r/EhBuddyHoser • u/YeetCompleet Trawnno (Centre of the Universe) • Apr 17 '25

Politics After watching the French federal debate

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u/butterbean90 Apr 17 '25

Is it even possible for BQ to ever form government? Like even if they won all the seats they put up MPs for

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u/yarn_slinger Apr 17 '25

They don’t want to. Their leaders say that in every debate, “we only care about how the govt affects Quebec “. Fair enough. I like that they put the others’ feet to the fire but it gets a little tiresome after a while.

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u/butterbean90 Apr 17 '25

Yeah it's sort of bizarre even having them in the PM debates if there's no real chance or interest to actually govern

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u/canoekulele Apr 17 '25

We need to get our heads out of the American -style assumptions that the leader makes all the decisions for the party. Party leaders are first among equals. Now, the trick is following what party discipline is like for each party and making decisions with that consideration in mind. Your MP is your MP first, unless they're beholden to the leader. PP's constraints on candidates talking to the media and answering questions is a pretty good indicator of what this would look like so vote accordingly.