Canada’s recent federal election suggests a growing gender divide in political preferences.

Polling indicated women voters leaned strongly toward the Liberals, while an increasing number of men — particularly younger men — gravitated toward the Conservatives.

This polarization was not simply a matter of partisan preference but reflected deeper social, cultural and economic realignments rooted in identity politics and diverging values.

The gender gap also mirrors patterns across western democracies, where far-right populist parties increasingly draw male support through nationalist, anti-immigration and anti-feminist narratives, while women — especially racialized and university-educated — opt for progressive parties promoting equality and social protection.

  • Daniel Quinn@lemmy.ca
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    You posted an article with a misleading headline suggesting that the Prime Minister is elected by Canadians at large — something objectively false, and you’re suggesting that I’m the ignorant one.

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      Right. Every time Poilievre or Smith screamed “Trudeau bad!” It was clearly meant towards Trudeau alone and didn’t refer to the Liberal Party as a whole. This headline is only misleading to pedants, the rest of us understand fully and I think you do too.

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      Canadians understand we vote for MPs and the PM is the leader of the party.

      Americans make the mistake of thinking otherwise.

      Does that mean you’re American then?