This is precisely what makes this election so fascinating to me. This is not reactionary behavior -- this is people looking at a wide range of choices, some of which they have supported for decades -- and saying, no -- we're gonna back the Liberals this time because they represent the democratic, strong Canada that we want. Trump may have provided a picture of the alternative, but it was Carney, who in 37 days, sold the vision and brought the nation together.
I don’t think anyone in fairness could have predicted on 11/5 that Trump would muse, let alone exhaust so much time, upon a previously unstated desire to absorb Canada as a state and then never shut up about it
Looking to the next general election, this feels like a setup for a Liberal collapse and a Conservative win. The lefty voters who consolidated the Liberal vote are going to inevitably be annoyed with a centrist like Carney, Trump will almost certainly be less of a focal point, and Liberals will be trying to win their fifth election in a row. Doug Ford just won an easy reelection in Ontario, the Conservatives are not dead by any means. I'm also getting 2011 NDP sweeping Quebec vibes, how much is that support going to hold up?
How many years ahead would the next regularly scheduled election be? The world is very unpredictable, so who knows? The outcome that just occurred looked nearly impossible a few months ago.
I hope the Mad King’s Truth Social post gets lots of attention today in Canada. The dimwit Mad King is unwittingly helping Carney and the Liberal Party win this election – possibly by a landslide.
"Good luck to the Great people of Canada. Elect the man who has the strength and wisdom to cut your taxes in half, increase your military power, for free, to the highest level in the World, have your Car, Steel, Aluminum, Lumber, Energy, and all other businesses, QUADRUPLE in size, WITH ZERO TARIFFS OR TAXES, if Canada becomes the cherished 51st. State of the United States of America. No more artificially drawn line from many years ago. Look how beautiful this land mass would be. Free access with NO BORDER. ALL POSITIVES WITH NO NEGATIVES. IT WAS MEANT TO BE! America can no longer subsidize Canada with the Hundreds of Billions of Dollars a year that we have been spending in the past. It makes no sense unless Canada is a State!"
Per Politico, Gerry Connolly isn’t running re-election after the return of his cancer and is stepping down from Oversight “soon” to focus on his treatment.
And that's a wrap -- Mark Carney and the Liberal Party of Canada have secured a stunning political comeback and win. The numbers as they currently are put no path forward for the Conservatives. It is now just a matter of how large of a majority the Liberals will have. I have never seen a reversal of political fortune like that. There is no doubt that the Liberals are the better party hands down, but still an extremely impressive result.
The Liberals are winning or leading in 168 seats, four short of a majority. The NDP has won 5 seats, and are leading in 2 more. Thus, looks as though their seats would allow the Liberals to govern for the full term just as they did the last 3-4 years. Singh lost his seat, and stepped down as leader, as the NDP drop in British Columbia actually allowed the Conservatives to gain a few seats.
Polilievre has lost his seat thanks to the NDP wipeout in Ontario. Liberals won by 2 points nationally. Normally, that should have given them a majority. But the NDP only getting 6% nationally rearranged the map a bit.
The Liberals and Conservatives were both able to feast on the lack of NDP and Bloc support.
The Conservatives picked up a number of traditionally orange seats, especially in blue-collar ridings like Ontario's Windsor West and Manitoba's Elmwood-Transcona.
The Liberals, on the other hand, picked up NDP seats in B.C. ridings. But the collapse of the NDP was also on full display in ridings where the Liberals held their seats. In Halifax, for example, the NDP have won or placed second in the riding since 2004, but trailed in third after Monday's election.
The Liberals also ate up seats from the Bloc, including in the South Shore area of Montreal. Those pickups helped offset losses elsewhere, specifically in Ontario.
This is precisely what makes this election so fascinating to me. This is not reactionary behavior -- this is people looking at a wide range of choices, some of which they have supported for decades -- and saying, no -- we're gonna back the Liberals this time because they represent the democratic, strong Canada that we want. Trump may have provided a picture of the alternative, but it was Carney, who in 37 days, sold the vision and brought the nation together.
Do you usually vote green?
Nice! Well, good on you, and good on Canada 🇨🇦.
