Chris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸Oct 20, 2024

I think this is an important aspect of #bcelxn2024 #bcpoli

In BC today it matters electorally if a politician has gained the confidence of First Nations. Prominent northern BC NDP MLA Nathan Cullen, a former MP and federal NDP leadership candidate (runner up to Jagmeet Singh), lost his race for reelection to the Conservatives. Why?

Apparently one aspect is he ran afoul with many First Nations in that region over the last term.

While I am disappointed in that result, I am glad the First Nations communities are having a real impact on the democratic process they are forced into.

If he had not lost that confidence, perhaps the result would have been 47 to 44 and his party would have a majority government.

Show threadJanis La CouvéeOct 20, 2024
@chris this absolutely does not explain North Island, unless you have some skinny that I don't have.
Show threadChris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸Oct 20, 2024
@lacouvee No. In that space I think we see the deep rural divide. The impact of Facebook. The impact of deep loss of support from the forest industry for the NDP as jobs evaporate and blame is put on environmentalists rather than the capitalists who extracted our resources and ran.
Show threadcalvin 🛋️
@chris @lacouvee It is really dissapointing to see. I often struggle to understand how people vote against their interests. Is the left just that bad at propaganda and messaging?
Oct 20, 2024 at 8:17pmWeb