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Carney, Ford discussed idea of an early federal election to secure majority, sources say (www.theglobeandmail.com)
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Another of these sources said the Premier recounted to them that Mr. Ford had advised Mr. Carney to trigger an election. Mr. Ford won a third majority government after he called an early election last year, saying he needed a mandate to take on U.S. President Donald Trump.

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[–] 7 points 5 months ago (1 child)

Something about taking advice from a guy who took three years to finish grade 7 seems like a bad idea.

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    The Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi just pulled the same move and benifited. It's an anti democratic move but the safe money would be on it working. PP is still a threat Carney can scare people from Green or NDP and I'm sure many Conservative votes were won over by Carney classic Conservativeness.

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    • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    As a Canadian I'd like to see a 5 year term so we don't spend the people's money on a whim, just because the time feels right. At any rate, we need election reform in Canada.

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  • [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    At the very least, the party in power should not be able to decide the timing of elections.

    Ontario's last election was a farce. Opposition parties had no time to prepare, while Ford capitalized on being able to get all the media attention he wanted with his little trump act. Not democratic at all.

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    • [–] 4 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Didn't carney recently say that an election would not be instigated by the liberals? Some chats with a conservative premier changed his mind, the same premier who's early "emergency" election was not justified and followed suspiciously close to a new, also unjustified, tax payout?

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Who said his mind changed? This "news" is just Ford advising Carney he should do something.

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