Under any system, Canada would have a Leftist government into perpetuity. I doubt more than 25% of Canadians if that subscribe to conservative beliefs. The problem is the bulk of them live west of Manitoba.
Steyn has been silent since 10:50. I think the rise of the NDP into the Kingmaker role put him over the edge. It would be like Kucinich and Nader having the balance of power to elect Kerry. In other words, the worst possible outcome.
No offense, but after having said basically the same thing more than a dozen times, perhaps you have made your point?
Some sad facts about the Canadian election
1) While the Liberals lost about 40 seats, they only lost 4% of their popular vote compared to the 2000 election.
2) The Conservative earned about 30% of the national vote, THIS IS DOWN from the 37% of the vote that the Alliance/PC parties earned in 2000. The idea that this was some kind of conservative tide in Canada is false hope.
3) That 7-8% loss in popular vote by the Conservatives is exactly the same proportion that was picked up by the socialist NDP party
4) The Bloc picked up 22 seats on a 2% increase in popular vote all of it in Quebec. This was a clear anti-Liberal protest over the 'Sponsorship Scandal'. There is no strong separatist sentiment in Quebec right now.
5) In British Columbia the Conservatives will actually lose seat, while the Liberals will gain some (4 it looks like at this time). So much for the MYTH of the conservative 'West'.
Why is it a myth? Look at the seats and the % of the popular vote in each province. Alberta is the ONLY majority Conservative province.
Ironically the reason why the Conservatives can take seats in Manitoba and Saskatchewan is because they are MORE socialist and lest centrist than Ontario! Yep, the NDP does better in those provinces than it does in Ontario and splits the left wing vote letting the 40% minority Conservatives win. Saskatchewan will send an almost complete slate of Conservative MPs when 60% of the population is Left of center! On the whole, with the exception of Alberat, the west in only 5 to 8 points more conservative than Ontario.
Party Seats Share
ALBERTA
CON 26 61.9%
LIB 1 21.59%
NDP 0 9.65%
BC
CON 19 37.2%
LIB 10 28.48%
NDP 6 25.73%
NA 1 1.03%
Saskatchewan
CON 13 41.84%
LIB 1 27.24%
NDP 0 23.26%
Manitoba
CON 7 39.34%
NDP 4 23.34
LIB 3 33.1%
I wonder how long Alberta will be able to hold out as the last bastion of Canadian conservatism?