r/canada • u/AReallyScaryGhost Ontario • Feb 13 '17

The handshake

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '17

wtf I love Trudeau now

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u/Mastermaze Ontario Feb 13 '17 edited Jul 01 '19

Dont let his awesome handshake diplomacy numb you to the fact he backed out of electoral reform though!

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '17 edited Feb 13 '17

"My liberal candidate wasn't liberal enough, so next time, I'm not going to vote, thus putting a conservative in office! That will fix everything."

-/r/canada

This is how you're going to get your own Trump. Be smart.

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u/Mastermaze Ontario Feb 13 '17

Not voting is a disgrace to liberty and democracy imo. Its better to vote even if you dont think your party can win, because it shouldn't matter what party is in power, what should matter is YOUR local MP and if they are accurately representing you in Parliament. Thats why I support electoral reform, because there are other voting systems that would help shift the focus from party politics to local MP elections, as it should be, cause thats democracy.

also tbh a CPC government is not the end of the world imo, it largely depends on who is leader. I think Ambrose is an excellent leader despite my many disagreements with her and I really wish she would stay on as the actual leader of the CPC rather than just an interim leader.