If the liberals push up in Edmonton Centre the CPC will win it. I will eat my hat if that's not the case. The NDP has been rising in it every election for the last ten years, but the CPC has maintained a strong presence. Edmonton Centre is a case where strategic voting causes exactly the opposite outcome as intended.
In terms of star power, it's basically the former ECC CEO versus the former head of the AFL. I don't think the Liberal candidate is really known for anything, though that does make him a bit of a dark horse in this race.
Having said all that though, I think a lot will have to do with how well the CPC candidate connects with the voters in Edmonton Centre. I mean, he
was the ECC CEO which would definitely help in the Glenora area, but the riding does have a lot of impoverished and working-class people where the NDP can pick up quite a bit of support.
The Edmonton Center candidate actually had a chance to win that riding and still does. He was actually in the lead for awhile in that riding if I recall.
The latest poll I've seen was Sept 21 (a long time ago ugh) from Environics which said that the CPC was leading the NDP by four points in that riding.
In Montreal? Yeah, I read about that. Unless there was another pregnant Niqab-wearing Muslim assault I wasn't aware of.
It's unfortunate but our prime minister has fully endorsed a national climate where widespread intolerance is both encouraged and embraced.
The unfortunate consequence of these racial politics is that some segments of our society are now interpreting this environment as 'open season' for them to express their racial hatred. It's disgusting.
I really liked how Trudeau said it in one of this speeches. These are attacks against our neighbours and people are getting hurt. It has to stop.
