The Election Solved Nothing: How Canada Voted for Permanent Gridlock and National Decline

The ballots are counted, the pundits have pontificated, and the result is in: Canada has enthusiastically voted for more of the same failure. The 2025 federal election, a pointless exercise that cost taxpayers over half a billion dollars, has returned yet another Liberal minority government, cementing our nation's status as a state adrift in a sea of permanent political gridlock. This isn't a mandate; it's a national shrug of indifference, a collective decision to embrace mediocrity and watch our country slide further into decline.

Mark Carney’s Liberals, despite their leader never having won an election, will cling to power, propped up by an ever-opportunistic NDP that will trade its soul for a few scraps of a progressive agenda. Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives, despite winning the popular vote yet again, have been locked out of power, proving that a plurality of Canadians’ votes simply don’t matter in our broken electoral system. The result is a government with no real authority, a country with no clear direction, and a future where every major decision will be held hostage by backroom deals and partisan gamesmanship.

This outcome is a victory for no one but the Ottawa insiders who thrive on this kind of paralysis. For ordinary Canadians struggling with a crushing cost of living, a failing healthcare system, and a housing market in flames, this election was a slap in the face. It confirmed that the political class is incapable of solving our problems because they are the problem. Welcome to the next four years of stagnation. Welcome to the managed decline of Canada.