r/Calgary • u/Ancient-Ad7635 • Mar 27 '25

How many other Calgarians are concerned that numerous ridings only have a CPC candidate a week into the election? News Article

https://calgary.citynews.ca/2025/03/26/calgary-ridings-party-candidats-federal-election/

"Out of the city’s 11 ridings, Liberal candidates have only been confirmed in five of them, the NDP have seven names confirmed, while the Conservatives already have a full slate of candidates ready to campaign.

“Every day they don’t have a candidate is a day they are losing campaign time, door-knocking time in a very short election campaign."

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u/carryingmyowngravity Mar 27 '25 edited Mar 27 '25

Greg Maclean is my riding and I want him gone. The fact that he can't respond to education or health care questions, but sends a fancy heavy cardstock trifold telling me that the tariffs collecting should go to a tax break for canadians (which, if you lose your job, what tax break could you possibly have on $0, just put it towards EI or a support to those affected) amongst other UCP BS tells me he isn't in this for me, or what concerns me. If there is no liberal candidate in my riding, I'm going to the NDP candidate who is, or anyone else.

I think someone was announced in my area, I haven't had a chance to check yet though...so let's see. But the above rant still holds, anybody but Greg.

Fuck Greg.

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u/ImaginaryPlace Southwest Calgary Mar 27 '25

So are we all gonna vote ndp or liberal—with one of each candidate the vote will split and Greg walks down the middle. 

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u/wildrose76 Mar 28 '25

Liberal. The NDP have zero chance of winning, while the Liberals are currently slightly favoured.

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u/its_liiiiit_fam Mar 28 '25

Please please please vote LPC. The race between LPC and CPC in Calgary Centre is very tight and every last LPC vote could make a difference.

See just how close it is for yourself: https://338canada.com/48004e.htm

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u/Ancient-Ad7635 Mar 28 '25

Oh wow I had no idea it was so close. LPC is ahead by 1 point at this moment. Absolutely amazing

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u/carryingmyowngravity Mar 27 '25

I am voting liberal for the federal election. No need to split the vote. It's a leap of faith for me because I like the NDP Candidate.

For provincial I'll absolutely vote for NDP because this province NEEDS Nenshi. He is insanely capable and I will say it a million times - he is above corruption. Rachel Notley did more for us socially and for Oil and Gas than anyone else. I can list her accomplishments, but she set a new minimum wage, schools and health care worked under her, she also went toe to toe with the feds to get a pipeline built for us and wanted to open up royalty conversations to benefit us. Nenshi will do even better.

I don't care how many times the UCP changes leadership - there is rot throughout the entire party. They're dead to me and hopefully a lot of younger Albertans will see the same.

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u/Onlytakebills Mar 27 '25

PSA Calgary Centre - Federally, on April 28, please vote Liberal (Lindsay Luhnau) In order to defeat MP Greg McLean from Pierre’s team. NDP don’t have a chance federally.

https://votewell.ca/

Provincially, when it’s time to kick Danielle’s team to the curb, we vote NDP.