The 2019 Canadian election

[robkelk]

Under the Parliamentary system in Canada, elections are relatively rapid - it hasn't even been called yet and we know we'll be voting in October. So best to start a thread now - why wait for the rush?

---

There's a new party contesting the election this time around. One of their platform planks is that, despite all of the evidence, they don't think that climate change is man-made.

That means running ads about the dangers of climate change during the upcoming federal campaign could be deemed partisan activity.

Needless to say, scientists are pissed off. So is the Green Party.

The Communist Party of Canada (yes, we have one) has already issued a press release saying they don't believe in private ownership of business. Here's hoping that this gets corporate subsidies and job-creation programs added to the list of things that could be deemed partisan activity.