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streamofthesky posted...

There's no candidate from the right that's running?
Does Canada have our fucking piece of shit First Past The Post system, or do they have ranked choice or something else?
Just worried, the way this is being framed, it sounds like two leftist candidates splitting votes to enable a minority plurality victory by some ass hole on the right...

Canada is similar to the US system except seats are allocated per local region, rather than per state. So there are smaller parties that are able to have some federal influence due to local popularity. But it's still most a two-party system with sprinkles. The relatively high popularity of third through sixth parties means vote splitting is always a highly discussed issue that's never resolved.

I'm also under the impression there are a lot more "swing" regions in Canadian politics with the exception of Alberta, probably due to candidates running at the local level. But I may be incorrect on that.

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I have no idea whether or not he's a racist, but apparently there are recordings of him using racial slurs so it's a distinct possibility.