[Ottawa – April 21, 2025] The Liberal Party has seen a decline in its fortunes following the debates and, at 43.5 points, the party’s lead over the Conservatives has narrowed to 4.5 points. T…
Firstly - They probably grew up or came into voting age under a Trudeau government. They don’t know what it’s like to live under an awful Conservative government. They also blame the federal government for things outside of its control.
Secondly - Younger people are superglued to social media which is a completely unchecked and unregulated IV-shot of manipulation and disinformation.
Thirdly - Political education is extremely poor. People simply do not understand how government works at any level and they don’t care to know. BC’s last provincial election saw a sizeable amount of people vote for the BCCons party because they wanted to get rid of Trudeau… in a provincial election. People blame governments for things they cannot control and demand governments to fix things that they cannot.
Fourthly - Right wing groups are intentionally targeting disenfranchised youth, particularly young men. To say we are going to deal with a new generation of ultra-toxic masculinity is an understatement, but that mentality usually leans right.
There are the pocket book issues: food is expensive, housing is wildly expensive, jobs are hard to come by, and healthcare is basically ERs at this point.
There’s a reason people are angry at the incumbents. The right are the ones capitalizing on it.
Firstly - They probably grew up or came into voting age under a Trudeau government. They don’t know what it’s like to live under an awful Conservative government. They also blame the federal government for things outside of its control.
Secondly - Younger people are superglued to social media which is a completely unchecked and unregulated IV-shot of manipulation and disinformation.
Thirdly - Political education is extremely poor. People simply do not understand how government works at any level and they don’t care to know. BC’s last provincial election saw a sizeable amount of people vote for the BCCons party because they wanted to get rid of Trudeau… in a provincial election. People blame governments for things they cannot control and demand governments to fix things that they cannot.
Fourthly - Right wing groups are intentionally targeting disenfranchised youth, particularly young men. To say we are going to deal with a new generation of ultra-toxic masculinity is an understatement, but that mentality usually leans right.
It’s depressing that media literacy is so low and the cons are taking advantage of it. If this doesn’t turn around then the future is not so bright.
There are the pocket book issues: food is expensive, housing is wildly expensive, jobs are hard to come by, and healthcare is basically ERs at this point.
There’s a reason people are angry at the incumbents. The right are the ones capitalizing on it.
Feels like what Brexit was like when I was living in London, UK.