• Otter@lemmy.ca
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    10 days ago

    pinned, thank you for the message :)

    (please remind me if I forget to unpin it afterwards)

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    Fucked. Looks like a Ford majority.

    As many others have said, this timeline sucks.

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      10 days ago

      I had a dumb thought: “My riding is very lopsided, I don’t really need to go out today, do I?”

      OH, YES I DO. If anyone else thinks that way, then it makes my vote even more important/impactful, and you never know what’s going to happen.

      (Also I can get some groceries on my way back. :)

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        Additionally: some people (i.e.Trump in US elections determined by the electoral college) make a big deal out of general population voting patterns. You should always vote, no excuses.

        This especially coming from someone in BC where conservatives suddenly and surprisingly did quite well in a recent election.

  • tunetardis@lemmy.ca
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    10 days ago

    If you didn’t get a voter card, you can get an electronic one by downloading the app. I did that and it was pretty painless. You still need to go to the polling station with a piece of ID but the app generates a bar code they scan and you’re in and out of there pretty quick.

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          9 days ago

          There’s so much in that article wow.

          Firstly:

          On Monday, Rustad asked the party’s attorney general critic, Dallas Brodie, to take down a social media post which critics say amounts to residential school denial.

          After that one candidate’s comments calling indigenous peoples “savages” like, fucking wow, get your shit together. Most of Canada’s at least pretending to give a shit about the genocide they did now, get with the program.

          Secondly, I’m confused about the “voting with their conscience” thing. I guess I don’t know enough about politics but it doesn’t make sense to me to make everyone vote for the same thing if they should be voting with their constituents in mind. Not all constituencies are alike, so why would you force them to fall in line and piss off their voters?

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          9 days ago

          Con opposition has three buttons they push at random:

          1. It is the fault of the (non-con) leader
          2. We need to cut costs (services)
          3. Trickle down

          They have no other response.

          Wow, do they ever throw the non-confidence if they’re even close. Like shit to a wall they just hope it sticks.

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    10 days ago

    You do not need a voter card to vote! Photo ID and proof of address is enough!

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      10 days ago

      PSA: You don’t even need photo ID! There are a lot of alternatives. If you’re trans, you don’t have to look like the person in the photo!

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    I’m unconvinced enough voters are punishing Ford despite all of his mistakes.

    Too many people get riled up over national politics and international events while ignoring their civic duties in their community and province. It’s disappointing.

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      Agreed. In fact, provincial elections are more important than federal ones when it comes to internal matters despite the lack of attention provincial policies get.

      The more local an election is, the more it matters to you on a personal level, though Ford is an exception since he’s hyper-focused on ruining Toronto, so he’s way more important than the mayor considering how much he steps right over the city’s own leadership.

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      I agree - and I’d also highlight that his response to US aggression was pretty decent overall so that’s likely in the front of a lot of voters minds.

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    I know it isn’t needed, but it seems odd how many people I know have not received their voters card.

    After the election was called I went and checked my registration info and made sure it was accurate. Still didn’t get anything.

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      I just got my card the day before yesterday despite voting last week. Looks like the Ford government is as good at running elections as they are at running everything else.

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        It’s intentional. My household got the “don’t forget to register!” Cards… Why am I not registered? I’ve been voting here for 7 years and voted in Ontario since I was legally able.

        Mfers just sent me a $200 cheque, and they aren’t sure if I’m a voter? Don’t waste paper and my time with this trash. Voter suppression.

        I recieved my voter card on Tuesday, after I voted.

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      You can go to your voting location whether or not you received your card, just bring IDs and something with your address.