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If the right-wing parties focus as much on fighting each other as the result implies, Canada might as well skip the next election.
Decided to do this for The Dying of the Light, which you can see in my sig. It deals with Canadian politics...
DISCLAIMER: THE NA'VI ARE NOT MY CREATION, THEY ARE THE CREATION OF THE FILM 'AVATAR', WHICH WAS PRODUCED BY JAMES CAMERON.
[Also, if anybody knows Na'vi, do tell me if "Time'em Na'viyä" is an accurate translation of "Na'vi's Harmony". It would be greatly appreciated.]
Anyway, background. The Liberals after twenty-eight years in office, were becoming more unpopular by the day. Their technocratic policies, once greatly popular with Canadians [or was it their role as the "Party of Liberation", the chief party of the Canadian Liberation Organisation, that contributed to their popularity?], were now starting to receive a disfavourable reputation as Canada sought a different way. Their unwillingness to rock the boat on social issues, a shift from their previously socially-liberal stances, were hurting them with the "strategic left" who traditionally voted Liberal to keep the conservatives out.
Talking of the left, the New Democratic Party, after a lurch back to the left under Nikki Ashton and her successors, returned to the centre in the 2050s as they gained in seats and surpassed the Conservatives in 2051. The NDP minority government in the 2060s created great intra-party tensions that led to the NDP collapsing amidst a party split that created the hard-left Socialist Initiative. The Liberals took over in time for Jerry Brown's invasion and the Occupation.
The Occupation increased and hardened anti-American sentiment. Due to popular desire, the Liberals [although hesistant due to the huge amount of money it required] built "the Great Wall of Canada" once the Americans were pushed out of Canada after twenty years of Canada chafing under the American heel. However, this Wall had a bit of a snag. Part of Canada wasn't recognisable anymore...
One of President Brown's projects was "Project Pandora", which allegedly dealt with genetics and matters of the occult. This is widely accepted as the reason why British Columbia, along with Oregon, Washington and Idaho [along with parts of neighbouring areas] became a strange jungle full of blue people with their own language. Over time, translators established that those "Na'vi" were in fact the people who lived in those areas before the events of 2089. Canada now had to struggle to integrate those new, alien, people who nevertheless were Canadian citizens. Due to widespread Na'vi opposition, the Wall stopped at the BC-AB border.
Na'vi integration took decades and the first universally-democratic election was held in 2137 for BC. The Na'vi voted for a "movement" instead of the Liberals or the other parties. This "movement" [Ngrrpongu: "Popular Movement"] ended up running in the federal election held in 2139 under a different branding, Time'em Na'viyä [People's Harmony. "People" here refers to the Na'vi race, not the generalised "people" in Ngrrpongu]. The Time'em Na'viyä would prove a consistent presence in the Canadian parliament, even as the other parties work hard to enter BC's politics.
The NDP after the Occupation was essentially a vague centrist party, and despite this, they won second place. They ended up doing the unimaginable and merged with the crumbling Conservatives to form the Progressive Democratic Party, a socially-libertarian and economically-populist party that by convention is considered "centre-right". The hard-right of the Tories refused to accept this merger and left, forming the Conservative Values Association. The CVA had Kekists and Puritans at its founding convention and those two hard-right religions tend to be the CVA's best demographics. Arguably they guide its rhetoric and policies to a great extent.
The PDP was founded in 2123, the CVA in 2125. The Liberals, combining their "Natural Party of Government" reputation with being the "Party of Liberation", dominated Canadian politics up until the 2144 election. The Liberals ended up being pushed out by a shaky coalition of the PDP and CVA, with tepid support by the Socialists [the Liberals privatised a major co-operative, earning the Socialists' ire], and this lasted almost two full terms before it imploded.
The PDP shifted more and more to the centre ground, up to a point where it's arguable if they're actually a sort of centre-left party. The CVA gained, and this ensured the Liberals dominated for twenty-eight years as the perceived "right-wing" options were splitting their votes terribly, with very little to agree on to create an "United Right". By 2177, the Liberals were in trouble, so they chose a Trudeau [Five Trudeaus have been PMs. Pierre, Justin, Xavier [the PM who led the Resistance and ended up "Xavier the Liberator"], Paul and now Justine]. The Trudeau bounce, however, was not enough to save them from major losses.
Nevertheless, the PDP was to be proven disappointed as the Liberals held on to first-place and the disunity of the Opposition, with bitter feelings over the failed Anti-Liberal coalition, ensured a few more years of Liberal dominance. But in 2183, the popular feeling of the people is "no more Liberals, we want change!".
The election itself saw the collapse of the Socialist Initiative party as its leader, more hard-left than the SI's norm, ruled out a coalition deal with the PDP. This led to many of their voters switching to the PDP as an "Anything But Liberal" move. However, this wasn't enough. Corbin's oust in favour of a more moderate leader the following year saw the SI's polls rise slightly. Still, the damage has been done to the party and it'll take them a while to recover, especially in BC where they previously had the best result in BC out of any non-TN party. They saw a major loss as most of their BC seats "returned to the fold" and went back to Time'em Na'viyä.
The "Cascadian Question" still hangs over Canada's head. Time'em Na'viyä/Ngrrpongu supports "unity" with their fellow Na'vi down in the independent Na'vi Commonwealth [WA+OR+ID], while the Liberals strongly oppose it, as well as the PDP [to a lesser extent] while CVA is split and SI supports a referendum.
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Excellent.
Glad to see you liked it.
