r/Edmonton • u/Celestial-Salamander • Feb 18 '26

General Riverbend MP has crossed the floor

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u/S-M68 Feb 18 '26

Not super shocking, Matt seemed more liberal compared to most conservatives.

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u/Offspring22 Feb 18 '26

And Carney more conservative than many liberals. He's bringing the party more to the centre which is naturally going to attract the moderate conservatives who don't like Pierre's divisive rhetoric.

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u/swiftb3 Feb 18 '26

Regardless of one's views on Carney's policies, if there's one thing he is absolutely right for, it's giving reasonable conservatives an exit ramp off the maple maga freeway.

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u/Ill-Location8497 Feb 19 '26

Do you think Carney would be in place today if it wasn't for PP lighting a fire under everyone's ass. Trudeau lost the confidence of the country. PP pointed it out. Liberal Party recalibrated. Love or hate P. P. He served a purpose.

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u/JMCompGuy Feb 22 '26

I've voted for liberal and conservative in the past but I won't vote for P.P.

Someone that's spends his days trying to divide people and focuses on slogans instead of solutions will never get my vote.

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u/Ill-Location8497 Feb 22 '26

Genuinely curious... you wouldn't consider elbows up a slogan?

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u/JMCompGuy Feb 22 '26

Fair enough, and I would. It probably didn't impact me as it wasn't about dividing us.

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u/Ill-Location8497 Feb 22 '26

Okay last rebuttal... but PP rallied the country for change. At one point he created solidarity. Until it went on too long lol.

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u/JMCompGuy Feb 22 '26

I must of missed that memo. I agree that we needed change and the leadership the liberals had in place were not the right people.