Current Events > how left wing is canada?

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always been curious how much they differ from their southern neighbour

So left wing that their conservatives are more liberal than our liberals (sometimes).
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Iirc one or two provinces actually have significant factions that are traditionally conservative.
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Not nearly as left wing as people think.

They're further right than Western Europe.

so presidents like trump and romney have no chance at winning there (if they were canadian)?

Kurumiee posted...

so presidents like trump and romney have no chance at winning there (if they were canadian)?

Trump had no chance of winning here but it still happened.

masticatingman posted...

Iirc one or two provinces actually have significant factions that are traditionally conservative.

Alberta and Saskatchewan?
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K181 posted...

So left wing that their conservatives are more liberal than our liberals (sometimes).

Tbh, that's true for most of the West compared to America.
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Most provinces slant pretty left, with the exception of Alberta ans Sask

At the federal level the country overall is farther left than the US. IIRC in the last Conservative leadership race the frontrunner mentioned the possibility of privatization for parts of healthcare and his polling promptly tanked.

The regular Conservative Party is similar to the more centrist and blue dog Dems in the US though lately in terms of rhetoric (not necessarily in terms of policies) they've begun sounding more and more like the more Trumpian elements of the GOP. Dunno if this is a winning strategy though as there hasn't been an election since they've started this
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masticatingman posted...

Iirc one or two provinces actually have significant factions that are traditionally conservative.

Yeah, the prairies. Saskatchewan's 'Saskatchewan Party' is staunchly conservative. Most of the population centers tend to more liberal, though. It's also confusing because the BC liberals are actually more conservative, and there is five main parties in total; Conservatives, Liberals, New Democratic Party (more left wing than Liberals, arguably socialist), the Green Party (a token party, self explanatory) and the Bloc Quebecois (a party that just exists in Quebec and basically is just there to protect French Canadian interests).

Dash_Harber posted...

It's also confusing because the BC liberals are actually more conservative

Someone explained the history of this to me but I completely forgot why. The provincial BC Liberals are federal Conservatives or something.
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Doom_Art posted...

At the federal level the country overall is farther left than the US. IIRC in the last Conservative leadership race the frontrunner mentioned the possibility of privatization for parts of healthcare and his polling promptly tanked.

This is actually interesting because it's less a 'socialism' issue and more of a point of pride for most Canadians who have been exposed to many Micheal Moore-esque documentaries and news stories about people not receiving treatment in the states. Even the most staunchly conservative Canadians tend to favor the current system since it's such a 'Canadian' thing.

Beastiality is legal, and their PM mansplained to a teenage girl that the word 'mankind' isn't inclusive enough.
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Alberta is a conservative shithole that stands out.
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WaffIeElite posted...

Alberta is a conservative shithole that stands out.

Alberta: Come because you dropped out of high school and want to work in the oil sands, stay because you've lost your job and are now addicted to meth
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WaffIeElite posted...

Alberta is a conservative shithole that stands out.

Tell that to Saskatchewan. They have roughly a boom every eight years or so, and blow all the earnings on corporate kickbacks and reinvesting in the exact same industry, then when everything crashes and all the new projects are boarded up, the Conservatives come in and say, "We are going to rebuild the economy with tradition and family values and hard work! We know you've suffered, but we promise we aren't going to mismanage your funds this time!" and the drunk old farmers lap it up.

Doom_Art posted...

WaffIeElite posted...

Alberta is a conservative shithole that stands out.

Alberta: Come because you dropped out of high school and want to work in the oil sands, stay because you've lost your job and are now addicted to meth

The Alberta way of life - get drunk, fuck your sister, and wrap your truck around a tree then blame Trudeau for all of it.
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Doom_Art posted...

Most provinces slant pretty left, with the exception of Alberta ans Sask

At the federal level the country overall is farther left than the US. IIRC in the last Conservative leadership race the frontrunner mentioned the possibility of privatization for parts of healthcare and his polling promptly tanked.

The regular Conservative Party is similar to the more centrist and blue dog Dems in the US though lately in terms of rhetoric (not necessarily in terms of policies) they've begun sounding more and more like the more Trumpian elements of the GOP. Dunno if this is a winning strategy though as there hasn't been an election since they've started this

The federal Conservatives are still centrist compared to other parties in Canada; however on the provincial level (in Alberta), the conservative party is very far right. Ultimately, Canada is a more 'left wing' country but it is not as far left as some European nations (although, the current government is pushing for that to happen...).
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darkjedilink posted...

Beastiality is legal, and their PM mansplained to a teenage girl that the word 'mankind' isn't inclusive enough.

Boy are you ever buttflustered.
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Canada is extremely Liberal

no, I don't mean Left. I mean Liberal.

the Prime Minister will take a selfie with a member of a marginalized group, then do nothing to change policies that actually help them

radical centrism seems to be the way most people go. the closest thing to radical left I've really seen at the provincial or federal level is SocDems with raging boners for Sweden and Norway i.e, barely registering as Left on the political spectrum. the current NDP leader, Jagmeet Singh, is basically just that

the Conservative party might be comparable to the Democrats in the US. (the Liberals are actually farther right than the Conservatives, at least in my province, but that's another story)
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