Post #1351722

2026-04-16 19:10 UTC

Here&#39;s why I think Parliament chose to fund the NDP despite no official status... I think it&#39;s because the Conservatives and BQ know that a two party-system would become a 1.75-party one in reality, giving the Liberals lasting power at their own expense. The Terrebonne and other byelections make that quite clear. We need a space for Canada&#39;s left flank. And an end to FPTP. #cdnpoli #NDP #BlocQuebecois #Canada #Liberal @canadapolitics

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@MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca 2026-04-16 19:19

Conservatives know the only chance they have for power is the NDP siphoning off enough votes from the Liberals. Liberals designed that the agreement so that funding is based on the party at the time of election so as to encourage more floor crossing.

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@avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 2026-04-16 20:22

But why did the libs support it? The commettee has majority lib members. They must have supported the decision. I’ve also been asking myself the same question btw.

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@Teppa@lemmy.world 2026-04-16 21:48

Maybe the NDP should stop committing seppuku by supporting mass immigration and brainrot ideas like government run grocery stores? Margins on grocery stores for food are terrible, Loblaws margins are almost entirely from real estate, like everything in Canada. So deal with the shortage of space and bring down commercial real estate prices so we can have competition.

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@Reannlegge@lemmy.ca 2026-04-16 23:39

Maybe just maybe the Liberals see a reemergence of the Reform Party, and want to encourage it to happen. Sure I am sure they may lose some of the floor crossers and there for the majority but it will give PP even less power. Sure the Reform Party was conservative but they did not have to agree with the PC’s on everything.

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