The Liberals, who played third-party spoiler for the better part of 60 years in Saskatchewan federal elections, now embrace strategic voting.

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If you watch some social media, you might forget that federal Conservatives are even fielding candidates in some Saskatchewan urban ridings.

The battle for votes between the Liberals and NDP seems to be consuming considerable oxygen with a debate about strategic voting and vote splitting.

Saskatoon—University Liberal candidate Greg Poelzer has been posting polling results on social media arguing that this riding has become a race between the Liberals and Conservatives.

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“This is our moment to come together — country over party — and flip this seat,” one of Poelzer’s posts proclaims. “Don’t split the vote. Let’s win it.”

With polling suggesting that Liberal fortunes in Saskatchewan have been revived since the departure of Justin Trudeau and the ascension of Mark Carney as leader, the Liberals suddenly see value in strategic voting.

The question faithful traditional NDP supporters will ask is where was this altruistic, country-first ideology that Liberals are now so enthusiastically embracing in recent