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I didn't see one, so here it is.

I feel the NDP will win my riding and the Liberals will win the province. *shrugs*
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I hope it's either of those. I'm planning on moving out to Vancouver soon. Part of my decision is moving away from a ridiculously conservative province that keeps fucking up everything because of its ridiculous, short-sighted, dumbass, regressive, economy tanking policies.

liberals in BC are actually conservatives. it's weird, the party is different then the federal party. i dont really understand it

what province are you from?
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Dash_Harber posted...

I hope it's either of those. I'm planning on moving out to Vancouver soon. Part of my decision is moving away from a ridiculously conservative province that keeps fucking up everything because of its ridiculous, short-sighted, dumbass, regressive, economy tanking policies.

Welcome to BC! Where the Liberal party is liberal in name only!
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yeah it's odd. it's been like that since it's enception iirc
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Microwaved_Eggs posted...

liberals in BC are actually conservatives. it's weird, the party is different then the federal party. i dont really understand it

what province are you from?

I've lived in Sask for the past decade, so anything is better than this.

thats fair
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Dash_Harber posted...

I've lived in Sask for the past decade, so anything is better than this.

I wasn't aware people actually lived in Saskatchewan. I just assumed it was a set for Corner Gas.
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Dash_Harber posted...

Microwaved_Eggs posted...

liberals in BC are actually conservatives. it's weird, the party is different then the federal party. i dont really understand it

what province are you from?

I've lived in Sask for the past decade, so anything is better than this.

To be fair you can actually afford a house in Saskatchewan.
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Doom_Art posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

I've lived in Sask for the past decade, so anything is better than this.

I wasn't aware people actually lived in Saskatchewan. I just assumed it was a set for Corner Gas.

Yeah, it's like that, but with more drunk driving, homophobia, and meth abuse.

Bio1590 posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

Microwaved_Eggs posted...

liberals in BC are actually conservatives. it's weird, the party is different then the federal party. i dont really understand it

what province are you from?

I've lived in Sask for the past decade, so anything is better than this.

To be fair you can actually afford a house in Saskatchewan.

id rather live in the maritimes than sask tbh
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Microwaved_Eggs posted...

Bio1590 posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

Microwaved_Eggs posted...

liberals in BC are actually conservatives. it's weird, the party is different then the federal party. i dont really understand it

what province are you from?

I've lived in Sask for the past decade, so anything is better than this.

To be fair you can actually afford a house in Saskatchewan.

id rather live in the maritimes than sask tbh

Me too. That's why me and the missus are planning to migrate to BC. I want to move to the coast, and somewhere that has a bit more opportunity.

My riding is going liberal (chilliwack).

Hoping for a liberal minority with a green balance. I cannot support the provincial ndp (I have voted ndp federally but provincially I dislike them intensely)
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NES4EVER posted...

Hoping for a liberal minority with a green balance. I cannot support the provincial ndp (I have voted ndp federally but provincially I dislike them intensely)

why don't you like the provincial NDP?
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BC also has the GOAT environment

you can only find temperate rainforests in new zealand, southern chile and a little tiny chunk of australia

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anyways, back on topic please
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Bio1590 posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

Microwaved_Eggs posted...

liberals in BC are actually conservatives. it's weird, the party is different then the federal party. i dont really understand it

what province are you from?

I've lived in Sask for the past decade, so anything is better than this.

To be fair you can actually afford a house in Saskatchewan.

Not really. All the industries (by that I mean, the only industries Sask invested in; oil and potash) started crashing last year. The province is in massive debt and the government is completely cutting funding to everything because they saved $0 and lined their pockets for the past five years of growth. Sure, you can afford a house if you come from somewhere else, but good luck getting a decent paying job in this economy. I've been out of university for like six months, and haven't got one call back because my industry is completely collapsing here.

Doom_Art posted...

NES4EVER posted...

Hoping for a liberal minority with a green balance. I cannot support the provincial ndp (I have voted ndp federally but provincially I dislike them intensely)

why don't you like the provincial NDP?

Because they're identity politics-obsessed "lihbrullll" garbage: www.cbc.ca/amp/1.3812082

Dash_Harber posted...

Yeah, it's like that, but with more drunk driving, homophobia, and meth abuse.

I always imagined more charming incompetent cops, friendly gas station/restaurant workers, and bickering old couples
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I have no idea what goes on in the other provinces, but hopefully you're all smart enough not to elect a Wynne.
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Frostshock posted...

I have no idea what goes on in the other provinces, but hopefully you're all smart enough not to elect a Wynne.

TOO LATE

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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Frostshock posted...

I have no idea what goes on in the other provinces, but hopefully you're all smart enough not to elect a Wynne.

Now that I'm back living in Ontario I feel the need to state this

fuck Kathleen Wynne

The provincial Libs need to get the hell out for a few years.

The only downside is, I absolutely do not want the PCs in.

