Is the long-term shift in Alberta politics also due to changing party platforms (since the Liberals of a century ago are presumably very different from today’s Liberals)?
Yes, though it's all relative! But the biggest difference was that the Liberals were more pro-free trade and the Conservatives supported protectionism. That support for protectionism (which the Liberals weren't able to overturn, though they tried in 1911) meant farmers in Western Canada were limited in their ability to sell to the United States and had to buy more expensive farm implements and tools produced in Central Canada.
Great stuff in here. But I do feel that this is no slam dunk for Pierre Poilievre. From various comment sections and comments I've seen on Facebook, many have stated they won't vote for him. We're about to find out just how popular he is within the party - I would think that anything less than a 70% win should spell some trouble for him.
If this happened in my riding, where my locally elected candidate won, only for him to resign right after so someone who lives far away can run and get a seat, the only reason that I would vote for him was if I actually liked him or not as the party leader.
Is the long-term shift in Alberta politics also due to changing party platforms (since the Liberals of a century ago are presumably very different from today’s Liberals)?
Yes, though it's all relative! But the biggest difference was that the Liberals were more pro-free trade and the Conservatives supported protectionism. That support for protectionism (which the Liberals weren't able to overturn, though they tried in 1911) meant farmers in Western Canada were limited in their ability to sell to the United States and had to buy more expensive farm implements and tools produced in Central Canada.
Great stuff in here. But I do feel that this is no slam dunk for Pierre Poilievre. From various comment sections and comments I've seen on Facebook, many have stated they won't vote for him. We're about to find out just how popular he is within the party - I would think that anything less than a 70% win should spell some trouble for him.
If this happened in my riding, where my locally elected candidate won, only for him to resign right after so someone who lives far away can run and get a seat, the only reason that I would vote for him was if I actually liked him or not as the party leader.
I believe the People’s Party is the only other party running a candidate, so getting less than 70% would be apocalyptic.
The Liberals have announced their candidate as well, and there will be some Independents, too.