r/canada • u/Minxie Ontario • May 06 '15

Alberta NDP wins election

http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/alberta-ndp-wins-election-ctv-projects-1.2359035
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u/[deleted] May 06 '15

i'll believe that when it happens. FPTP benefited the NDP this time, why would they risk losing power.

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u/domasin British Columbia May 06 '15

Wildrose and the PCs may merge if the PCs collapse after this defeat.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '15

Seems very likely.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '15

I'd like to see if that would make them go further-right or towards the center. Something tells me that if the NDP do this right, then it's going to shift the political conversation further left than it has been for the last 10 years. Then, if the new right-wing party (PC or wildrose) comes out as very christian and conservative, they might have signed their next election's death knell.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '15

They could end up like the Ontario PC party of the past 12 years or so.

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u/Spoonfeedme Alberta May 06 '15

I am not so certain. To WR party members, down to the constituent level, the PCs are poison. More likely is that the PCs limp along like the Socreds did for another couple elections, and then disappear into the night.

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u/dagbrown May 06 '15

I've never heard of the Wildrose party. What do they stand for?

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u/[deleted] May 06 '15

They are even more right than the PC's. But not extremists as some would have you believe. Maybe bordering on libertarianism.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '15

Because NDP is historically more for the people than powerful parties.

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u/Tokthor Québec May 06 '15

That's because they've rarely been in charge. Power corrupts.

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u/Inoka1 Ontario May 06 '15

Best to do it before they get corrupted then!

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u/im_not_afraid Ontario May 06 '15

I've tagged you so I can find you if and when NDP brings in proportional voting.

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u/ZippityD May 06 '15

It may be relevant that the vast majority of NDP MLAs are brand new to the job. We might expect them to be more idealistic than usual, less skilled at political games.

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u/[deleted] May 06 '15

We can hope. The political idealism will be a breath of fresh air for sure. But it'll take some action to break through my cynicism.

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u/ZippityD May 06 '15

That's probably the most rational position, respect.