbial "axe".

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I really, really hope a return to center of some kind prevails, or at least the party splits in two with a saner half. One of our two major parties basically becoming a US-MAGA fifth column is a really scary prospect.

[–] logi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Perhaps help pass voting reform and then split apart once the system allows that without obliterating the party.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

That shouldn't be allowed and neither should crossing the floor. I voted, we all voted, for whom and what party we wanted, and that's that.

[–] prodigalsorcerer@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Crossing the floor should be fine, possibly even encouraged if you no longer agree with your party's direction. Unless you're saying that all MPs should just follow the party line and not have any original thoughts of their own.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No, but there should be a by-election so the people who voted for them agree.

[–] prodigalsorcerer@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

People shouldn't have to agree. They voted for a candidate, not a party.

With the current state of politics, I think crossing the floor is going to be increasingly unlikely until we get electoral reform, but crossing the floor is much more a symbolic act, sending the message that you no longer agree with your previous party's policies.

If they just stopped voting in line with the party (and got kicked out, and became an independent), would that be fine with you?

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I myself voted for a party. I don't typically vote Liberal but I did under the circumstances.

[–] prodigalsorcerer@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You may have voted because of a party, but you still voted for a specific representative. If that representative decides to vote differently than the rest of the party, it's still the same person you voted for.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 day ago

Yes, but we're talking about what should be, aren't we?

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Most people vote for the party. TBH people who don't are actually voting for what the candidate wants them to see, in practice.

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Crossing the floor is a pretty rare thing in the first place. At that point, maybe we should just move to a party list system.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Happened a few times under Harper!

[–] Dagnet@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Honourably discharged

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's marvelous. I hope he's crabby.

[–] Tigeroovy@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Seems like he’s always crabby, but I’m sure he’s a bit extra sour after the results.