Just a few weeks ago in Canada, the Liberal Party/Parti libéral du Canada was in very dire straights to the point whether they would have to fight to be the Official Opposition. Now, with the replacing of PM Justin Trudeau to lead the party and Donald Trump’s bullying tactics threatening annexation that has galvanized almost all Canadian…
Just a few weeks ago in Canada, the Liberal Party/Parti libéral du Canada was in very dire straights to the point whether they would have to fight to be the Official Opposition. Now, with the replacing of PM Justin Trudeau to lead the party and Donald Trump’s bullying tactics threatening annexation that has galvanized almost all Canadians to fight for the Maple Leaf, the Liberals have a serious chance to form government (either a minority or majority).
Speaking of the Maple Leaf, three days until the 60th anniversary of Flag Day, when the Maple Leaf was moved to become THE central symbol of the Canadian flag. And to think that this iconic and very Canadian symbol nearly tore the nation apart.
I suspect that if they had put the matter to a vote, like New Zealand or Maine did, they would still have the Red Ensign rather than such a distinctive flag as they do now.
If the Liberal Party hadn't promised a new flag for Canada in the 1963 federal election, I would agree with that. Especially since both Ontario and Manitoba both put versions of the Red Ensign on their provincial flags after the flag change was made. This wasn't an out of the blue decision by then Prime Minister Lester Pearson. Ironically, THE biggest defender of the Red Ensign, former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker had ZERO British blood in him (he had in fact been called a "Hun" in an early campaign of his due to his German ancestry). "Dief the Chief" would be buried with the Red Ensign draping his coffin.
MN just changed their flag and the GOP did the usual whining bs. People agreed but it was a blur of social media posts. Give them a vote, they’d say no. Give them a new flag that’s a millions better, everyone shuts up after a month or two of implementation.
And, the old flag was HORRIBLE! Yes all caps. Busy ass nonsense. We redid that and also the state seal at the same time. It was a huge improvement and we went from 0 loons represented to 1.
Sorry you all can’t enjoy loons, they are like if a duck was sexy. No idea if they quack but they howl. Mostly at dusk across the lake while you’re sitting next to a campfire. Chef kiss. If you stay out til 2am, then maybe you get a wolf howl and it’s time to pack it up. Not that we’re afraid of wolves (this isn’t the 90’s) but it’s literally last call at that point.
I seriously doubt they will be able to form a majority. Their current government is a minority. But they look in much better shape to at least hold the Conservatives to a minority.
Just a few weeks ago in Canada, the Liberal Party/Parti libéral du Canada was in very dire straights to the point whether they would have to fight to be the Official Opposition. Now, with the replacing of PM Justin Trudeau to lead the party and Donald Trump’s bullying tactics threatening annexation that has galvanized almost all Canadians to fight for the Maple Leaf, the Liberals have a serious chance to form government (either a minority or majority).
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/11/canada-liberal-party-trump
Speaking of the Maple Leaf, three days until the 60th anniversary of Flag Day, when the Maple Leaf was moved to become THE central symbol of the Canadian flag. And to think that this iconic and very Canadian symbol nearly tore the nation apart.
I suspect that if they had put the matter to a vote, like New Zealand or Maine did, they would still have the Red Ensign rather than such a distinctive flag as they do now.
If the Liberal Party hadn't promised a new flag for Canada in the 1963 federal election, I would agree with that. Especially since both Ontario and Manitoba both put versions of the Red Ensign on their provincial flags after the flag change was made. This wasn't an out of the blue decision by then Prime Minister Lester Pearson. Ironically, THE biggest defender of the Red Ensign, former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker had ZERO British blood in him (he had in fact been called a "Hun" in an early campaign of his due to his German ancestry). "Dief the Chief" would be buried with the Red Ensign draping his coffin.
Hark a Vagrant's take on it is pretty good:
http://www.harkavagrant.com/index.php?id=294
(Last comic on the page)
MN just changed their flag and the GOP did the usual whining bs. People agreed but it was a blur of social media posts. Give them a vote, they’d say no. Give them a new flag that’s a millions better, everyone shuts up after a month or two of implementation.
And, the old flag was HORRIBLE! Yes all caps. Busy ass nonsense. We redid that and also the state seal at the same time. It was a huge improvement and we went from 0 loons represented to 1.
Sorry you all can’t enjoy loons, they are like if a duck was sexy. No idea if they quack but they howl. Mostly at dusk across the lake while you’re sitting next to a campfire. Chef kiss. If you stay out til 2am, then maybe you get a wolf howl and it’s time to pack it up. Not that we’re afraid of wolves (this isn’t the 90’s) but it’s literally last call at that point.
In both cases I mentioned, the new flag was a clear improvement but still lost handily.
I seriously doubt they will be able to form a majority. Their current government is a minority. But they look in much better shape to at least hold the Conservatives to a minority.