In a not particularly shocking update, Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is projected to win the by-election in Battle River-Crowfoot in rural Alberta, earning himself a ticket back to Ottawa and the House of Commons.
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I asked Google Gemini (a generative AI program) to draw me a map of the riding, and this is what it produced
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Gotcha. Thank you so much for this!!
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If you're going to Provost, you gotta see both
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Would probably pass in many parts of the country tbh
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Okay so I know we've all seen a lot of these but this is a pretty great example of its kind, I think.
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Happy by-election day in Battle River-Crowfoot, where Pierre Poilievre is vying for a seat and a trip back to Ottawa. I'm adding useful context into the @thestar.com's rolling file while the mighty @raisapatel.bsky.social handles the big news. Anything we should add? www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Live updates: Pierre Poilievre eyes return to parliament in Alberta’s Battle River—Crowfoot byelection
Pierre Poilievre is considered the favourite to win today’s byelection, which experts deem “one of the safest Conservative seats in all of Canada.”
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Ancient roman soldiers, every current toddler; potato, potato. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a...
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And then of course there’s the chance that this goes to referendum and everyone votes “no” but, based on this crowd, people do seem to be supporting this q with the pro-Canada spirit with which it was intended.
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So in order to have their question (Should Alberta remain a part of Canada?) be considered for referendum, they have to get almost 300k signatures by the end of October. Which is like 3200 per day? Which means they need… a lot of days like this.
