Re: [OT] Doug Ford re-elected in Ontario

Rhino wrote:

In case anyone's wondering about the result of the Ontario
election that was held today, Doug Ford's Progressive
Conservatives have won a strong majority again, making
this his 3rd consecutive mandate.
 
Ford called the election over a year early, ostensibly to
have a strong mandate to deal with Trump's tariffs but
probably also to prevent new (provincial) Liberal leader
Bonnie Crombie from gaining any momentum. (It appears that
Crombie failed to win a seat meaning the Liberals may need
to find another new leader.)
 
Ford actually lost a few seats compared to the last
election but still has approximately twice as many seats
as the remaining parties put together.
 
Of course the election that will be far more important to
Canada's future will be the next federal election. The new
leader of the federal Liberal Party will be chosen on
March 9 and the rumour mill suggests that the next federal
election will follow in very short order so that the
Liberals can take advantage of the momentum they've gained
by ousting Trudeau and being in the news due to the
leadership race.
 
I can only hope my fellow Canadians sober up in the coming
weeks and realize that the Liberal Party under a new
leader will be every bit as bad as the Liberal Party under
Trudeau - and very possible worse - because it's
essentially the same clown posse with the same horrific
ideas.
 

I think Carney would be the worst of the lot. His Net Zero
fetish will sink the economy with or without tariffs, plus
lower the living standard of most Canadians.

And his French is *really* bad. Maybe that'll be enough of
the Quebec contingent to turn away from him.

Freeland's little girl voice has been heard all to often
parroting Trudeau (until recently), so that might be enough
for the Libs to deep-six her as leader.

The rest? No one really stands out, and all would be more
of the same, with different shadings of the lib agenda.

I'm south of the border, so I'll just sit back and enjoy
the catfights. ;)

Nyssa, who hopes for the best for all of her Canadian friends'
sake