Federal Politics

[ChazYEG]

And so it has begun...
Anyone willing to place bets on what seats might end up flipped (not just Edmonton, but Alberta in general), and on the final results?

I'll go first:
Bill Henderson beats Tim Upal for Edmonton-Millwoods.

All of the rest stays the same in AB.

Liberals retake seats in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and BC and make a slim majority between 170 and 172 seats.

Bloc loses at least 10 seats

NDP grows maybe 3 to 5 seats, between BC and Quebec

Conservatives lose one seat in AB, a few in Ontario, Manitoba BC and Quebec

Greens will keep their seats.

 

[Gronk!]

Bill Henderson beats Tim Upal for Edmonton-Millwoods.

That is Ben Henderson.
Bill Henderson is the lead singer of the band Chilliwack.

 

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^^^^ @Gronk! LOL+ that has me rolling on the floor -- good catch!

 

[TAS]

And so it has begun...
Anyone willing to place bets on what seats might end up flipped (not just Edmonton, but Alberta in general), and on the final results?

I'll go first:
Bill Henderson beats Tim Upal for Edmonton-Millwoods.

All of the rest stays the same in AB.

Liberals retake seats in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and BC and make a slim majority between 170 and 172 seats.

Bloc loses at least 10 seats

NDP grows maybe 3 to 5 seats, between BC and Quebec

Conservatives lose one seat in AB, a few in Ontario, Manitoba BC and Quebec

Greens will keep their seats.

There is also a city councillor in Calgary, George Chahal, running for the Liberals like Henderson in a YYC riding the Liberals also held in 2015, so that will be one to watch.

 

[ChazYEG]

There is also a city councillor in Calgary, George Chahal, running for the Liberals like Henderson in a YYC riding the Liberals also held in 2015, so that will be one to watch.

That's a good one, in fact. My wildest dreams have the Liberals taking 3 seats in AB, two in Edmonton (Central and Millwoods) and one in Calgary.

 

[Kosy123]

I’m going to do a hot bold take and say Edmonton-Griesbach will be much closer than expected! Maybe even a flip.

 

[Gronk!]

I personally hope that Kerry iDiotte loses Edmonton-Griesbach.

 

[Airboy]

As much as I want a flip in St Albert Edmonton. I believe we are stuck with Micheal Cooper. Lib and NDP are around but have not seen them.

 

[CplKlinger]

Here's a handy resource for comparing party platforms. It gets updated as more promises get released.

2021 federal election platform guide: Where the parties stand on everything

A list of promises made by the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP and Greens to this point, updating as the information becomes available.

www.macleans.ca

 

[Avenuer]

I’m going to do a hot bold take and say Edmonton-Griesbach will be much closer than expected! Maybe even a flip.

I agree! Blake has a great chance of giving old iDiotte the boot.

 

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Here are the Edmonton candidates running in the 2021 federal election

Here's a list of confirmed candidates running in Edmonton in Canada's 44th federal election, to take place on Sept. 20

edmontonjournal.com

 

[TAS]

Conservatives pledging money for $1.1B expansion of metro line from Blatchford to Castle Downs.

Iveson doesn't seem too excited by it. I don't imagine the province is either.

Federal Conservatives pledge funding support for two Edmonton LRT expansion projects in election platform

O'Toole said the party would stay committed to providing $394.2 million for the Capital Line extension from Century Park to Ellerslie Road.

www.google.com

In response to the Conservative platform commitment, Mayor Don Iveson said the Metro Line plan is “premature” without matching funding from the provincial government. The next council would also need to confirm that it’s the first priority and commit city dollars before construction could go ahead.

“But it is good to see the Conservatives committed to mass transit,” Iveson said to Postmedia.

I would have liked the reporter to ask the province for its comment and commitment to matching this right away. But of course, they did not.

 

[ChazYEG]

Conservatives pledging money for $1.1B expansion of metro line from Blatchford to Castle Downs.

Iveson doesn't seem too excited by it. I don't imagine the province is either.

Federal Conservatives pledge funding support for two Edmonton LRT expansion projects in election platform

O'Toole said the party would stay committed to providing $394.2 million for the Capital Line extension from Century Park to Ellerslie Road.

www.google.com

In response to the Conservative platform commitment, Mayor Don Iveson said the Metro Line plan is “premature” without matching funding from the provincial government. The next council would also need to confirm that it’s the first priority and commit city dollars before construction could go ahead.

“But it is good to see the Conservatives committed to mass transit,” Iveson said to Postmedia.

I would have liked the reporter to ask the province for its comment and commitment to matching this right away. But of course, they did not.

I take anything and everything promised by any conservative candidate, regarding transit investment, or anything that could hurt the oil industry, with a whole salt mine, because a grain of salt is not enough.
I REALLY hope they do not form government, as much as I'm not Trudeau's biggest fan, O'tole makes every single muscle on my body twitch, especially with the prospect of doubling down on a Jason Kenney way of governing.

 

[jason403]

I really hope this comes to fruition. One of the major roadblocks to purchasing a home in the NW was lack of transit. I don't endorse one political party over another, so hopefully the Liberal and NDP will match this commitment.

 

[Edmcowboy11]

I still wont vote for the tool.