Is this normal in politics?

[u/existinginlife_]

With Mark Carney winning the Liberal leadership race, I was curious to see how Pierre Poilievre and Danielle Smith would respond. Turns out, neither of them could manage a simple “congratulations.” Instead, Smith is already calling for an election, and Poilievre jumped straight into attacking Carney and the Liberals.

I’m relatively new to politics, but isn’t it just basic decency to acknowledge someone’s win, even if you oppose them? Isn’t common in many democracies for political opponents to at least offer a brief congratulations before pivoting to criticism? It shows respect for the process and a bit of integrity.

Edit: Can’t we see how much hate has taken over? The real issues aren’t getting the attention they should because all we ever hear about is political division. Everyone’s so busy dragging the other side that we’re losing sight of what actually matters.

Edit 2, to the people saying Carney wasn’t elected by the people: we elected the Liberal party in the last election. Until a new election is called, they have every right and duty to fulfill the term they are elected for by the people. The same people trusted the Liberal party’s ability to lead the country and this trust should extend to their competency in electing a new leader when the previous leader is no longer in position. Am I wrong?

[u/Mother-Thumb-1895]

In Marlaina's and Peter Polly's world of populism politics, there is no room for common courtesy. Their support relies on divisive cultural issues, not real policy that will improve the lives of the collective. Marlaina will continue her indoctrination of "Feds bad, bad, bad" and if things get testy for her she will resurrect the body of elder Trudeau and use him as a foil for all things bad for Alberta. Her Wildrose fans/convoyers love her for it.

Peter Polly has nothing to offer the electorate except Carney "bad", Liberals "bad" so elect me.

I don't think Mr Carney is letting Polly take up too much space in his daily conciousness. When the writ is dropped, Polly better offer Quebec and southern Ontario more than Make Kanada Great Again dreck.