CANADIAN ELECTION RESULTS

The Conservatives win another minority government with 143 seats.
The Liberals come in second, again as the Opposition, with 76 seats.
The Bloc Quebecois won 50 seats, the NDP won 37, and the Greens failed to win any seats at all this election.

So it's more or less the results I thought we'd have. I'm disappointed, but not surprised, with the results.

Thoughts, anyone?

It's not that The Joker's gay. What he is, is Batsexual. He'd be whacking it to Batsy whether our hero had girl parts or boy parts underneath that rubber.

meow85 said:

The Conservatives win another minority government with 143 seats.
The Liberals come in second, again as the Opposition, with 76 seats.
The Bloc Quebecois won 50 seats, the NDP won 37, and the Greens failed to win any seats at all this election.

So it's more or less the results I thought we'd have. I'm disappointed, but not surprised, with the results.

Thoughts, anyone?

savoirfaire said:

meow85 said:

The Conservatives win another minority government with 143 seats.
The Liberals come in second, again as the Opposition, with 76 seats.
The Bloc Quebecois won 50 seats, the NDP won 37, and the Greens failed to win any seats at all this election.

So it's more or less the results I thought we'd have. I'm disappointed, but not surprised, with the results.

Thoughts, anyone?

A conservative minority is exactly what I was hoping for...

A party with real leadership is in power, but any out of control spending or social reform is held in check by an opposition that can take them down.

I am only disappointed by the strength of the Bloc. I also wish the Green won 2 or 3 seats. I voted for them, feeling more national support for them would ensure that the major parties put more focus on environmental issues.

It's not that The Joker's gay. What he is, is Batsexual. He'd be whacking it to Batsy whether our hero had girl parts or boy parts underneath that rubber.

meow85 said:

savoirfaire said:

A conservative minority is exactly what I was hoping for...

A party with real leadership is in power, but any out of control spending or social reform is held in check by an opposition that can take them down.

I am only disappointed by the strength of the Bloc. I also wish the Green won 2 or 3 seats. I voted for them, feeling more national support for them would ensure that the major parties put more focus on environmental issues.

I don't have a lot of confidence in the Liberals as the Opposition, is my problem with the results. I don't like the Conservatives or agree with anything they stand for, but I'm realistic enough to accept the inevitability of their winning again.

With any luck the Liberals and NDP will band together to strengthen the Opposition's opposition.

meow85 said:

meow85 said:

The Conservatives win another minority government with 143 seats.
The Liberals come in second, again as the Opposition, with 76 seats.
The Bloc Quebecois won 50 seats, the NDP won 37, and the Greens failed to win any seats at all this election.

So it's more or less the results I thought we'd have. I'm disappointed, but not surprised, with the results.

Thoughts, anyone?

savoirfaire said:

meow85 said:

I don't have a lot of confidence in the Liberals as the Opposition, is my problem with the results. I don't like the Conservatives or agree with anything they stand for, but I'm realistic enough to accept the inevitability of their winning again.

With any luck the Liberals and NDP will band together to strengthen the Opposition's opposition.

God I hope not.

I don't have too much issue with the Liberal party, if they'd grow some balls and propose a feasible alternative to the Conservatives, but the NDPs seem utterly clueless to me, and very very economy unfriendly.

I'd rather the Liberals just get a new leader and some new ideas.

It's not that The Joker's gay. What he is, is Batsexual. He'd be whacking it to Batsy whether our hero had girl parts or boy parts underneath that rubber.

News worthy Sticky ~ Mach

what happened to the liberal voting base? why the drop in numbers?

Oh no! Why? Is Canada becoming more conservative?

Of course, there are different types of conservatives so...

The Conservatives should be held responsible for wasting everyone's time and taxpayer money with an election where nothing really changed much. Harper should be ashamed of breaking his own law to only hold elections on set years.

I'm disappointed with the results, in my riding in St. Boniface (Winnipeg), we now have a Conservative who once had to take stress leave from a school lunchroom supervisor job.

