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[-] healthetank@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 days ago

To anyone reading this, I'd remind you that local politics are THE MOST important. You can far more easily get local politicians in who are extremely progressive, and begin movement from there. The lack of parties means its much simpler to run, and most people don't even bother voting. Plus those changes can have drastic impacts on what you see and do on a daily basis.

[-] Gnumile@lemmy.ca 1 points 12 hours ago

The kicker is that who you vote for locally is also the party/leader you're voting for at the provincial/federal level and that's a terrible system.

[-] kahnclusions@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago

Especially so in Canada. The politics that affects like 95% of your daily life is local and provincial. It infuriates me when I hear people blame all their problems on the PM that are actually the responsibility of your local or provincial government. Blaming Trudeau (or now Carney) for Doug Ford’s faults.

Housing, healthcare, education, public transport, urban planning, welfare, labour standards? It’s all exclusive jurisdiction of the provinces.

[-] GrackleBirb@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 days ago

This is absolutely true - while my riding is a complete waste and shithole that will always vote Conservative, we have had many progressive people on our town council and in mayoral positions.

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