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The answer was John Diefenbaker in 1958 and Brian Mulroney in 1984!
Now the question might be... can Mark Carney be the first Liberal Party Prime Minister since WWII to achieve 50%?
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#CPPotD *WITHOUT CONSULTING WIKI* :+)
Pick the last Federal election(s) in Canada where the winning party received 50% or better of the popular vote?
Why do I ask? An Ekos poll that polled people on March 23 had sentiment at: LPC 50% CPC 35% NDP 7% Bloc 4% GPC 2%
https://338canada.com/polls.htm
#CanPoli #Elxn45 #CdnPoli #Nerds #Polls #Democracy
338canada.comCanada polls | 338Canada
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#CPPotD update and continuation!
Well! According to reporting from multiple sources this morning, the 68% of you who thought an election would be called this week or before the 28th were right!
Carney will call the election on Sunday!
That leaves one last question before then, so I will make this poll 3 days. Will the Election Date be April 28th or May 5.
#canPoli #cdnpoli #canelxn https://mstdn.chrisalemany.ca/@chris/114184610401319892
Alemany and Jensen Family MastodonChris Alemany🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇸 (@chris@mstdn.chrisalemany.ca)#CPPotD
WHEN WILL CARNEY CALL AN ELECTION?
CBC: Liberals lagging other parties in candidates as election call could be days awa https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberal-mp-candidates-1.7486203
#CanPoli #cdnPoli #CanElxn #LPC #CPC #NDP #GPC #Bloc
[ ] March 19
[ ] Sometime this week.
[ ] Before Parliament resumes March 28th.
[ ] After Parliament resumes March 28
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WHEN WILL CARNEY CALL AN ELECTION?
CBC: Liberals lagging other parties in candidates as election call could be days awa https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberal-mp-candidates-1.7486203
CBCLiberals lagging other parties in candidates as election call could be days away | CBC NewsWith a federal election call likely in a matter of days, no political party has nominated candidates to all 343 ridings, with Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals behind all the other national parties.
#CPPotD Canadian Politics Poll of the Day - Mark Carney Goes to Europe Edition!
I have been supportive of talk of Canada joining the EU, but I admit, I feel a little... conflicted.. about this quotable quote from PM Mark Carney today alongside President Macron.
What was your reaction to Carney saying we are "The most European of Non-European Countries”?
CBC: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-arrives-in-uk-1.7485534
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #EU #Indigenous #FirstNation #MarkCarney
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-arrives-in-uk-1.7485534
CBCCarney meets with King Charles on first international trip as prime minister | CBC NewsPrime Minister Mark Carney landed in England on Monday where he had a private audience with King Charles.
Canada Liberal Party Leadership PREDICTION POLL #CPPotD
Who will win the Leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada — and thus poised to be the next Prime Minister of Canada — on Sunday night? This poll will close just before counting starts!
Vote and Boost for reach!
Wiki on the race: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Liberal_Party_of_Canada_leadership_election
#cdnpoli #canpoli #canLib
en.wikipedia.org2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election - Wikipedia
“B.C. MLA Adrian Dix says he gets texts, emails, and even stopped at his local Safeway. He says people urge him to cut off power or even water to the U.S.
"People are angry," said Dix, B.C.'s Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions and the minister responsible for the Columbia River Treaty.
"They ask me, well, can't we cut off something? People want to take action.”
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Well? Do you support cutting off electricity and/or water to the USA if tariffs happen?
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/columbia-river-treaty-trump-1.7462660
CBCWhat happens now with a key Canada-U.S. water treaty as the stakes change under Trump | CBC NewsThe Columbia River Treaty governs how Canada and the U.S. use dams for hydropower and flood control on the massive cross-border river. After more than 60 years, provisions have expired, and efforts to finalize a modern treaty before U.S. President Trump’s second term didn’t happen.
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I figured there would be strong agreement, but I didn’t expect 100%!
#CPPotD Canadian Politics Poll of the Day!
Should Canada contribute to a Europe-led peacekeeping force in Ukraine?
"What are the prospects of European peacekeeping troops in Ukraine? Leaders remain divided"
euronews · European leaders stress support for Ukraine, disagree on peacekeepersAn informal summit in Paris among European leaders concluded without any concrete announcement, as the idea of deploying peacekeeping troops to Ukraine remains highly divisive. #EuropeNews
Poll time! Do you believe Trump will impose 25% tariffs on Canada on Saturday, Feb 1?
