I have had many on twitter, mostly rage farmers go on about how awful Carney is and how anyone voting Liberal is selfish and if care about future must vote for Poilievre. I believe this is false and on a personal note I would probably be better off personally if Poilievre were PM than Carney,… Continue reading Carney not Poilievre is right person to lead Canada
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Alberta separatism
After the re-election of the Liberals, some have been pushing the idea Alberta needs to separate. Below I will discuss legal and logistical issues which many seem to ignore, then why it is a bad idea. Also, I think federal government should make separation as difficult as legally possible and if Supreme court allows, even… Continue reading Alberta separatism
Post Mortem by region
In past post I discussed how parties did in general while this looks at various regions and will give my thoughts on what happened, why, and what this means long term. Atlantic Canada Liberals once again dominated region and seat count was unchanged from 2021. Liberals got 55% which is shy of 2015 high, but… Continue reading Post Mortem by region
Federal election 2025 post mortem
Now that federal election is over and I am back from my holidays, here are my thoughts for each party. I will do a separate blog latter on regional breakdown. Liberals If you told anyone back around Christmas, Liberals would get 43.8% (which is highest popular vote total since 1980) and fall just shy of… Continue reading Federal election 2025 post mortem
Why I voted for Liberals lead by Mark Carney
I have finally done it. Due to my travels, I had to vote early as will be in Central Asia on election day and tough to mail in ballot from there. And this time I voted for the Liberals lead by Mark Carney. And of all the elections I have voted in federally in last… Continue reading Why I voted for Liberals lead by Mark Carney
Conservatives have no path to victory
Its still 32 days away from the election but at this point I believe things already baked in and chance of a Conservative victory is probably somewhere in neighbourhood of 0.1%. My next blog will be after I vote as I am departing on April 4th so voting before I leave, but I will write… Continue reading Conservatives have no path to victory
Mark Carney will be the next PM of Canada
Mark Carney was elected with an overwhelming majority of Liberal members coming in first in all 343 ridings and getting a whopping 85.6% of the vote. Not even Trudeau in 2013 and Poilievre in 2022 got that level of support and both considered landslides. So its clear membership is clearly united behind Carney. His speech… Continue reading Mark Carney will be the next PM of Canada
US destroying relations with previous allies
Trump's recent erratic behavior has greatly damaged behavior with previous allies while has cozied up to Russia. Trump won't be president forever but I feel that the trust US built up post World War II is likely gone for a very long time and won't be easily regained even after Trump is no longer in… Continue reading US destroying relations with previous allies
Explaining 25 point swing in 6 weeks
In a mere six weeks, Liberals have gone from being a party looking at a wipeout to looking like favorites to win next election. Likewise big Conservative lead that made a landslide majority look likely is now looking like another loss. Many people puzzled how things could swing so fast and many hardcore Conservative supporters… Continue reading Explaining 25 point swing in 6 weeks
Debunking Conservative arguments why Mark Carney will not win
On social media, many have said surge for Liberals under Mark Carney is temporary and he does not have a chance. Obviously no one can say for certain what will happen, but I believe many reasons given why he won't win are false and will show why despite those I still believe he is favorite… Continue reading Debunking Conservative arguments why Mark Carney will not win