Canadian General Election, Live Thread (UPDATE: Conservatives Win!)

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[GreenLanternCorps]

If JimRob, etc. approve this is the Live Thread for the Canadian General Election, on January 23rd, 2005.

We have a while to go before the returns start coming in, but I thought the thread needed to get up and running.

[MEG33]

I feared so..Oh well.

[Dane]

NDP..Are they very liberal?

The "dippers"(nickname) are about 10 miles left of barbara boxer.

[Alberta's Child]

This kind of update is precisely why I'm not totally thrilled with the results of this election . . .

C 122
L 100
BQ 50
NDP 27

People here in the U.S. have to understand that this isn't just an election between two political parties. When I assess the results of the election, I will add the Liberal and NDP (and Green, if there are any) seats together -- since they all represent varying degrees of Marxism -- and compare them to the Conservatives. Based on this information here, I'd say that the "political score" in Canada is 127 for the liberals (small-"l") and 122 for the conservatives (small-"c"). I wouldn't include the Bloc Quebecois in either group (though they are Marxists as well), since they don't even consider themselves Canadians in the first place.

[PureSolace]

NDP..Are they very liberal?

My Canadian friends at work say it stands for the New Democratic Party... And they are left of the Liberal party!!! Yikes!

[longtermmemmory]

CBC showing vic towes con. hq saying there shall be a free vote regading homosexual marriage.

122 con.

[NilesJo]

What is the make up of the New Democratic Party (NDP)?

[MDspinboyredux]

How did you get my class photo???

Damn you papparatzi

[Canadian Outrage]

Yes, obviously the blackout law is a joke!! I just hope it doesn't stop conservative B.C. voters from going to the polls.

[Pikamax]

They would scare Karl Marx

[Free Dominoes]

She won't mind, gives her a shot at leadership which she'll waste her time trying to win (which makes warms my ice cold heart) She's young and rich, so if she wants to waste her time doing a pissant's job (compared to what she's use to, that's fine with me)

[mirado]

I would compare it slighlty diferent:

Republicans (non RINOs) = Conservatives (non CINOs)
Liberals = Republican Rinos
Democrats = NDP

etc.

[goldstategop]

You take what you can get. Its still a remarkable accomplishment. I almost thought they would snatch defeat again out of the jaws of victory. Not this time. They ran a great campaign. The Canadian people didn't trust them with a majority this time but wanted to give them a chance. Now they should make the most of it.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[Free Dominoes]

C 122
L 103
B 50
N 29
I 1

[CaptainCanada]

Commies and Pinko's - but generally harmless loveable ones.. ;-D

[Canadian Outrage]

Where are they counting now? What Province(s) are we in?

[Victoria Delsoul]

Indeed. Congratulations Canada. I'm happy for them as well.

The only thing I'm not quite happy about is a Conservative minority government as opposed to a majority government.

[SouthTexas]

Would be for some of us too. ;)

[mirado]

diferent = different

[maica]

Some declared Marxists, all Socialists

[FreeReign]

Not liking the libs at 100 though

...liking 35 less lib seats than 2004. :)