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Originally Posted by Coach
While functionally true, the fact that a significant third party like the NDP exists strong enough to take 10-25% of the total vote shows the country overall is left-leaning. The only reason there's a threat to Liberal power is that the NDP is withdrawing its support for not being left enough. I also think overall Canadian's aren't as entrenched in their political identity as American's are. I've voted CON, LIB, NDP and GRN all at different times for different reasons. As someone who considers themselves on the progressive end, possibly extremely so in some cases, I can be convinced to vote Conservative in Canada. Probably not by current conservatives, but theoretically.
There's something to be said for the "pendulum" idea, but if the pendulum is swinging "too far" in favour of giving people personal freedom, I'd rather be swinging in that direction than back to pulling them away.
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Yeah, I went O'Toole over Trudeau on the last round. Won't be able to bring myself to vote for PP though.