I basically agree with all this, but I'm somewhat less despondent. I voted NDP in a district where they're competitive with the Tories, and I've never voted before. It's possible that there are others like me who are being brought into the political process for the first time whose preferences aren't being reflected in polls. We'll find out soon enough.
I'm also relieved that we're on course to avoid a Conservative majority. A Rothbard acolyte like Poilievre would in my view have been the death knell of Canada's modest social democracy. My sense is that the impact of a Carney government would be less terminal for things I believe in, so I'm not entirely in despair.
I basically agree with all this, but I'm somewhat less despondent. I voted NDP in a district where they're competitive with the Tories, and I've never voted before. It's possible that there are others like me who are being brought into the political process for the first time whose preferences aren't being reflected in polls. We'll find out soon enough.
I'm also relieved that we're on course to avoid a Conservative majority. A Rothbard acolyte like Poilievre would in my view have been the death knell of Canada's modest social democracy. My sense is that the impact of a Carney government would be less terminal for things I believe in, so I'm not entirely in despair.