Breaking Out of the Rut
As 2023 gets underway, Canadian politics seems to be stuck in a rut. The next federal election is at least a couple of years away. The 2021 election showed virtually no change from the 2019 election. Current federal polls show the pattern continues. Last year’s provincial elections in Ontario and Quebec saw little change in seat distribution in their legislatures, both provinces re-electing majority conservative governments. B.C. has a new premier in the NDP’s David Eby. We can expect a very similar style and substance from an Eby government in comparison to his predecessor John Horgan. Eby has taken over a popular government, steady, practical, progressive and successful on the whole. This year, it’s possible to break out of the rut. Alberta votes May 29 and Manitoba October 3. Both elections could well result in strong NDP governments replacing right-wing conservative administrations. Three NDP governments, instead of just one, will make a big difference on the national political