Politics

[Forrest Gump]

I could see a conservative minority government. Similar to 2006. Both main parties will be around the 130 seat count with a strong showing by the NDP and Bloc picking up about 40 seats each.

That's a pretty safe guess.I'll go out on a bit of a limb with 170 conservatives , 100 liberals ,and 68 for the rest.

[Forrest Gump]

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[SouthSardiswx]

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where's Johnny in all this it's almost go time for the election.

[VanCitySouth]

We should do a seat count pool. Submissions due by 4:30 PM Pacific Monday (when the first region finishes voting). Anyone in?

[Glacier]

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[Glacier]

MOST linguistically diverse ridings in Canada:

#1) Skeena--Bulkley Valley, BC
This riding has the highest percentage of speakers of the following languages:

Babine (Wetsuwet'en)
Carrier
Haida
Salish languages, n.i.e.
Gitxsan (Gitksan)
Nisga'a
Tsimshian
Haisla


#2) Yukon:

Kaska (Nahani)
Tutchone languages
Northern Tutchone
Southern Tutchone
Athabaskan languages, n.i.e.
Tlingit


#3) Parkdale--High Park, ON

Maltese
Latvian
Lithuanian
Tibetan
Hungarian


#4) Northwest Territories:

Dogrib (Tlicho)
Gwich'in
North Slavey (Hare)
South Slavey
Slavey, n.o.s.


#5) Richmond Centre, BC:

Mandarin
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)
Wu (Shanghainese)
Chinese, n.o.s.
Chinese languages, n.i.e.

[Forrest Gump]

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Scary indeed



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[Abby_wx]

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I seem to have misplaced my tinfoil hat... do you have a spare by any chance?

[Abby_wx]

Worst election ever, IMO. There's really no party running on a centrist platform.

I already voted in advance polls (because of work), but I seriously considered not even bothering. I've never not voted before, but this is the closest I've come yet.

I sense a general lack of enthusiasm this election. I wonder how that will be reflected in the polls... seems unlikely turnout will be as high as in 2015.

[SouthSardiswx]

Worst election ever, IMO. There's really no party running on a centrist platform.

I already voted in advance polls (because of work), but I seriously considered not even bothering. I've never not voted before, but this is the closest I've come yet.

I sense a general lack of enthusiasm this election. I wonder how that will be reflected in the polls... seems unlikely turnout will be as high as in 2015.

Agreed Abby Sr. I also voted in the advance poll (do to my work schedule) being in a new riding and all my interest is like very low you may as well go blind folded and play pin the tail on the donkey.

[Abby_wx]

Has anyone else tried the Vote Compass on the CBC site?

https://votecompass.cbc.ca/canada/

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This probably explains why I was having so much trouble figuring out who to vote for... I'm miles away from all of them.

This isn't totally accurate of course. For myself, I'd say they got the left/right part pretty much correct, but I'd place myself slightly above the middle line. It all comes down to how they interpret the answers to specific questions. One question I recall was "How much immigration should Canada have?" I selected "much less", which the compass probably considers a socially conservative answer. My main reasons for wanting less immigration are housing affordability and environmental issues, neither of which are socially conservative positions.

I seem to recall being above the center line when I did the compass back in 2015. This is not surprising, because what's considered the center today is not the same as it was four years ago, and personal views also shift over time.

[Forrest Gump]

I just tried it.

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[SouthSardiswx]

I ended up almost dead center.

[Forrest Gump]

I ended up almost dead center.

So you're a playmaker. Do you dish the puck to your left winger as much as your right winger?

[SouthSardiswx]

So you're a playmaker. Do you dish the puck to your left winger as much as your right winger?

Good question Mr. Gimps I probably miss the net much like the Knuckles did in Jersey today, frustrating game indeed.