Posted on 06/28/2004 2:51:25 AM PDT by conservative in nyc
The Canadian election is today. If the most recent polls are correct, the Conservative Party of Canada may win more seats in Canada's House of Commons, setting the stage for a Conservative minority government. A new day may be dawning in Canada. But the election is going to be close.
Please use this thread for any early election articles that pop-up over the course of the day, predictions and news analysis, and, of course, the actual results as they come in.
Also, please post links to Canadian elections result sites here.
Or, Canadian liberals are like the Democrat Party USA - - masters of vote fraud.
How could the polls have been so off???
Canadian voters decided the risk of change was greater than staying with the devil they know. Besides, the Liberals bought up every one who might have voted against them. Its hard to say "NO" to a party that gives you so many goodies.
Just goes to show that one should never put too much faith in the polls.
I think near forever. The Canadians are very risk averse, and simply not interested in rugged individualism, and of course enjoy tweaking the colossus to the south. Quebec really should be their own country. There really is no reason they should not be, that I can discern.
the Minister of Defence is defeated...
maybe you can get Baghdad Bob
Stein: 10.50pm: If these numbers hold, we're looking at a Liberal minority government governing well to the left of M Chretien's three ministries. Chuck Cadman is leading in Surrey North. If you look at my BC predictions below, he's the Independent.
Great. Now Canada goes even further Left.
Some good news on this darkest of nights
| DISTRICT: Edmonton Centre | |||||||
| Candidate | Party | Vote Count | Vote Share | Elected | |||
| Anne McLellan | LIB | 4209 | 42.89% |
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| Laurie Hawn | CON | 3873 | 39.47% |
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| Meghan McMaster | NDP | 958 | 9.76% |
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| David J. Parker | GRN | 547 | 5.57% |
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| Lyle Kenny | MP | 92 | 0.94% |
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| Sean Tisdall | PCP | 85 | 0.87% |
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| John Baloun | IND | 35 | 0.36% |
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| Peggy Morton | ML | 14 | 0.14% |
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| DISTRICT: Edmonton-Beaumont | |||||||
| Candidate | Party | Vote Count | Vote Share | Elected | |||
| Tim Uppal | CON | 7406 | 42.16% |
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| David Kilgour | LIB | 7317 | 41.65% |
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| Paul Reikie | NDP | 1876 | 10.68% |
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| Michael Garfinkle | GRN | 896 | 5.1% |
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| Naomi Rankin | COM | 71 | 0.4% |
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Steyn:
10.50pm: If these numbers hold, we're looking at a Liberal minority government governing well to the left of M Chretien's three ministries. Chuck Cadman is leading in Surrey North. If you look at my BC predictions below, he's the Independent.
http://www.steynonline.com/index2.cfm?edit_id=23
This is scary for Canada. Maybe the Liberals will govern so far left as to ruin the country and lead to a Conservative Political Revolution. I think Canada will really have to hit bottom before it can right its ship.
Gosh! M. Martin's going to need an outrigger for balance!
You are right. Canada has no interest in becoming a free enterprise copy of America and their voting for Leftists in overwhelming numbers is Canadians' way of saying they're not American. I don't see the Conservatives winning in my lifetime in Canada. With a built in 75% Leftist vote base, let's face it, Canada will never really be a competitive democracy, if by a democracy you mean a country in which governments are changed periodically. Trudeaupia lives on.
As I said, Canadians are one of the most risk averse polities on this planet. I think Ontario voters were also concerned that the somewhat more right wing Tory profile, might disturb the gravy train. Plus, Martin was largely admired as a good leader in the seat of real Canadian power, while Harper was a newbie.
LEFT COALTION: 160
TORIES: 91
Just like the Cubs fans always hope...
It is possible that the polls THEMSELVES caused the results; think about the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle...
The polls scared the heck out of the libs, so they rushed to vote.
The polls mollified the conservatives, so they weren't as motivated.
Base turnout is EVERYTHING. And, vote fraud helps libs too, of course.
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