Protest group hoping to add 200+ names to Pierre Poilievre’s Alberta byelection ballot
https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/protest-group-hoping-to-add-200-names-to-pierre-poilievres-alberta-byelection-ballot/
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SGforce@lemmy.ca · -14 pts · 1y
The consequence of doing this will be to further limit our options. Way to go. Exploit a loophole just to look like a jackass. They'll make it even harder to run against a big tent party.
kooks_only@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 1y
I didn’t see anyone complain when they did this in ridings where the conservatives won. Nobody complained before the election either, even though there was news of them doing this for a few elections now. Only when Pierre lost his seat did the chuds come out of the woodwork, suddenly making an issue out of this. Also — despite the long ballot, 39,000 people successfully selected Poilievre, 43,000 successfully selected Fanjoy. Only ~500 voted for the independent candidates.