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It's probably another move to distance himself from Trudeau's choices.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 18 points 1 month ago (16 children)

That's up to the CPC.

Carney said a byelection should be held as quickly as possible to give Poilievre an opportunity to win a seat in the House of Commons, if that’s what the Conservative Party wants.

Carney's message is that he's not interested in playing Parliamentary games. I'm not convinced it's a good idea, but it's an interesting move.

 

The prime minister was asked if he’ll pursue a governing pact with the NDP. “No,” he said.

And why not, the reporter asked.

“Why?” Carney retorted.

The PM said the Liberals campaigned on a clear set of objectives, and while they didn’t quite get a majority, “we will be putting forth legislation that’s consistent with our platform.”

 

Carney said a byelection should be held as quickly as possible to give Poilievre an opportunity to win a seat in the House of Commons, if that’s what the Conservative Party wants.

Poilievre lost his seat in Ottawa's Carleton riding on Monday after holding it for more than 20 years, so he's in the unusual position of being a party leader without a seat.

"I already told Mr. Poilievre that I will trigger a byelection if that is the decision of the Conservative Party," he said in French.

Then, in English: "I will ensure that it happens as soon as possible. No games, nothing."

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No sitting PM wants to be seen spending millions on "their" house, and costs have skyrocketed thanks to decades of neglect.

On top of that, the house itself doesn't really meet the needs of the role, and both the house and grounds are considered inadequate from a security perspective.

 

Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, spoke with the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump.

President Trump congratulated Prime Minister Carney on his recent election. The leaders agreed on the importance of Canada and the United States working together – as independent, sovereign nations – for their mutual betterment. To that end, the leaders agreed to meet in person in the near future.

 

Interesting choice for first official phone call.

 

Overall, Canada's pollsters continue to be very good at their jobs

Special congratulations to the Mainstreet team this election!

Source: Polling Canada on Mastodon

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That is definitely an assumption you could make.

Yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and blame a technical glitch, and totally not human error.

Fixed.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I like the Circle trilogy - the Bajoran government being unstable is a fun element to those early seasons.

It's a shame Shakaar was such a dud of a character, and the series sort of lost interest in the Bajoran civilian government as the Dominion and Kai Winn started to take up all the oxygen in the series.

politics favors short-term thinking

So does biology. Immediate gratification wins out over delayed gratification almost every single time.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's so weird to hear it referred to as "Netflix series" in the American trades...

In any case, I've been meaning to check it out. The buzz has been positive, and CBC has been promoting the hell out of it.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 5 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Chelsea did an AMA with us back in the Old Place when the book came out. She seemed cool, and fairly knowledgeable about, y'know, cooking.

I'd be curious to hear how the recipes turn out for you.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 27 points 1 month ago (17 children)

These are strange times indeed.

This election was so weird in so many ways, I think it will be some time before we fully understand what it all means.

 

Jamie Ellerton, a Conservative strategist who worked for past leader Erin O'Toole, said Poilievre is likely to hang on to the leadership at this point — although a possible Liberal majority call could complicate things.

"I think he has rock-solid support among the party membership," Ellerton said in an interview.

Other Conservatives say Poilievre's future is to be determined, given the Liberals will live to see another day and victory slipped through his hands.

"This is a big loss to a tired government that's been in power for 10 years," one senior Conservative source who worked for Poilievre in the past told CBC News.

"The guy couldn't do what needed to be done. He utterly refused to acknowledge that the ballot box question had changed to the bitter end," the source said, referring to the U.S. trade war.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Though in “More Tribbles, More Troubles”, Starfleet had developed quintotriticale grain.

They quickly came to realize that that's too many triticales.

It's a weird situation. Like it or not, Polievre just achieved the highest Conservative vote share since the 1980s.

That he still lost is astonishing, and it'll be a while before anyone can sort out the path forward.

But I suspect they'll keep him around.

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