Colby Cosh- Craving stability, Canadians elected a perilously unstable government
Michael Cuenco- Mark Carney’s house of cards, The new Canadian parliament won’t survive Trump
There’s An Old Saying…
h/t Darcey
May You Live In Interesting Times
Dan Knight- Campaign 2025 – The Swamp Survives Barely
Mark Steyn- Losers Gotta Lose
Armstrong- Carney Wins Canada & the Recession into 2027 Begins
Ezra Levant- Why did Pierre Poilievre lose the election?
Deep Impact
Dan Knight- NDP Loses Official Party Status in 2025 Election, Faces $2-3 Million Funding Cut
This isn’t just a bad night for the NDP. It’s an extinction-level event for Canada’s so-called progressive movement. And it’s a direct result of years of cowardice, betrayal, and political prostitution to the Liberal Party machine.
Western Canada Secession: Why Does the West stay in Canada?
Alberta exported over $161B worth of products to the US in 2024.
Alberta and Ontario had $15.5B in two way trade in 2022
Saskatchewan exported $29B worth of products and commodities to the US in 2023
No clear data available for Saskatchewan trade numbers with Ontario, but suffice to say trade with the US exceeds trade within Canada.
British Columbia has 19 border crossings with the United States, Alberta has 6, Saskatchewan has 12, and Manitoba has 16. There is just 1 narrow 2 lane road through 1,000 miles of wilderness connecting all of Western Canada with Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic provinces, yet the East rules the lives of Western Canada?
Ontario and Quebec won’t buy oil from Western Canada, preferring to buy from the US, or Saudi Arabia. Even Russian oil is preferred to Canadian oil.
Ottawa will not allow Western Canada to export LNG to other countries, forcing Europe to rely on Russian LNG.
The Liberal government won’t even fight the 100% tariff on Canadian canola.
The only thing Eastern Canada wants from the West are tax dollars which they give to provinces dealing with insolvency.
So why do we stay? What advantage is it to stay part of a government that hobbles us at every level? It’s time Western Canada breaks free from the Stockholm Syndrome that has held us back for over a century. I don’t know exactly what that will look like, but I do know it will be better than what we have now.
Special thanks to Quebec for paving the way forward.
Final Count
It’s over
‘Our old relationship with the United States … is over,’ says Carney in victory speech. He did mention energy corridors.
Jim Warren: A Dangerous Game: The FIX IT or WEXIT proposition
Pipeline Online Podcast Ep. 8: Mark Scholz, CEO of Canadian Association of Energy Contractors
Hunker Down And Take Your Firearms Fishing
I've been ambivalent about the election results. The next few years of Trump's pounding is better taken by the Liberals and the provinces who voted for it. https://t.co/ZKrHLCPG5H
— Katewerk (@katewerk) April 29, 2025
National Post: ‘Hockey and nostalgia’ won’t keep us together
@stephen_taylor – Elizabeth May to be the next Speaker of the House of Commons?
Welp
Looks like the Bloc will hold the balance of power.
Election Night Updates
Open thread on everything you’re seeing related to the election tonight.
CTV- Federal Election 2025 live updates
Global News- Federal Election 2025
Globe and Mail- Election 2025: Live results
Open Thread: 2025 Federal Election
All election related topics of the day go here. Keep it civil and refrain from flamewars.
Who will actually build it?
Brian Zinchuk: Who will actually get Energy East built?
2025 Federal Election Prediction Thread
We’ll keep it simple – 338 343 federal seats are up for grabs (I didn’t know they’d added even more) Post your predictions in the comments using this format (alphabetical order). And corrected to add the BQ, sorry about that.
BQ:
Conservatives:
Greens:
Liberals:
Independent:
NDP:
Tie Breaker: Jagmeet retains his seat, yes or no?
Please refrain from general commentary, an open thread will be posted for that purpose.
Elect The Third World
Become the third world.
Guys. This is absolutely 🤌 😘. I walked behind the Carney rally in Edmonton, to show you how gross this brand new neighborhood is. Mayor Amarjeet Sohi keeps up his Lib campaign office like he does the whole of Edmonton. Disgusting. Zero sense of civic pride. pic.twitter.com/W2Ww4mC4iX
— Sheila Gunn Reid (@SheilaGunnReid) April 27, 2025
The Gated-Community Community
…is shocked and appalled by the political exploitation of out of control crime.
Unless it involves École Polytechnique.
“Pants on fire…”
Sun- Mark Carney caught in whopper of fib over Trump talk
Clayton DeMaine, True North- Confidential “senior source” reportedly contradicts Carney narrative on Trump call
National Post- Fresh questions about Carney’s strategy on Trump
Wake Up
Sun- A serious case of national amnesia
Yes, Trudeau’s gone. New Liberal Leader Mark Carney is being hailed as a miracle worker who will single-handedly sweep aside all the problems this country is facing. He isn’t — and he won’t.
Carney’s cabinet is populated with the same people who brought us bad government.
What’s Yours Is Yours
Until it’s theirs.
WATCH: Winnipeg Sun Columnist @KevinKleinwpg says federal crown corporation @CMHC_ca, with help from Carney Liberal ministers, want to tax Canadian home equity savings (if you're a home owner, that's you), worth approx. 4.7 Trillion dollars. Read more below ⤵ #cdnpoli #elxn45 pic.twitter.com/MUK8exNaiE
— CCFR/CCDAF (@CCFR_CCDAF) April 25, 2025
Let ‘Er Rip
Good advice.
WATCH: Moses Znaimer asks "What happened to Canada?" as he gives an EPIC intro for Pierre Poilievre (while roasting Mark Carney) at a Town Hall on Seniors’ issues in Toronto.
Znaimer is co-founder of CityTV, MuchMusic and Founder of ZoomerMedia aimed at 🇨🇦's 45+ #cdnpoli #elxn45 pic.twitter.com/7khdkdSBc3
— CCFR/CCDAF (@CCFR_CCDAF) April 25, 2025
The Honourable Member For Air India
Tommy Douglas, finally buried: Facing a possible collapse of the NDP, Jagmeet Singh insists he has no regrets.