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Category Archives: Federal Election 2025
April 28, 2025
Election Day.
As the federal campaign hits the end of the road today, a surprisingly bloodless contest given the tumultuous times in which it was fought out, Trump in, Trudeau out, in basically four words, the most striking thing about it for me has been the empty, one-note stumping by Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives.
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Undecided, And Loving It!
“Four days until the election, M. According to many people, the most consequential election in our—”
“Election?”
“We’re still doing this, are we?”
“Commit to the bit, right?”
“OK. So, you really haven’t been paying attention. Like, at all, is what you’re saying here.”
“No, that’s not it, Em. I’ve been paying as much attention as most people. In passing. The occasional headline or two. Articles my grandmother sends me on Facebook.” Continue reading