It’s pure behavioural manipulation. A certain type (heavily predominant in Canada) will follow the predominant group dynamics no matter what. Even to their own financial and physical detriment. I saw “elbows” and immediately thought here we go again with “2 weeks to you-know-what” “we aren’t really all in this together” and “ my mask shows I’m a better person than you”
I am a random American interested in Canadian politics... I grew up in Rochester, our elementary school had multiple field trips to the Ontario Science Centre in much-less-built-up-back-then Don Mills, and our family went to the Niagara Region and to Toronto on vacation quite a few times.
I have a question... I remember Joe Clark's minority PC Government in 1979 lasting something like six months. If Mr. Carney's Government can't pass a budget in a similar time frame, will his Government also have to resign... or did Joe Clark choose to risk a vote of confidence before he absolutely had to and came up short? Another way to put my question would be how long does the Carney Government have to pass a budget? Six months? A year?
Hi John, thanks for joining us here. Appreciate the support.
The short answer would be: as long as they like, provided they can keep the confidence of the House. (But main and supplementary initiatives can still be passed to finance initiatives.) It's, ultimately, a democratic norm that's expected, but as accountability has dwindled on that side of the aisle under decade-long rule, it's no real surprise to see budgets turn to "snap shots," or kicked further down the road.
Drilling down further, the Liberals will likely end up 2-3 seats short of a majority, and the NDP are nowhere close to resuscitating their finances or their leadership, so they'll be in no rush to allow the government to fall. If the Liberals wanted to waste a few more years here, they could.
Northern Perspective whom I watch are pretty politically savvy and knowledgeable and going by many past governments with this close of a seat difference they along with other past and current politicians give this type of government 1 1/2 to 2 years. 🤞they’re right!
It’s pure behavioural manipulation. A certain type (heavily predominant in Canada) will follow the predominant group dynamics no matter what. Even to their own financial and physical detriment. I saw “elbows” and immediately thought here we go again with “2 weeks to you-know-what” “we aren’t really all in this together” and “ my mask shows I’m a better person than you”
Felt the same immediately. Ah, the magic of social contagion. Some love to go mad in crowds, don't they?
Now, that "elbows up" merch can join the box of N95s in the attic. ("What's an attic? I live in a shoebox." -Gen Z and Millennials)
I am a random American interested in Canadian politics... I grew up in Rochester, our elementary school had multiple field trips to the Ontario Science Centre in much-less-built-up-back-then Don Mills, and our family went to the Niagara Region and to Toronto on vacation quite a few times.
I have a question... I remember Joe Clark's minority PC Government in 1979 lasting something like six months. If Mr. Carney's Government can't pass a budget in a similar time frame, will his Government also have to resign... or did Joe Clark choose to risk a vote of confidence before he absolutely had to and came up short? Another way to put my question would be how long does the Carney Government have to pass a budget? Six months? A year?
Hi John, thanks for joining us here. Appreciate the support.
The short answer would be: as long as they like, provided they can keep the confidence of the House. (But main and supplementary initiatives can still be passed to finance initiatives.) It's, ultimately, a democratic norm that's expected, but as accountability has dwindled on that side of the aisle under decade-long rule, it's no real surprise to see budgets turn to "snap shots," or kicked further down the road.
Drilling down further, the Liberals will likely end up 2-3 seats short of a majority, and the NDP are nowhere close to resuscitating their finances or their leadership, so they'll be in no rush to allow the government to fall. If the Liberals wanted to waste a few more years here, they could.
Northern Perspective whom I watch are pretty politically savvy and knowledgeable and going by many past governments with this close of a seat difference they along with other past and current politicians give this type of government 1 1/2 to 2 years. 🤞they’re right!