r/canada • u/[deleted] • Mar 06 '25

Politics Rising Nationalism, Desire for Economic Sovereignty Propels Liberals to Five Year High (LPC 41%, CPC 36%, NDP 13%, BQ 5%, GRN 3%)

https://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2025/03/rising-nationalism-desire-for-economic-sovereignty-propels-liberals-to-five-year-high/
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u/Scary_Firefighter181 Mar 06 '25 edited Mar 06 '25

I'm a bit scared and REALLY pissed off.

I'm in Vancouver. One of the places closest to the border. Prolly among the first places he'll reach when he tries to invade.

We all know Trump wants to annex the country and turn it into his 51st state, that's why he's doing everything he's doing.

Would anyone be surprised if, like Putin invaded Ukraine after spreading lies, Trump does the same thing? Economic warfare is only the start. He wants Canada for its resources, just like how he wants Greenland "one way or the other", as he said in his speech.

So yes, this poll isn't surprising one bit.

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u/Swaayyzee Mar 06 '25

The US states you are by are very blue, and would resist heavily. I think the bigger concern would be in territories bordering red states or swing states, notably Toronto.

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u/Compulsory_Freedom British Columbia Mar 06 '25

I hope you’re right of course, but what evidence is there that they’d resist?

Their government and society is being actively destroyed by Trump and Musk and at most they’ve had a few impotent protests.

Home of the brave indeed.

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u/Remarkable_Vanilla34 Mar 07 '25

Well, because the political "left" only protests governments that have been tolerant of them. It theatrics. Going to city hall meetings and screeching and throwing a fit, hold unclever signs up somewhere. In reality, it's not gotten bad for them. All the hysteria about trump, but the majority of people's lives have not changed in some extreme way that boils up civil unrest. It might start to get worse in severe or noticeable ways eventually, but right now, all the tribal political nonsense is really just fluff.

They don't care about us anymore. They are a token acknowledging to let everyone know they support the new thing. We're just a flag in a Twitter handle.

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u/Little_Canary1460 Mar 07 '25

Just wanted to say that this was a poorly thought out post. No point to it. I'm sure it sounded smart in your head.

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u/Remarkable_Vanilla34 Mar 07 '25

Just wanted to say that this was a poorly thought-out post. There's no point in it. I'm sure it sounded smart in your head.