Saturday is the #PortMoody .#Coquitlam Town Hall on the Environment and Climate. The conservatives will have a hard time defending their anti-science record and the belittling of the very important reality of climate change. 
#protect #nature
#environment #nature #ndp #portmoody #coquitlam #anmore #belcarra #reelectbonita #teamcanada #elbowsup
It seems likely he will be removed if this election plays out as the current conservative pollsters are pushing: they are clearly pushing the narrative of "if not #CPC, then #LPC at any cost!"
Which I find extremely telling. Do we really want to elect Angus Reid's second choice after #PP?
Reality is: most #BC and #AB ridings are more likely to elect #NDP or CPC than LPC. This may be true in #SK & #MB, and elsewhere. We need clean data from the sources, not Fournier's weighted model.
Every once in awhile, I wonder if Nathan Cullen had won the leadership of the NDP in 2012 in place of Tom Mulcair, if we would have had our first Federal NDP government.
Nathan was one of the most progressive voices in Parliament.
Instead, we have Mulcair chopping at the knees of "his" former party.
I like Jagmeet Singh a lot, but it seems he's at the end of his rope and a big part is because of insiders like Mulcair never supporting him.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_New_Democratic_Party_leadership_election
Tom Mulcair is the worst thing to ever happen to the NDP.
What a horrendous mistake he was.
#CdnPoli #Elxn45 #CanPoli #NDP
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/david-eby-jagmeet-singh-1.7502359
Reminder: this is what Mulcair said after his party decided to have a leadership race to replace him.
"Mulcair stressed the importance that New Democrats remain "united" going forward, and said his replacement should have the "absolute and complete support of 100 per cent" of the party."
Hypocrite.
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/mulcair-loses-leadership-vote-at-ndp-convention/
And another candidate is dropped, this time by the Liberals in Edmonton. I'm thinking of starting a poll to see which party ends up dropping the most...
The #NDP have kept all their candidates so far, I think. Maybe there's just not much oppo research being conducted against them.
This is why I want the NDP holding the balance of power. Carney will shovel money at corporations, this has the slim hope it would be Crown Corporations. [If the Greens held power, for sure it would be Crown Corporations.]
"Money from Victory Bonds will be dedicated entirely to getting Canadians to work building public infrastructure like: roads, rail, housing, waterworks, ports, that we will own for generations," the party said"
Updated for polls up to April 1.
Edit: The NDP support is definitely off the lows and is starting to impact seat predictions. We can see it in Manitoba especially. Not so much Ontario, but races in BC are also starting to become competitive where they looked like a CPC sweep.
Probably a function of the local races/candidates coming into focus plus voters crystallizing opinions on Trump and applying to their ridings.
Elections are a moment when power most clearly shifts from the elected back to the electorate. Careful reflection is a duty.
During this federal election in Canada, has any Canadian political party articulated a plan to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) while there is time?
The godfather of AI, Geoffrey Hinton,
discusses the pressing need for AI safety.
Tories losing ground in three battleground provinces
https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/federal_election/tories-losing-ground-in-three-battleground-provinces-poll
Those would be BC, Ontario and Québec.
The #CPC actually has more support in those provinces than in the last two federal elections, but many #NDP and Bloc voters have switched to the #Liberals.
Seniors in Canada have been disrespected for too long. Both Conservatives and Liberals have failed them—pushing cuts, clawbacks, and neglecting their needs. With rising costs, pensions are eroded while billionaires get tax breaks. Clawbacks must end, and we will fix it by prioritizing dignity, security, and real financial support for seniors. #election2025 #canpoli #cdnpoli #seniors #ndp #portmoody #coquitlam
I created a line chart from the data of polls tracked by 338Canada.com. I wanted to see it myself.
Nothing revelatory here but I really wanted to watch that CPC and NDP trend. This makes it easier than looking at the table.
Looks like the CPC is stuck in the 35-40% band. The LPC has reached its peak around 45% and the NDP and Bloc found their bottoms at 6% and 4% respectively.
Will the #TrumpTariffs produce a shift?
https://338canada.com/polls.htm
#Elxn45 #CanPoli #CPC #LPC #NDP #Bloc #GPC #PPC
And today its being reported that they are considering axing the #EV incentives to pay for the revenue hole cause by killing the carbon tax.
It really is #FossilFuels liberation day.
Courtesy of the non-existent #NDP environmental policy.
https://angusreid.org/canada-election-carney-poilievre-singh-trump-liberals-conservatives-ndp-vote/
"Liberal leader and Prime Minister Mark Carney continues to maintain an advantage among most demographic groups. Men aged 35- to 54-years-old are the only age-gender segment to be more likely to vote Conservative"
As a man in the 55+ category I would like to say, c'mon guys (especially those in the 35-54 category), we should be better than this!
As for my #NDP, it sucks, but it seems we reap what we have sown (or rather, not sown or talked about.)
I am #ElbowsUp — Canada 
Along with our Re-Elect Bonita Zarrillo team I am out canvassing letting people know that — I am in it for YOU!
@AlisonCreekside
I suppose the strongest argument for an #NDP supporter to vote for the Liberals instead (in the current situation) is that she thinks #MarkCarney would be the most effective PM in dealing with the #TrumpTariffs ; but that's not strategic voting, it's just the sort of evaluation of preferences a voter always needs to make.
@AlisonCreekside What's the case for strategic voting at present?
I'm not an #NDP supporter, but if I were why wouldn't I look at @338Canada and conclude that the chance of the #CPC winning is very small, and anyway that the policy differences between #MarkCarney and #PierrePoilievre are narrow? Why shouldn't an NDP supporter vote for the NDP given the current situation?