And the NDP doesn't seem to have much of a chance
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Doom_Art posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

Yeah, it's like that, but with more drunk driving, homophobia, and meth abuse.

I always imagined more charming incompetent cops, friendly gas station/restaurant workers, and bickering old couples

Not really. There is a huge racism problem against immigrants and especially against First Nations. The politics are distinctly against things like drug treatment, planned parenthood, and social programs to help the impoverished. The politicians are ridiculously corrupt; they constantly hire their friends, squander money, and cut funding to any program that doesn't instantly make them money. They also are ridiculously bad with money. The cops have huge problems with racism; there is actually a term here for taking drunken FN youth out of the city in -40* and leaving them to walk home (it's called a starlight tour). We also have the highest rate of HIV and drunk driving. The people can be friendly, but if you look different or aren't white, you can basically expect to be treated with suspicion and subtle hostility. The small towns (like Corner Gas) are also ridiculously xenophobic and are basically formed around cliquey families that feud and have lived there since confederation. Oh, and woe to you if you even suggest that farmers are not the most important people on the planet. Plus, the winters are insanely coled (-50* is normal and it lasts from September to March) and the summers are freakishly hot (and last about a month and a half), all with zero scenery (unless you like scummy lakes and fields).

Also true story I'm in BC right now and watching the BC people kill themselves in this election is hilarious.
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Dash_Harber posted...

. Plus, the winters are insanely coled (-50* is normal and it lasts from September to March) and the summers are freakishly hot (and last about a month and a half), all with zero scenery (unless you like scummy lakes and fields).

You mean it's not flat enough to see the CN tower?
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Frostshock posted...

Dash_Harber posted...

. Plus, the winters are insanely coled (-50* is normal and it lasts from September to March) and the summers are freakishly hot (and last about a month and a half), all with zero scenery (unless you like scummy lakes and fields).

You mean it's not flat enough to see the CN tower?

Yes, and you have to deal with chuckleheads who make jokes about watching your dog run away for three days constantly.

Doom_Art posted...

NES4EVER posted...

Hoping for a liberal minority with a green balance. I cannot support the provincial ndp (I have voted ndp federally but provincially I dislike them intensely)

why don't you like the provincial NDP?

Because I still remember the 90s and to be honest I don't like their economic policy and I don't like the idea of running huge deficits.

Both parties were doing blatant carrot dangling but I'll fall back on "better the devil you know than the devil you dont"
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3 hours after polls closed.

42 seats liberal, 42 ndp and 3 green.

Looks like the greens hold the power right now.
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NES4EVER posted...

3 hours after polls closed.

42 seats liberal, 42 ndp and 3 green.

Looks like the greens hold the power right now.

So wait if they tie who becomes Premier?
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I would assume the one with more popular support?
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Bio1590 posted...

NES4EVER posted...

3 hours after polls closed.

42 seats liberal, 42 ndp and 3 green.

Looks like the greens hold the power right now.

So wait if they tie who becomes Premier?

generally in a tie, incumbency decides, ie. since the liberals held the most seats prior, they would hold on to the premier for now
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Looks like the Premier is literally just who has the majority support of the Legislature so it'll be whoever the Greens decide to form a Coalition with.
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Bio1590 posted...

NES4EVER posted...

3 hours after polls closed.

42 seats liberal, 42 ndp and 3 green.

Looks like the greens hold the power right now.

So wait if they tie who becomes Premier?

Well either the greens support one party or the other. It could go either way.

At the moment there are 3 or 4 ridings where the two parties are like 200 votes apart. This is a really interesting election compared to 2013.
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This is so dumb lol.

Literally the entire election could flip once they count the advance polls and the absentee ballots!
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Hoping to see a winner before I go to bed. It's easier with federal politics!
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I wanna go to bed I have class tomorrow...
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NES4EVER posted...

Hoping to see a winner before I go to bed. It's easier with federal politics!

I don't understand what the point of declaring a winner is if it could change that easy
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Oh my God I hope Christy eats shit for what she's doing right now lmfao
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fuck it im going to bed and ill find out whats what tomorrow
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Global news has declared a bc liberal minority govt.

Hah! I got my wish!
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my prediction was right then, assuming it doesnt change
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Doom_Art posted...

The only downside is, I absolutely do not want the PCs in.

And the NDP doesn't seem to have much of a chance

Yeah that's the problem.


themasterpikmin posted...

I would assume the one with more popular support?

lol. This is FPTP, popularity means nothing. The greens have like 40% of the popularity of the other 2 and they get 3 seats vs 40+. I hate FPTP.

Microwaved_Eggs posted...

my prediction was right then, assuming it doesnt change

Which it could. One riding was like 9 votes for the NDP or something? So recount and absentee ballots. Apparently it's also a military place with a former military guy running of the Liberals? Forget the details. I do hope it stays as a minority. And nobody better cross the floor in a power grab.
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