I also love how Jeremy Corbyn's descendant has become Quebecois/Canadien.
One of the things I went with this is "Which party is more left? The Liberals, or the PDP?". That sort of murkiness is excellent.I also love how Jeremy Corbyn's descendant has become Quebecois/Canadien.
One of the things I went with this is "Which party is more left? The Liberals, or the PDP?". That sort of murkiness is excellent.
It's also very much like the Liberals vs. NDP dynamic last year.
If my understanding is correct, it should be Time'em Na'viyä (or maybe Time'em Ayna'viyä, but I think that'd be overkill).
This continues to be excellent.
@Turquoise Blue great as ever, like how there are also rather contrarian parties for Canada. I'm still debating who I'd support, Liberal or CV.
It is however missing Paul Hellyer, who should have harnessed the power of the aliens to live forever...
It is however missing Paul Hellyer, who should have harnessed the power of the aliens to live forever...
Divided Against Itself
The AKIP primary of 2016 was a tense standoff between the two main factions of the party. Former Governor Sarah Palin, darling of the conservative wing and 2008 presidential nominee, faced off against moderate champion Representative Byron Mallott. While early polling favored Mallott, largely as a result of influential endorsements from party leaders like 2012 nominee Bill Walker, the Kerry administration's poor handling of the Russian Crisis and the unexpectedly bitter National Union Convention at Manchester, NH led to the victory of the Palin/Millette ticket.
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The AKIP primary of 2016 was a tense standoff between the two main factions of the party. Former Governor Sarah Palin, darling of the conservative wing and 2008 presidential nominee, faced off against moderate champion Representative Byron Mallott. While early polling favored Mallott, largely as a result of influential endorsements from party leaders like 2012 nominee Bill Walker, the Kerry administration's poor handling of the Russian Crisis and the unexpectedly bitter National Union Convention at Manchester, NH led to the victory of the Palin/Millette ticket.
Previous:
United States presidential election, 2012
Wilkinson v. Louisiana
New England independence referendum, 2015
'Aha'ōlelo Hawai'i elections, 2014
Robert Zimmerman
H. Ross Perot Speedway
Oak Ridge Reactor protests
Southern National Party
National Union New York gubernatorial primary, 2014
1996 Election, Ross Perot Cabinet, Ross Perot
Presidents of the United States
South Carolina Insurrection of 1980-1989
California gubernatorial election, 1974
United States presidential election, 1968
Marco Rubio
Perpetually Divided
The Canadian Alliance was in trouble. They had disappointing results in the 2000 federal election and their leader, Stockwell Day, was seen as incompetent and gaffe-prone. A group known as the Democratic Representative Caucus split off from the Alliance in September 2001. As time went on, more people joined the DRC and formed the Democratic Reform Party.
The Liberals were doing great. They held a majority in Parliament and were polling with huge majorities, and now with the right split in three, it was only time before a snap election was called.
The Progressive Conservatives were dying fast. In 2000, they had received one of their worst results since 1993, and as they became less popular and more people started to support Conservative unity, it looked hopeless, until the Alliance split. As the Alliance split, they hoped that they could become the leading Right Wing party in Canada.
The result led to Liberals controlling a near unprecedented 75% of the Canadian Parliament. For the conservatives, it was a complete disaster. The Alliance barely held onto official party status and the Progressive Conservatives lost it completely. Conservatives as a whole only won a dismal 36 seats. This result was proof that Conservatives had to unite. The Bloc Quebecois, the only other party besides the Liberals to breach 10%, became official opposition for the second time. The New Democratic Party continued to die as more members fled to the Liberals. With a dismal 6 seats, they lost official party status.
The Canadian Alliance was in trouble. They had disappointing results in the 2000 federal election and their leader, Stockwell Day, was seen as incompetent and gaffe-prone. A group known as the Democratic Representative Caucus split off from the Alliance in September 2001. As time went on, more people joined the DRC and formed the Democratic Reform Party.
The Liberals were doing great. They held a majority in Parliament and were polling with huge majorities, and now with the right split in three, it was only time before a snap election was called.
The Progressive Conservatives were dying fast. In 2000, they had received one of their worst results since 1993, and as they became less popular and more people started to support Conservative unity, it looked hopeless, until the Alliance split. As the Alliance split, they hoped that they could become the leading Right Wing party in Canada.
The result led to Liberals controlling a near unprecedented 75% of the Canadian Parliament. For the conservatives, it was a complete disaster. The Alliance barely held onto official party status and the Progressive Conservatives lost it completely. Conservatives as a whole only won a dismal 36 seats. This result was proof that Conservatives had to unite. The Bloc Quebecois, the only other party besides the Liberals to breach 10%, became official opposition for the second time. The New Democratic Party continued to die as more members fled to the Liberals. With a dismal 6 seats, they lost official party status.
Having the Democratic Representative Caucus lead to a permanent split is definitely an interesting idea. That said, I don't think they'd go it completely alone; in their brief history, they actually formed a coalition with the PCs, and the DRC-PC coalition was said to be Clark's way of uniting the right on his terms. So I would expect some kind of electoral alliance, or even an outright merger.
Also, what's Harper doing as the DR leader?
Also, what's Harper doing as the DR leader?
Harper is DR leader because he was more focused on economic issues than Day's social issues and since he was one of the first Reform members and was a candidate to Unite the Right in the past. I was thinking of Deborah Grey as that role but Harper works better for future plans
Sure, but Harper was out of parliament at the time. Why would a splinter party, whose future is unknown, turn to so someone out of parliament?
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