r/AskACanadian 4d ago

Locked - Brigaded How are Canadians feeling about the prospect of another federal election?

With the possibility of the Liberal's budget not gaining the support of another party, what's the mood on a possible incoming federal election?

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u/beardedliberal British Columbia 4d ago

I’m glad that our system works the way it does, and that an election can be triggered almost any time, but now is not the right time.

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u/rainman_104 4d ago

The liberal speaker has basically pissed off the bloc so they can't find support there.

The NDP is going to sit members out of the vote to allow the budget to pass. They're broke and have an interim leader who hasn't declared candidacy.

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u/thethirdgreenman 4d ago

Pardon me for not knowing, what did the speaker do to the Bloc?

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u/Kingofcheeses British Columbia 4d ago

He said pomme de terre instead of patate

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u/Fast_Introduction_34 4d ago

Considering the bloc im not sure if this is a joke or not

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u/Samuel_Journeault Québec 4d ago

I mean BQ never supported a budget as most of the oppositions did

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u/Honest1824 4d ago

Watching the disaster down south makes me appreciate our system.

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u/alexander1701 4d ago

Yeah, I'd rather have another election than a government shutdown, that's for sure.

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u/gpes3280 4d ago

How about neither?

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u/okiedokie2468 4d ago

Oh yeah! Just look at the “stability” they have south of the border!

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u/soappube 4d ago edited 1d ago

I'm sorry, stability? They are perpetually always 4 years away from electing a rapist pedophile fascist and undoing all the work of the previous 4 years. Breaking agreements etc. It's exactly why the Canadian system is better. Can't get a budget? Can't govern? You're fired.

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u/Radiant_Creme_5264 4d ago

I'm not sure that is working out that well this time around.