CBC: “Trump says he'll decide Thursday night if Canadian oil will be a tariff target.
U.S. president said plan is still to hit Canadian goods with 25% tariffs on Feb. 1” https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-tariffs-oil-1.7446450
#CanPoli #CdnPoli #BuyCanadian #TrumpTariffs #CPPotD
CBCTrump says he's still weighing whether Canadian oil will be a tariff target | CBC NewsU.S. President Donald Trump says he will decide Thursday night if oil will be a target of the hefty tariffs he's threatening to impose on Canadian goods.
SImple question today as Mark Carney, former Governor of the Bank of Canada and of England, announces his bid for leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada and, as a result, to be our next Prime Minister.
Will Mark Carney be the next Prime Minister of Canada?
Article: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mark-carney-running-liberal-leadership-1.7433415 “Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney launches campaign for Liberal leadership”
CBCMark Carney says it's 'no time for politics as usual' as he launches campaign to replace Trudeau | CBC NewsAfter months of speculation about his future, former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney launched his campaign to replace Justin Trudeau as Liberal leader on Thursday with a promise to build the fastest-growing economy in the G7 if he's elected.
What does it say about Canada that the only time we have had a female Prime Minister... and likely again if Christy Clark were to be successful in the upcoming leadership race… is as a stand-in for a doomed party in the next election?
So here's a #CPPOtD poll! (Multiple Choice!)
Let's say Christy Clark wins the leadership race and we go into a Spring #CanPoli Election. #PleaseBoost
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The answer:
#1: 1958 Diefenbaker’s Progressive Conservatives won 53.6% of the popular vote and 208 seats. He beat Lester Pearson’s Liberals. The CCF came third with 8 seats.
#2: 1984 Mulroney’s Progressive Conservatives won 50.03% of the popular vote and 211 seats over John Turner’s Liberals with the NDP finishing third with 30 seats.
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WITHOUT SPOILING :)
If you want to find the answer afterward you can go here and step through each election from 1949 and quietly celebrate or rue your choice. 
I’ll post the answer after the poll closes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1949_Canadian_federal_election
en.wikipedia.org1949 Canadian federal election - Wikipedia
#CPPotD Post-WWII (1949), Canada has only had two elections where the winning party garnered more than 50% of the popular vote. Name the two! (Without googling of course! :)) Boost for reach! :)
With today's drama in Ottawa it seems time for a Special Bilingual Edition of Canadian Politics Poll of the Day! #CPPotD #BoostForReach
Will Justin Trudeau take his "walk in the snow" and resign before the New Year likely causing an immediate election, or will he call an election before June, or finally, hang on until the last possible moment with an election in Summer or Fall 2025?
Will Trudeau announce his departure before the October 28 deadline some members of his causus has given him?
CBC: “Some Liberal MPs issue a deadline to Trudeau: make up your mind to stay or go by Oct. 28 “
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/liberal-caucus-meeting-trudeau-future-1.7359883
CBCSome Liberal MPs issue a deadline to Trudeau: make up your mind to stay or go by Oct. 28 | CBC NewsSome Liberal MPs issued a deadline to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday: decide in the next few days if you want to stay on as leader or face some unspecified consequences.
#CPPotD #Poll #CanPoli #CdnPoli
It has begun... Chantal Hébert on CBC Radio-Canada has floated the idea of Prime Minister Trudeau proroguing Parliament to avoid a snap election, having his 'walk in the snow' moment this winter, and resigning, so that the Liberal Party of Canada can have a leadership race and new Leader by Spring 2025.
Would a new Leader be enough for the Liberals to hold onto power in the next Federal Election?
338Canada: https://www.338canada.ca/p/338-sunday-update-is-a-christmas
338Canada.ca · 338 Sunday Update: Is a Christmas Election on the Horizon?
I haven't done one of these for a while! Canadian Politics Poll of the Day! #CPPotD
This poll is open to anyone, not just Canadians as it is extremely serious and I hope you participate!
E-Bee Sting - BC Premier David Eby: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3_mOMZDJB8k
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Ford-Bug Swallow - Ontario Premier Doug Ford: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6l9hNQ0a4aQ
