[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by FlameFan21

Just returned from early voting where I cast my vote for Winnipeg North Liberal incumbent Kevin Lamoureux. A few months ago, I was going to vote for him anyway out of personal loyalty to him and to ensure there was strong opposition against Poilievre (even though the CPC was, at that point, projected to win the largest majority in Canadian history). As a lifelong, self-professed political moderate, I voted based on which leader best reflected my political beliefs and who would be best to lead Canada during these times of political and economic uncertainty. In my opinion, that leader is Mark Carney.

I won't name names, but it's obvious who I am referring to, there is an uncomfortable lack of empathy from some Liberal supporters on this forum. The reputation of the LPC has, in my opinion, been sewered by Justin Trudeau and it's easy to undertand why a good number of honest Canadians gravitate towards Pierre Poilievre on issues like taxes and the cost of living even though they may not agree with him on his more extreme ideas. Carney will have to work hard to gain the trust of these people.

The behavior has also become annoyingly cocky. I believe this election will be closer than the current polls suggest and a lot of people here are putting the cart before the horse. We all know how 2016 turned out down South... A Conservative government is a distinct possibility. There are also some posters who have implied they may not vote due to living in CPC strongholds. Vote anyway. I think one of the worst things that could happen is the Liberals winning another minority government while failing to win a plurality of the popular vote. It will just further divide the country. Go out and vote.

If a Conservative government led by Poilievre is elected, I will give him a chance to prove his critics wrong. If a government under Carney is elected and it is more of the same, I will gladly eat my words.

Lastly (and I think this was mentioned here already), if you vote today or on election day, regardless of who you vote for, thank the election workers. There has been high voter turnout so far.

That's about all I wanted to say. I just want this campaign to end. I have witnessed it firsthand get far too personal. In the end, all of us here love our country. We just differing views on how to improve it.

I am just thankful we don't get the 1.5 year long American dog and pony show.