XxAxX said:

It's not that The Joker's gay. What he is, is Batsexual. He'd be whacking it to Batsy whether our hero had girl parts or boy parts underneath that rubber.

lascantas said:

It's not that The Joker's gay. What he is, is Batsexual. He'd be whacking it to Batsy whether our hero had girl parts or boy parts underneath that rubber.

meow85 said:

markpeg said:

It's not that The Joker's gay. What he is, is Batsexual. He'd be whacking it to Batsy whether our hero had girl parts or boy parts underneath that rubber.

XxAxX said:

It's not that The Joker's gay. What he is, is Batsexual. He'd be whacking it to Batsy whether our hero had girl parts or boy parts underneath that rubber.

An unwanted, unwarranted election that cost $300,000,000 to produce the same results that everyone anticipated. Good job, Canada.

PurpleKnight said:

It's not that The Joker's gay. What he is, is Batsexual. He'd be whacking it to Batsy whether our hero had girl parts or boy parts underneath that rubber.

meow85 said:

PurpleKnight said:

An unwanted, unwarranted election that cost $300,000,000 to produce the same results that everyone anticipated. Good job, Canada.

Don't blame all of us. The majority of the citizens and even the other political parties were opposed to this election. The credit for this stupidity falls squarely on Harper's Conservatives.

I'm Canadian myself. I guess I should qualify my statement. When I say "Canada" in this instance, I'm referring specifically to the militaristic, corporate-seized government.

PurpleKnight said:

meow85 said:

Don't blame all of us. The majority of the citizens and even the other political parties were opposed to this election. The credit for this stupidity falls squarely on Harper's Conservatives.

I'm Canadian myself. I guess I should qualify my statement. When I say "Canada" in this instance, I'm referring specifically to the militaristic, corporate-seized government.

It's not that The Joker's gay. What he is, is Batsexual. He'd be whacking it to Batsy whether our hero had girl parts or boy parts underneath that rubber.

meow85 said:

PurpleKnight said:

I'm Canadian myself. I guess I should qualify my statement. When I say "Canada" in this instance, I'm referring specifically to the militaristic, corporate-seized government.

Still though. It's not fair to go around blaming everybody for Harper being an egotistical dispshit.

I was hoping the Liberals won

Edmonton, AB - - "all seeing, all knowing-thats our luv -prb"-"Yeah...we're like the Hotel California of fansites" - Nikademus - Nothinbutjoy¤°: I am so beyond mother fucking glad that it's the God Damned weekend that i could just shit kitttens

59.1% turnout is rubbish
are westerns the laziest people ever?

foal30 said:

PurpleKnight said:

It's not that The Joker's gay. What he is, is Batsexual. He'd be whacking it to Batsy whether our hero had girl parts or boy parts underneath that rubber.

meow85 said:

PurpleKnight said:

There's still something to be said for the political passivity of Canadian culture.

I can't imagine if a bigger percentage of voters actually bothered to turn up the Conservatives being in power would even be a question. The apathy seems to rest with the left-leaning base, as far as I can tell.

PurpleKnight said:

meow85 said:

I can't imagine if a bigger percentage of voters actually bothered to turn up the Conservatives being in power would even be a question. The apathy seems to rest with the left-leaning base, as far as I can tell.

I think so too, and I attribute it to the most left-wing constituency being completely disillusioned with the political system.

The first-past-the-post electoral system is in and of itself undemocratic, and I can't blame people for opting not to vote when they know that even if their chosen candidate in their area receives 49% of the vote, that 49% is literally disregarded.

It's not that The Joker's gay. What he is, is Batsexual. He'd be whacking it to Batsy whether our hero had girl parts or boy parts underneath that rubber.

no, 59.1% turn out is rubbish
do not tell me where and how I may take context.
regardless of the the problems you describe.
how exactly is choosing not to vote helping the situation.

congratulations on useless oneupmanship.

foal30 said:

foal30 said: