Canada

True. We've only kicked the can down the road at best with this election, so this has been on my mind as more important than ever right now. But even if we get a good form of proportional representation, we can't get complacent. We still have to win a war of ideas.

Prominent supporters of the CPC here in Canada want to implement a (faster!) DOGE-like process. It's also very concerning that Labour in the UK (rough equivalent to our LPC) is slashing survival-necessary benefits for disabled young people, and their ascending Reform Company-that-runs-as-a-party is championing a Trump-style agenda. Australia's Liberal party (rough equivalent to CPC) wanted to do the same, but luckily there's been a backlash.

For now, Australia looks likely to follow what we did and re-elect their Labour party (LPC equivalent) as government. Soon, people in the US won't be able to avoid the reality of a massive wave of layoffs starting at docks and the transportation sector and fanning its way out across supply chains (unless they can somehow miraculously head this off or their manufacturing sector proves more resilient). Maybe global opinion will change then, but there's always the risk we'll get even more of the same push we've had for decades upon decades from every major party: "Slashing taxes for the rich and cutting services didn't work? Guess we have to do it even harder!"