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The benefit could add $200 a month for people struggling. But the UCP government will deduct it from its own support.
minus-squareKnoxvomicalinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 hours agoJust to be clear, no, 63.5% of Albertan votes in the federal election went to conservatives. I agree with the rest of your statements though. https://enr.elections.ca/Provinces.aspx?lang=e
minus-squareShowroom7561linkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 hours ago Just to be clear, no, 63.5% of Albertan votes in the federal election went to conservatives. Yes, but since our current elections are based on ridings, conservatives were handed 92% of those seats. But no matter what metric we go by, we’re still talking about a majority of Albertan who chose this.
minus-squareDarkWinterNights@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-22 hours agoYou say “yes, but” - your literal statement was: 92% of votes cast in Alberta this past federal election went to conservatives. Votes cast ≠ ridings won. Reality is FPTP is cancer.
Just to be clear, no, 63.5% of Albertan votes in the federal election went to conservatives. I agree with the rest of your statements though.
https://enr.elections.ca/Provinces.aspx?lang=e
Yes, but since our current elections are based on ridings, conservatives were handed 92% of those seats.
But no matter what metric we go by, we’re still talking about a majority of Albertan who chose this.
You say “yes, but” - your literal statement was:
Votes cast ≠ ridings won.
Reality is FPTP is cancer.