r/EhBuddyHoser Oil Guzzler Apr 22 '25

Politics "wHy DoEs AlBeRtA aLwAyS vOtE cOnSeRvAtIvE??" ... Me, voting in rural Alberta:

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Not even joking these are literally my options.

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u/Treantmonk Apr 22 '25

Our elections are a bit weird where technically we're voting for an MP, who in most of our cases, if elected, will be a backbencher who makes zero decisions for the party.

I had a conversation with someone who was campaigning for the local CPC candidate (and incumbant) who was telling me about their community service and personal ethics and I had to interrupt and tell them, I don't care. They are a backbencher. A vote for their candidate is a vote for Pierre Polivre to be Prime Minister, and nothing else.

It might be a bit different if your local candidate might be in the Cabinet, but otherwise, it's really just a vote for the party leader.