I live in Ontario, and I feel like I'm living in a bubble, because not a single person I've talked to likes Drug Fraud, but Ontario voted this sack of shit thrice into the office. Everything feels like it's in fucking shambles: the housing, healthcare, education (all the levels!); anything public aside from fucking businesses.

But then again, there's also an insane amount of political apathy amongst my peers (I'm around 30). No one believes that their ability to vote means anything. I'm not allowed to vote (I'm a PR), and I have to find ways to tell my friends to go fucking vote. While it's true that if shit hits the fucking roof I can always just move out, it hurts me to just watch my friends suffer, especially when a number of them are teachers and nurses, and they recount the sad episodes of the kids in schools and the patients in hospitals not getting the care they need.

[–] brax@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I thought he was just on his second term... Wtf

[–] Subscript5676@piefed.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

He called an early election soon after Trump was elected to try get himself an even stronger majority while running on an anti-Trump platform, propping up himself as the only person who can go against Trump for Ontario (yeah, the facist-inspired playbook). He sort of succeeded at it, given that the cycle was short, there was rather little time for other parties to rally, a lot of people couldn't find the time to vote, and enough people bought into the idea that he can stand up to Trump despite people not actually liking him. The turnout was less than 50%.

[–] brax@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, the voter turnout is fucking stupid. People who don't vote don't seem to understand that they are a big part of why he keeps getting in. They need to have it beat into them that their lack of a vote is a vote in favour of the elected party.

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