905 Ridings and Legalization Voters

[500channelsurfer]

What is not being widely discussed in this election is that politicians have required to win over the 905 area ridings (outer ring of Toronto) in order to win a majority government. These ridings usually vote in conformity and unison, and went Harper to give the Conservatives their last majority. Most of the rest of the country is either predictable or irrelevant: Maritimes = Liberal; Alberta = Conservative; Quebec can vote Bloc, NDP or whatever and majorities can be made entirely without them (Chrétien, Harper). British Columbia might be interesting. But the 905 is the area with the "tell" as to who will win.

Also getting absolutely no coverage: Marijuana was legalized by Trudeau, and by winning over the "stoner vote" Trudeau got a big boost in his fist run for PM by those pro-legalization voters. The Liberal Party seems to like to scare people away from the Conservatives by scare-mongering about abortion, health care privatization, etc. If the Liberal Party were smart, could they not also add keeping marijuana legal to that list? 

[August1991]

Agreed.

This 2025 federal election will be decided in suburban Toronto.

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But here's my broader thought:

Without Alberta and Quebec, Ontario is just another Michigan - and Toronto another Detroit.