The neighborhood struggle for the National Canada soul

This year, the Canadians June and Bob Neske went from conservatives of a lifetime to liberal party voters in less than a month.

The military couple withdrawn from Corkery, a rural community of West Ottawa, had constantly voted the conservative party leader, Pierre poilievre, but have joined the efforts to evict their seat.

“We jumped the boat, absolutely,” Junree told the Liberal Party’s campaign office on Carleton’s mountain. “I disenchanted … mainly due to the subliminal messages of Poilievre, we know the message of the far right. I am not able to endure ethically and morally.”

It National elections On Monday a competition between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Poilievre, two leaders with very different personalities, experiences and views Canada.

“My husband Bob has never voted liberally all his life, but he will do so in this election. He loves Mark Carney,” said June.

CARNEY CONVERSATIONS ARE ONE OF THE REASUREMENT FOR WHICH POILIEVRE HAS LOVED A 25 POINT ADVANTA December placed him as probable Canada Prime Minister. This week it is talked about that you can lose your own seat.

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Nepean Borders Poilievre’s Carleton’s Safe Liberal seat of Cardone. The fine line between them reflects a broader national division of urban rural versus, technocratic versus populist leader, progressive versus libertarian values.

On Monday, the Canadians will decide if CarneyA former 60 -year -old governor of the Central Banks of Canada and England is the preferred man to lead his country through the economic uncertainty triggered by the President of the United States, Donald Trump.

Alternative is the 45 -year career political Poilievre, the agenda of “common sense” promises to restore the so -called “Canadian dream” through tax cuts, energy infrastructure projects and a hard position on crime.

“The last election, I voted conservative because of the (liberal leader) Justin Trudeau, but now it is a different option, as Trudeau has gone,” said June. “I know people will still vote poilievre, but the problem for me is their rhetoric, I don’t like it.”

Much of Popilievre’s popularity since he became a conservative leader in September 2022 comes from anger due to the cost of housing life and prices. Trudeau relentlessly attacked, who in early January announced that he would resign when a new party leader was elected and still regularly refers to him.

But the nation’s mood moved to support the Liberals after Trump entered the arena that month and Cardney became the Prime Minister in early March.

“Poilievre losing in Carleton makes a good story, but he would not put any stock,” said Dan Nowlan, an advisor to the government of former conservative prime minister Stephen Harper.

Nowlan said “there are some encouraging signs”, for a conservative victory on Monday.

“If young voters are and we have more than 20 million voters this time compared to 17 million in 2021, I think we could win more seats,” he said.

At the beginning of the week, Elections Canada, the government agency that oversees the vote, reported that 7.3 million people had voted at the advances, an increase of 25 percent of the same period before the general election of 2021.

Carleton made the country’s highest voter out with 43,394 ballots.

This enthusiasm does not indicate who votes and for whom. But what is clear is that many Canadians choose rabies by the past register of the liberal party in power or fears of the future crisis due to Trump.

The popular vote does not matter as much as the one who wins the marginal seats or swing of Canada, especially in the area of ​​the Grand Toronto, hosted at 7 million people.

Carleton’s liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy, trying to oust a 20-year-old holder, said that the real change that Canada needs is to get rid of Poilievre.

“There is a lot of buzz in Carleton, people have tired of their politics style and the style of the United States who have imported and their inability to deal with Trump,” he said.

The challenge of poilievre It has been distanced from Trump after attracting the endorsement of high-profile Maga sponsors at a time when the United States President’s antagonism towards Canada gathered the nation behind Cardney.

Poilievre also has to gain ground in Ontario, the most populous province of Canada and one of the economic engines of the country that will be most affected by the United States’ rates.

On Saturday, Carney made a last push to Ontario, while Poilievre on Sunday was planning to make a whistle tour in the province that culminated in a final meeting in Edwards, a small town in his Carleton district.

Surveys show that the minor parties of Canada as the new Democratic Party and the French speech block Québécois have lost significant support for Carney. They are also more likely to align with the liberals in the event that there is a minority government alliance.

The corporation of the Canadian Broadcasting corporation trawlAn aggregate of the national vote shows that the margin between the two parties has been strengthened, but the liberals are favored to win most seats.

On Thursday night, from the headquarters of the Poilievre Carleton campaign, in Manotick, in a shopping center outside a 76 -year -old Loblaws grocery store, he said he voted for Carney, the first time he has voted for the Liberal Party.

“Poilievre is too abrasive, it is no longer nice,” he said.

“Abrasive? Poilievre is on Earth, without nonsense,” said Melissa, 40, who requested that his full name were not used because he could affect his small business.

“We have three mouths to feed ourselves, every time we do the groceries, it costs an additional $ 70,” he said.

Poilievre needs voters such as Melissa and her husband to turn their frustration with the liberal government into a decisive tour of the ballot box.

“I read CARNEY BOOK, it is very clear what its platform is: more taxes,” he said.