The federal Liberals are seeing a dive in popularity among younger voters, once the core of their base, falling 23 points behind the Conservatives by the end of August, according to new polling from Nanos Research.

The federal Liberals are seeing a dive in popularity among younger voters, once the core of their base, falling 23 points behind the Conservatives by the end of August, according to new polling from Nanos Research.

  • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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    1 year ago

    Perhaps for the same reason why the press focuses on Trudeau and Squinty McProudBoy for Prime Minister despite them not being electable. The Prime Minister position is appointed. It means nothing to us.

    Doesn’t that imply someone else is going to be elected? And while the post is technically appointed, they’re very much the figureheads of their parties in a given election.

    The rest I totally agree with, though.

      • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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        1 year ago

        I mean, seating in parliament is by party, and the government approved by the crown is all Liberal ministers. My local MP does absolutely nothing of note except occasionally campaigning and following the marching orders from his own party.

        You’re right, the powdered wig guys in Britian centuries ago probably were envisioning it that way when they wrote the rules, but that’s absolutely not how the system works in practice.