@chris Anyone know why true-blue Essex had such a notable turnout for the advance vote? MP Chris Lewis, the incumbent Conservative MP, has 99% odds of winning.
MP Lewis who says his "passion is to leave the world a better place than I found it" was a very vocal Ottawa convoy supporter and currently his region has one of the largest outbreak of measles in the province.... 
The most advance voters in the country - 43,394 people - voted in Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s Ottawa-area riding of Carleton.
Canada = Ukraine
We're next, and it won't be long.
Trump is salivating at the thought of conquest. He pictures himself an Alexander, notwithstanding he's nothing but a lowly loser-lieutenant under Putin.
Neither Carney nor Poilievre can stop this thing; not without taking historic action.
Don't expect that from Poilievre. He lacks strategic vision and imagination.
All overdue, frankly.
"2025 might be the year all three major party leaders change: Trudeau, PP, and Singh."
No thoughtfulness, consideration or sober second thought for PP!
He promises to rewrite Canada in 3 giant omnibus bills that will reach into every corner of our country.
What could go wrong?
Surely the law of unintended consequences doesn’t apply to PP!
Haste makes waste? Never!
Break it all down and worry about rebuilding later when it’s cheap to hire people out of the bread line.
I like that the vibe of the Canadian election on Mastodon is "let's not make the terrible mistakes the Americans are making", ....sensible and reassuring.
Will Canada’s next prime minister support Indigenous Rights and conservation projects? Via The Narwhal #cdnpoli
https://thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-rights-ipca-federal-election
This is Trump on annexing Canada 3 days ago:
Transcript: #cdnpoli https://time.com/7280114/donald-trump-2025-interview-transcript/
Over on System Crash, me and @brianmerchant discussed the Tesla earnings call and how Elon Musk’s DOGE antics are hurting the company.
Then I spoke with Geoff Dembicki about how Canada’s conservatives (and an AWS rep!) are planning for their own DOGE.
▶︎ Trump call. ▶︎ Houston video. ▶︎ News void.
The 
#cdnpoli Roundup 
for FRI APR 25
https://david-akins-roundup.ongoodbits.com/the-roundup-trump-call-houston-video-news-void
ICYMI A reminder who is behind #Poilievre's Canadian dream of #Project2025 North of the 49th. https://www.desmog.com/2025/03/25/poilievre-mapped-his-inner-circle-of-lobbyists-and-right-wing-activists/
Climate change is dragging down Canada’s economy and making life less affordable but that seems to have escaped the attention of many of the parties in this election #Canada #cdnpoli #ClimateChange
climateinstitute.ca/reports/dama...
Damage Control Report: Reducin...
I want to send this to my family chat but that feels divisive, even as an election is happening.
That’s my internalized homophobia speaking.
We are too used to crumbs but at the same time perpetually begging for a full meal is exhausting.
"I find [Poilievre] as repulsive as most people here, but as a German, I want to push back on focusing only on one man. Hitler's rise was possible because he was able to exploit the hatred & conspiratorial thinking that already existed."
Listening to clips of #Poilievre's Saskatoon rally. The rancour & malice spewed by his supporters towards 'non-PP' Canadians is off the charts scary.
Not to mention, Mr & Mrs PP on stage exploiting that "hatred & conspiratorial thinking"
With Poillievre having refused to get a Security Clearance , Voters should assume he his hiding something or is a guilty candidate.
He needs to be defeated and investigated.
"As soon as the direct question is asked, Mr. Poilievre can be seen falling to the stage, clutching his ear in agony .. “Just imagine if that maniac journalist had violently attacked Mr. Poilievre with a question about how his housing plan is really just a giveaway to private housing corporations,” exclaimed Chief campaign advisor Jenni Byrne " #cdnpoli https://www.thebeaverton.com/2025/04/poilievre-rushed-to-safety-after-actual-journalist-question-makes-it-past-security/
i've had this "distraction" line said to my face by a loved one. it cut really deep.
"The NDP line on the suspension of trans rights seems to be to call it a “distraction” from Conservative failures. [NDP leader] Singh, who used to be a human rights lawyer, repeated this “distraction” line in an interview with Power Play. This talking point ignores the fact that the elimination of our rights is the goal. It is part of the Conservative party’s policies. Conservatives are banking on the fact that progressives will wave it off as a “distraction.”"
I helped write the NDP’s trans policy. Why have they abandoned our community?
— by Jules Sherred, trans elder
