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Well, it's not terrible. I mean, I'm not bawling my eyes out or anything.
It's a Conservative minority, which really sucks, but not as badly as a majority would have done.
There are a few negatives. Anne McLellan lost her seat in Edmonton Centre, so Alberta is all Tory blue. I don't think they say Tory anymore, but whatever. I can if I want.
Hmmmm, I can't think of another major negative, excepting the Conservative win, which I already covered.
So here are the positives....
-Paul Martin kept his seat in Montreal.
-In Canada's 3 largest urban centres (Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver) the Conservatives did not win a single seat (at least not as of the time I started writing this.) You see, people from other countries, we are not all racist, bigoted rednecks.
-The Bloc lost one seat, maybe two.
-The Liberals and the NDP together have 11 more seats than the Conservatives.
-The only policies the Conservatives will be able to pass are their more liberal minded ones.
-It shouldn't be a very long minority. I would hope that the first time they piss off the Bloc, the three other parties unite and give them a vote of non confidence. I really can not see the NDP supporting them for too long, and it would just be a sore point for the Liberals if they had to.
Of course, I could be all wrong, I'm not a political person after all, and perhaps the Conservatives could go on for ages and then win a majority.
I just don't think Canadians are that stupid.
23 January, 2006
Election Day...Part 3
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This is what's wrong with Canada. Paul Martin could chop the head off a baby and drink it's blood on national television, and still get re-elected; but a straight arrow like Stephen Harper, or a party like the Conservatives (who are more representative of Canadian's and our values than Liberals want to admit), are the enemy. I live in the greater Toronto Area, I’ve never dated anyone in my family, the back of my neck is not red, I am highly educated, and earn an honest living. I voted Conservative, I voted for a party that would finally clean up government, not one that’s led our nation to the level of voter apathy we have today. We are the silent majority, but we won’t be silent for much longer.
Hmmm....I suppose I would take your comments more seriously if you didn't post as anonymous. Somehow it just takes all the bite away.
Sorry, the name is Al.
That's typical of a Liberal, you vote this way, and can't even defend your position. Now why would you want to continue to support a corrupt government? At least I'd respect people like you more if you voted NDP.
This time I'll make sure not to post anonymous, like it’ll make a difference.
Al,
Thanks for the name, now is there a blog or something to go with it?
Although I was very sure about my support for the Liberals at the beginning of the campaign, I did have a few moments of wvering. The fact that I really liked my candidate ensured that my vote went Liberal.
I also would not say that this Conservative government would be as corrupt as the Conservatives of the 80s, nor do I think Paul Martin's Liberals could compare to Jean Chretien's. I wouldn't hold the previous government's wrongdoings against him. And yes, I do realize he was a part of that government. But found to be not at fault I believe.
Oops...wavering.
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