Videodrome
Senior Member
http://globalnews.ca/news/2291301/i...we-learned-from-the-federal-election-results/
Interesting crunching of the data.
I very much agree.
Interesting crunching of the data.
I very much agree.
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Did anyone ever care?
Videodrome
Senior Member
I doubt it swayed any votes that weren't already going to the CPC.
AlvinofDiaspar
Moderator
Looking at the data - is it really because they are immigrants - or is it because it's urban, and some (sub)urban ridings tend to have more immigrants?
AoD
Videodrome
Senior Member
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saska...-under-both-trudeau-prime-ministers-1.3283150
Ralph Goodale will be the only MP to have served under Pierre and Justin Trudeau.
That would make sense. New immigrants typically go to big cities like Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
Ralph Goodale will be the only MP to have served under Pierre and Justin Trudeau.
That would make sense. New immigrants typically go to big cities like Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.
Skeezix
Senior Member
Videodrome
Senior Member
This is very true. An interim leader likely won't have the ability to muzzle any idiots that might pop up.
nfitz
Superstar
Presumably the reform will be ranked balloting or instant runoff.
Which would lead to less right-wing and left-wing candidates elected and more centrists.
And more majorities.
Long Island Mike
Senior Member
Salsa: Thanks for the CBC Link - answering further my 2015 Election questions as to seats that were won by Party...
The reason I asked about a "coalition" government with the NDP and BQ is that I did not know the numbers at that point and I heard
mention in a US news report that depending on how many seats the Liberals won that it may be needed to form a new Government...
184 is a solid victory for the Liberals over 99 Conservative seats - with 44 NDP seats, 10 BQ seats and one Green Party seat...
Will the NDP and BQ align mainly with the Liberals to form a huge center-left Canada Government under Justin Trudeau?
LI MIKE
The reason I asked about a "coalition" government with the NDP and BQ is that I did not know the numbers at that point and I heard
mention in a US news report that depending on how many seats the Liberals won that it may be needed to form a new Government...
184 is a solid victory for the Liberals over 99 Conservative seats - with 44 NDP seats, 10 BQ seats and one Green Party seat...
Will the NDP and BQ align mainly with the Liberals to form a huge center-left Canada Government under Justin Trudeau?
LI MIKE
nfitz
Superstar
Why would they? Both hate the Liberals, and with a strong majority, neither are needed by the Liberals.
Long Island Mike
Senior Member
NF: Did not know that the NDP and BQ did not get along with the Liberals - Do they align more with the Conservatives?
Does a Trudeau Liberal victory keep any Quebec separatist thoughts down?
LI MIKE
Does a Trudeau Liberal victory keep any Quebec separatist thoughts down?
LI MIKE
ttk77
Senior Member
Do you have any sources for that? I'm not trying to be an ass by asking...I'm genuinely curious. Conceptually it would seem like it should lead to fewer majorities. More people voting for their actual preferred candidate (ranking first) rather than strategic voting. I would expect more seats to be won by some of the smaller parties (ie green) even if not exactly proportional. I'd also expect an eventual fracturing of the lager big tent parties.
TOareaFan
Superstar
To the extent that, traditionally, the NDP are a bit further left of centre than the Liberals there is, traditionally, more common ground between them and the Libs than them and the Cons.....but there does seem to be a bit of bad blood between the current leaders and since there is absolutely no need for Trudeau to reach out and fix that......he needs no one to align with him on anything. He has been granted a strong majority and is free to govern and deliver on his promises.
The BQ has one mandate and one mandate only.....to improve the lot of the people of Quebec and move forward in creating an environment where a nationalist/separatist agenda can thrive. They will support any party that is pandering to Quebec (which they all do at times) and creating a better situation for Quebec people. When the governing parties are dealing with matters not involving Quebec they will sit silently and when (as is the case most of the time) the governing party is dealing with a national matter equally and fairly for all regions....they will raise their voices and say that Quebec deserves more and that is why they need to break away from Canada.
Nope...does nothing to foster them (although I am sure the BQ and PQ will try and paint it that way) nor does anything special to quell it.
typezed
Active Member
Proportional representation could lead to fewer majorities and more parties on the extremes. Ranked balloting could lead to more majorities and more centrists because the extremes and single-interest voters might be expected to navigate towards the centre on the second and third choices. Two different approaches to democratic reform.
adma
Superstar
Actually, she's offering herself up as *interim* leader--the rule of thumb being that those seeking an interim position aren't interested in being a permanent leader (cf. Nycole Turmel 2011, Jim Wilson 2014)