{"id":17295,"date":"2021-09-22T02:08:09","date_gmt":"2021-09-22T02:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=17295"},"modified":"2021-09-22T02:29:28","modified_gmt":"2021-09-22T02:29:28","slug":"something-else-was-happening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/?p=17295","title":{"rendered":"something else was happening&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-0 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pp.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pp.jpg 700w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pp-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/pp-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>Pam Palmater<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OPINION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The election result is yet another sign that Canada is becoming fertile ground for far-right groups<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/author\/pam-palmater\/\">Pam Palmater<\/a>  MACLEANS   September 21, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PPC got more than 800,000 votes, and that should worry all of us <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/opinion\/the-ppc-got-more-than-800000-votes-and-that-should-worry-all-of-us\/\">https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/opinion\/the-ppc-got-more-than-800000-votes-and-that-should-worry-all-of-us\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/madly-maxparty-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17316\" width=\"1000\" height=\"527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/madly-maxparty-.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/madly-maxparty--300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/madly-maxparty--768x405.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Court-Painter-Madly-Max.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17311\" width=\"1000\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Court-Painter-Madly-Max.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Court-Painter-Madly-Max-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Court-Painter-Madly-Max-768x543.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Excerpt from article:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While most political analysts were focused on whether the Liberals would hold on to their minority government, <strong>something else was happening<\/strong> throughout election night: the People\u2019s Party of Canada (PPC) popular vote count continued to rise. In fact, they more than doubled the votes for the Green Party. In 2019, the PPC had almost 300,000 votes. But this election, at last count, the current total is more than 800,000\u2014more than double that of two years ago. While none of the candidates in the PPC\u2014not even leader Maxime Bernier\u2014has won a seat, the party has been able rally the angry anti-maskers and those opposed to pandemic health measures under their far-right umbrella. A closer look at some of those who\u2019ve joined the party include those who were&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/politics\/controversial-mp-derek-sloan-ejected-from-conservative-caucus-1.5274153\" target=\"_blank\">rejected by the Conservative party<\/a>&nbsp;or gained some degree of notoriety from&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/windsor\/maxime-bernier-stands-by-ontario-ppc-candidate-racist-transphobic-tweets-1.5298433\" target=\"_blank\">racist rhetoric<\/a>, or are&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/manitoba\/maxime-bernier-manitoba-taken-into-custody-1.6062801\" target=\"_blank\">opposed to pandemic health protections<\/a>. And almost a million Canadians support them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/max-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17309\" width=\"761\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/max-7.jpg 761w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/max-7-300x296.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Max-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17322\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Max-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Max-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Max-1-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/max-5-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17321\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/max-5-.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/max-5--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/max-5--768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/max-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17326\" width=\"566\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/max-8.jpg 566w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/max-8-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 566px) 85vw, 566px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/maximum-max.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17315\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/maximum-max.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/maximum-max-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/allanhardingmackay.ca\/courtpainter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/maximum-max-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An Ass on his ass on his ass<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OPINION The election result is yet another sign that Canada is becoming fertile ground for far-right groups By&nbsp;Pam Palmater MACLEANS September 21, 2021 The PPC got more than 800,000 votes, and that should worry all of us https:\/\/www.macleans.ca\/opinion\/the-ppc-got-more-than-800000-votes-and-that-should-worry-all-of-us\/ Excerpt from article: While most political analysts were focused on whether the Liberals would hold on to &hellip; 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