Canadian Federal Election 2019

[Lowell]

In a way the result is as it should be, at least when considering traditional right - left, conservative - liberal issues. Socially and issue-wise Canada leans heavily left with the NDP, Bloc, and Greens all to the left of the Liberals.

As a result the Conservatives usually get an outsized portion of Parliament, and sometimes eke out holding power, as a result of Canada's fractured left. Even in this election the Conservatives got a slightly larger portion of seat vs. their vote percentage [35.6 vs 34.4].

[Canadian Visitor]

In a way the result is as it should be, at least when considering traditional right - left, conservative - liberal issues. Socially and issue-wise Canada leans heavily left with the NDP, Bloc, and Greens all to the left of the Liberals.

As a result the Conservatives usually get an outsized portion of Parliament, and sometimes eke out holding power, as a result of Canada's fractured left. Even in this election the Conservatives got a slightly larger portion of seat vs. their vote percentage [35.6 vs 34.4].

Worth saying here, the Bloc aren't really all that 'Left'. They are, however, very Quebec-centric in their views, which means secular, and strong on environmental policy. But they are closely aligned with the party in power provincially in Quebec, the CAQ who would be Quebec's 'conservative' party. Though, Quebec, as a whole, is somewhat 'left' of the rest of Canada.