Actually I don't think that they can often skate on the canals in January, since the Little Ice Age ended around 1900. The leftist elite are very nervous, Fortuyn's partisan are in a semi-violent mood, there is talk of postponing the elections now set for Wednesday of next week. If the elections are held, and Fortuyn's partisans get the expected boost, they may very well take power in a coaltion with the Christian Democrats and the 'Liberal' (libertarian) party.