I don’t think anyone in fairness could have predicted on 11/5 that Trump would muse, let alone exhaust so much time, upon a previously unstated desire to absorb Canada as a state and then never shut up about it
Looking to the next general election, this feels like a setup for a Liberal collapse and a Conservative win. The lefty voters who consolidated the Liberal vote are going to inevitably be annoyed with a centrist like Carney, Trump will almost certainly be less of a focal point, and Liberals will be trying to win their fifth election in a row. Doug Ford just won an easy reelection in Ontario, the Conservatives are not dead by any means. I'm also getting 2011 NDP sweeping Quebec vibes, how much is that support going to hold up?
How many years ahead would the next regularly scheduled election be? The world is very unpredictable, so who knows? The outcome that just occurred looked nearly impossible a few months ago.
Yay!
CANADA: ELECTION DAY
I hope the Mad King’s Truth Social post gets lots of attention today in Canada. The dimwit Mad King is unwittingly helping Carney and the Liberal Party win this election – possibly by a landslide.
"Good luck to the Great people of Canada. Elect the man who has the strength and wisdom to cut your taxes in half, increase your military power, for free, to the highest level in the World, have your Car, Steel, Aluminum, Lumber, Energy, and all other businesses, QUADRUPLE in size, WITH ZERO TARIFFS OR TAXES, if Canada becomes the cherished 51st. State of the United States of America. No more artificially drawn line from many years ago. Look how beautiful this land mass would be. Free access with NO BORDER. ALL POSITIVES WITH NO NEGATIVES. IT WAS MEANT TO BE! America can no longer subsidize Canada with the Hundreds of Billions of Dollars a year that we have been spending in the past. It makes no sense unless Canada is a State!"
CBC NEWS makes Trump top story:
"Trump implies Canadians should vote for him on election day"
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/donald-trump-election-canada-truth-social-1.7520212
How much must Pierre Poilievre hate Trump at this point
SECURITY ALERT: Canadian journalist’s question slips past security
To my great delight, satire is alive and well north of the border. Enjoy!
https://www.thebeaverton.com/2025/04/poilievre-rushed-to-safety-after-actual-journalist-question-makes-it-past-security/
I'm going to be checking social media and cackle when the race is called. I need something to root for after last November.
Per Politico, Gerry Connolly isn’t running re-election after the return of his cancer and is stepping down from Oversight “soon” to focus on his treatment.
We need more retirement announcements, preferably from more old fogies up in age like Dick Durbin and McConnell.
I think you probably meant to post this in today's Morning Digest!
And that's a wrap -- Mark Carney and the Liberal Party of Canada have secured a stunning political comeback and win. The numbers as they currently are put no path forward for the Conservatives. It is now just a matter of how large of a majority the Liberals will have. I have never seen a reversal of political fortune like that. There is no doubt that the Liberals are the better party hands down, but still an extremely impressive result.
The Liberals are winning or leading in 168 seats, four short of a majority. The NDP has won 5 seats, and are leading in 2 more. Thus, looks as though their seats would allow the Liberals to govern for the full term just as they did the last 3-4 years. Singh lost his seat, and stepped down as leader, as the NDP drop in British Columbia actually allowed the Conservatives to gain a few seats.
Polilievre has lost his seat thanks to the NDP wipeout in Ontario. Liberals won by 2 points nationally. Normally, that should have given them a majority. But the NDP only getting 6% nationally rearranged the map a bit.
It's looking like minority government is most likely.
Any chance if they're a minority they can get support from independents or the remnants of small parties? Possible confidence and supply agreements?
Yes, looks as though the NDP has just the right amount of seats to make a majority.
The Liberals and Conservatives were both able to feast on the lack of NDP and Bloc support.
The Conservatives picked up a number of traditionally orange seats, especially in blue-collar ridings like Ontario's Windsor West and Manitoba's Elmwood-Transcona.
The Liberals, on the other hand, picked up NDP seats in B.C. ridings. But the collapse of the NDP was also on full display in ridings where the Liberals held their seats. In Halifax, for example, the NDP have won or placed second in the riding since 2004, but trailed in third after Monday's election.
The Liberals also ate up seats from the Bloc, including in the South Shore area of Montreal. Those pickups helped offset losses elsewhere, specifically in Ontario.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/takeaways-election-results-1.7521355