BUT WHAT ABOUT THE 'WHY'...
AS IN WHY DID MONDAY'S ELECTION TURN OUT TO BE SUCH A BUST AND MORE TO THE POINT, WHY WASN'T JUSTIN TRUDEAU GIVEN HIS MARCHING PAPERS...RIGHT OUT OF POLITICS ?
You might have noticed when all this began a short month or so ago I stated that the Election would be determined by what happens in the Ontario Suburbs surrounding Toronto namely the 905 Region along with its Kissing Cousin the 416.
And they held firmly in the Liberal Camp ergo Trudeau retains his Minority with a miserly 30% or so of the popular vote meaning upwards of 70% voted other than Liberal.
So these two telephone area codes are the reason we are stuck with JT once again. And the sad part of this is that the folks living in these regions are natural Tory Supporters. They are the 'soccer mums' - the parents who work tirelessly to make ends meet, overburdened by increasing rental costs and out of reach home prices. They, like you and I, worry about the future of their children and grandchildren...a future that the Trudeau Liberals and the joined at the Hip New Democratic Party have frittered away. The Conservative Leader O'Toole could of / should of come out of this Vote Rich Region dripping in votes; the fact that he did not goes a long way to explaining why his days as the Tory Leader are numbered.
So that in essence is WHY we are where we are but there are a couple of other reasons worthy of note:
First and Foremost - The Separatist Party - the Bloc running solely in Quebec. There was a time not that many years ago when the Liberal Party could count on getting the Lion Share of Quebec's 75 - more recently 78 Seats and with those seats they were well on their way to a Majority Government. Flash ahead to this Election and the Liberals won but 35 of those seats followed closely on their heals by the Bloc with 34. We in the Rest of Canada owe the Bloc a great deal since their winnings went along way to block Trudeau and his selfish attempt at Majority Government.
The Second Reason - was the failure of the NDP to dip into Liberal Support with only 17% of the popular vote albeit an improvement from 2019 when they garnered 16%. When the NDP is strong - in the mid 20s they take votes away from the Grits and in many ridings it allows the Tories to come up the middle. Being at only 17% this becomes much less of a factor - hence more Liberal wins and less Conservative victories.
So that rounds out the Why in regard to Monday's Election. But what's next?
Speculation has already started as to when the next Election will be called. It won't be long and contrary to the recent one.. it will not be as a result of Trudeau doing the calling. It will come as a result of a Non-Confidence Vote since the Parties... other than the Liberals are angry with them for having put them through this entirely needless election exercise. At one point, when the wheels start to fall of the bus ...so to speak - they will lash out and the next vote will be upon us. In the meantime, the NDP - the joined at the hippsters will milk the Liberals for all they can and all the poor - and I mean poor Canadian Taxpayer can do is watch from the sidelines as this continues to unfold.
As I See It...
'K.D. Galagher'
