Quebec is the most anti-Pierre Poilievre province in Canada
According to a study by the Angus Reid Institute, Quebec is still the province where positive sentiments towards CPC leader Pierre Poilievre are the lowest.
.* Embarrassed BC noises *
Living in Alberta is like having a really awful older brother that everybody relates to you to the point where you just accept that's how everybody assumes you are.
Never been prouder of my province
Never been prouder to live next to quebec
Which Canadian province you live in in order of increasing likeliness based on population: Newfoundland (Labrador), New Brunswick, Ontario.
In making this silly comment, I learned that Quebec borders on 4 US states and Ontario 3 (if I read the maps correctly 🤭 - it was a quick look). These provinces border more states than prairie provinces in good part because the prairie provinces' adjacent states are much wider than those south of Quebec and Ontario. This concludes my most Canada-centric comment of the year :P
According to a study by the Angus Reid Institute, Quebec is still the province where positive sentiments towards CPC leader Pierre Poilievre are the lowest.
That's thinking. Good on you, Québec.
.* Embarrassed ON noises *
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A majority of Canadians, 55%, say they have a negative opinion of Poilievre.
How are we in a situation where ALL of the federal party leaders are extremely unpopular going into an election.
Pollieve is at -18 net favourability, Singh is at -16, Trudeau is at -40%.
“Pierre Poilievre’s net favourability in Quebec sits at -45%.”
Vive la Quebec. Outside of some of the cultural stuff, I feel I align a lot with Quebec politically.
It’s called Simpson’s Paradox. When you split people into groups each group can have a favourable rating towards a politician but when you combine all the groups you can have the opposite trend where all politicians are viewed negatively.
How are we in a situation where ALL of the federal party leaders are extremely unpopular going into an election.
Because our political system is absolutely crammed with career criminals politicians who's only goals are pump this country for every penny.
Based Quebecois
That being said aren't they pretty staunch bloc supporters rather than lib or con
aren't they pretty staunch bloc supporters rather than lib or con
Pretty easy choice these days
When there's only one party leader with enough of a brain to lead the country but he represents a party that is only present in one province and he wants to break that country in two...
And the Bloc fights for Quebec's interests and for the respect of provincial powers and in the end it helps all provinces.
You're all very welcome.
I keep saying that the stubbornness of Quebeckers is the only thing that keeps Canada from having a two party system like the states.
Keep it up, Quebec!
AFAIK Quebec tends not to elect many Conservatives - probably the fewest per capita in Canada provincially/territorially, per the headline. They elect a lot of Liberal and Bloc candidates. My conjecture (which is irrelevant in days like this when the Libs poll pitifully) is that how many Liberals Quebec (which, like Ontario, has a ton of seats) elects, as opposed to Bloc, has a pretty sizeable indirect effect on who forms governments between the Liberals and Conservatives. I should add that I'm ignorant of where the Bloc is on the political spectrum, so my 'Liberals and Bloc split votes' hypothesis is blind in that respect
The Bloc votes based on Quebec's interests so it makes them left of center most of the time as for the most part it's a progressive province when it comes to social services and so on (even though it gets depicted as being super conservative/anti migrants, based on stats it's usually the most welcoming province for migrants).
The Bloc's goal is to sneak in a few seats to represent Quebec's interests federally. Nobody is voting for the Bloc expecting Yves-François Blanchet to become PM. Quebec is just different enough from the RoC that having a party dedicated to itself makes sense.
I think it’s a great move for them. They’re actually in the running for official opposition right now, with a 42% chance of becoming opposition (using pre-Freeland resignation stats)
Everything I hear about Quebec makes me like it more. If only it were easier for me specifically to immigrate
Quebec also has the cheapest car insurance, phone bills, housing. They have political donation contribution limits capped at $100 a year and they list your name and which party you support politically on elections Quebec. They have areas that actually affordable for the minimum wage. They are the province that’s the furthest away from a 2-party system as the Quebecois actually give the smaller parties a chance of government unlike the rest of Canada where people tend to worship the 2 establishment political parties no matter.
It’s no wonder conservatives complain they speak French because it is the best protection against fascist propaganda.
Benis
I just moved to get back from Ontario, and my car insurance doesn't seem to have changed much. On the other hand, I was able to buy a house for 2/3 or less of what it would have cost anywhere in Southern Ontario.
We have discovered some drawbacks, but all in all it has been a positive experience.
Quebec actually has some of the most forgiving policies for immigration in the country. Speaking French is a big plus and makes it much easier to get in, but a lot of people go through Quebec to end up elsewhere in Canada.
I have no skilled jobs and would still meed to learn French. From when I looked into it, it seemed the province specifically needed to nominate you
Finally, I can envy Quebec again
Oh my God do I really have to start liking the East now?
Village gaulois...
Yeah, of course! Bloc for the win!
They're not that stupid now aren't they...
Based quebec
Frankly, given the Finlandization of Canada, a Conservative minority government, that depends on the votes of the Bloc to do anything is probably the best bet for Canada to survive the next four years of Trumpism. Trudeau definitely cannot lead, because Trump will never forgive him for making fun of him behind his back, and he's a petty shit like that. Then we need a Conservative PM, so that Trump would not feel the urge to bully too much, but with the Bloc holding the government's balls so the Conservative idiots don't do anything too crazy. They would give PP an alibi like «sorry oh dear leader Trumpy overlord I would love to pass a law requiring every trans person to wear a purple triangle but you see my internal politics are a mess and I have to keep Québec from separating». Ideally the cons would lose most provincial governments too, so that PP is weak as fuck. Basically, we just need PP to be our beard.
In general I think having a majority government is awful so I do hope we continue to have a minority government.
While PP would indeed be a guard of sorts it'd still be great to have a non-cons PM.
The best government is afraid of the people. I was back visiting Alberta and the family now has a rabid hate on for coalition governments, but Ill take them over a majority gov't every day. The world is complicated, life is complicated, if someone is falling for a hero with simple, common sense solutions well, they are not only under/misinformed, but also the problem.
Trump hasn't liked Trudeau ever since the handshake.
I'm okay with our 'Governor' calling their President all sorts of subservient titles if it means the SOCON pieces-of-shit don't get a whiff of thinking they're important.