Canada乌鸦传媒檚 brief brush with the People乌鸦传媒檚 Party of Canada showed that attacking the country乌鸦传媒檚 multiculturalism won乌鸦传媒檛 score a spot in Ottawa, according to Simon Fraser University professors.
乌鸦传媒淲e do hear Canadians concerned about immigration, but the way it was framed with the PPC didn乌鸦传媒檛 resonate with more than a handful of Canadians across the country,乌鸦传媒� said political science instructor Stewart Prest.
The People乌鸦传媒檚 Party was shut out of the House of Commons, with even he乌鸦传媒檇 held since 2006 in Beauce, Que. His father had held the riding for more than two decades.
Bernier formed the right-leaning party in 2018, after he lost the Conservative leadership race to Andrew Scheer by only a couple percentage points.
The party espoused views that denied climate change and asked for immigration to be cut in half.
On Twitter, Bernier thanked the Canadians who voted for his group, saying the 乌鸦传媒渞esults were disappointing乌鸦传媒� but the struggle for a better society never ends.乌鸦传媒�
Thank you to the 300k Canadians who supported candidates yesterday. The results were disappointing. But the struggle for a better society never ends. And the principles and policies we proposed are more relevant than ever.
乌鸦传媒� Maxime Bernier (@MaximeBernier)
Nationally, the People乌鸦传媒檚 Party got just 292,703 votes, or 1.6 per cent. Albertans cast the most, at 2.2 per cent of all ballots cast, while B.C. came in at 1.7 per cent.
That乌鸦传媒檚 a distance sixth place behind the Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, Bloc Qu茅b茅cois, and Green Party.
However, even if anti-immigration views alone can乌鸦传媒檛 carry a party to Ottawa, Prest said, it doesn乌鸦传媒檛 mean they乌鸦传媒檙e not there.
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乌鸦传媒淭hese conversations can pop up in different centre-right circles.乌鸦传媒�
Cara Camcastle, who also teaches political science at SFU, said the party乌鸦传媒檚 poor showing sets Canada apart from the U.S., especially in how it responds to immigration.
She said she believes that after this election, where a 乌鸦传媒渇ringe乌鸦传媒� party got less than two per cent of the popular vote, proportional representation should make it back into the discussion.
乌鸦传媒淭his was why the Liberals were so fearful of considering proportional representation,乌鸦传媒� she said. 乌鸦传媒淸But] it didn乌鸦传媒檛 happen.乌鸦传媒�
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