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Because of the Canadian voting system (FPTP), people are unfortunately stuck with 2 major political parties. I wish Canada has a different voting system :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duverger%27s_law
Normally, I wouldn't support a guy like Mark Carney. I think he is way too close with the global corporate elite. However, Pierre Poilievre talks about dismantling CBC. That's alarming.
CBC does AMAZING investigative journalism :
๐ https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/the-girls-around-robert-g-miller
๐ https://www.cbc.ca/news/fifthestate
An attack on CBC is an attack on Canada.
I preface this by saying I agree with your opinions. I just want to be sure you (and everyone else that reads this) understand you do not vote for the PM. You vote for your MP. Those candidates are who you should be looking at closely to decide which you want to be your representative.
Though technically true, in this party-driven system, the MPs are kept in-line with what the PM wants. In theory you're voting for an MP to represent you, but it does feel like in practice you vote for an MP to represent their leader.
Am I literally voting for Carney? No. Am I voting for the guy that will get Carney in office? Yeah
With the NDP that's not the case. The ANDP are much different than the Federal NDP's but your point is still valid.
Federal NDP candidates running in Alberta are not ANDP
Hmm.. interesting. I thought they were. I guess I'm not paying close enough attention.