Elections in Canada

 

Canadians go to the polls today to register their anger at the deranged Malignant Fascist's punitive tariffs and numerous insults toward Canada. In one of the biggest turnarounds, Canada's Liberal Party, which was struggling at the outset of the year, is poised to elect their leader Mark Carney as their new Prime Minister. From the Associated Press:

"Until the American president won a second term and began threatening Canada’s economy and sovereignty, even suggesting the country should become the 51st state, the Liberals looked headed for defeat. [snip]

Trump’s truculence has infuriated many Canadians, leading many to cancel U.S. vacations, refuse to buy American goods and possibly even vote early — a record 7.3 million Canadians cast ballots before election day. Trump also put Poilievre and the Conservative Party on the back foot after they appeared headed for an easy victory only months ago.

'The Americans want to break us so they can own us,' Carney said recently, laying out what he saw as the stakes for the election. 'Those aren’t just words. That’s what’s at risk.'” (our emphasis)

Carney's opponent, Conservative Party's Pierre Poilievre, has styled himself as a version of the Malignant Fascist with his right-wing "populism" and his appeal to grievances. Now, what appeared to be a Liberal Party defeat may put their party in control for the foreseeable future. At each new threat or insult by the Malignant Fascist, the Conservative's prospects go down:

"Poilievre, a populist firebrand who campaigned with Trump-like bravado, had hoped to make the election a referendum on former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau......But then Trump became the dominant issue, and Poilievre’s similarities to the bombastic president could cost him. [snip]

Trump dialed back his talk of Canada becoming the 51st state during the campaign until last week, when he said Canada 'would cease to exist as a country' if the U.S. stopped buying its goods. He also said he’s not just trolling Canada when he says it should become a state.

'The Liberals ought to pay him,' Bothwell said. 'Trump talking is not good for the Conservatives.'” (our emphasis)

As the saying goes, everything Trump touches dies.