Listened to a very interesting #CanPol podcast episode today, Beyond a Ballot's interview with #JenniByrne : https://open.spotify.com/episode/2zkPjjEYfJOxKhIhuxSMjo?si=jWULaZMHQ4CEVM5KYYYRjw

(Ms. Byrne, for those unaware, was campaign manager for the #CPC in #elxn45.)

The interview was friendly, but asked some hard questions, e.g., how did the Conservatives come second after being in supermajority territory? Was it a mistake not to pivot to an anti-Trump message? Should #PierrePoilievre stay on as leader? Why did he drop the glasses?

1/2

#cdnpoli

The #NDP pushed this. 👍

right before they were decimated because:
"only two choices"

derp.

Multi-party systems are good.

#cdnpoli #canpoli #elxn45 https://mastodon.social/@rabbleca/114718755172804445

Jagmeet Singh deserved a lot better than he got from Canada considering what he endured.

"Singh told reporters in April that police had advised him in the winter of 2023 that his life could be in danger. They did not tell him who was behind the threat but he said the implication was that it was a foreign government.

He said he stayed in his basement, avoided windows and considered quitting politics over fears about his family’s safety. He decided to carry on but was forced to lead the NDP for a period under police protection.”

I hope Carney brings this up with Modi next week, but now with the tragedy of the air crash…

#canPoli #CdnPoli #elxn45 #NDP #India #Modi #G7

https://globalnews.ca/news/11229198/jagmeet-singh-indian-agent-surveillance/

All right, time to score my #prediction for #elxn45 (see https://cosocial.ca/@mpjgregoire/114414985659680350)

🇨🇦 Liberal minority ✓
| Party | Pred. | Result | Δ | Δ² |
| 🔴 LPC | 168 | 169 | -1 | 1 |
| 🔵 CPC | 138 | 144 | -6 | 36 |
| ⚜️ BQ | 25 | 22 | 3 | 9 |
| 🟠 NDP | 10 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
| 🟢 Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ind. | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

√(ΣΔ²) = 7.48

Not too bad.

#CanPol #cdnpol