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Conservatives are tabling a motion for a vote on removal of restrictions today. They’ve just performatively asked truckers to leave, so that they can always po
by inter_netuser 5y ago
Conservatives are tabling a motion for a vote on removal of restrictions today.
They’ve just performatively asked truckers to leave, so that they can always point to that later in their election campaign. Why would they want them to leave?they don’t.
- adra 5y agoI'm not a conservative mind you, but if your goal is to eventually get elected, you probably want to win on topics that will actually gain you votes vs. those that take them away. This is a wedge issue, and as such they're casting their votes to alienate a huge (likely majority) of voters away from your platform before the leader has even been selected. Secondly, this protest has been a huge news vacuum attracting non-stop coverage. This is bad for a party that needs to drum up any support for a leadership race to carry them more seats in the next election. By the time this plays out, the conservatives could be half way through their election and most Canadians may not even know the candidates.
- mywittyname 5y agoWe all know that elected officials rarely get elected based on what they've actually done. They get elected by parroting the empty promises their party bosses tell them too. Plus, politicians who do vote against their constituents' wishes can run in a district that's more friendly to that vote.