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Canadian General Election, Live Thread (UPDATE: Conservatives Win!)
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Posted on 01/23/2006 8:03:44 AM PST by 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.
TOPICS: Breaking News; Canada; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: canada; canadianelection; conservatives; consevatives; election; liberals; paulmartin; stephenharper; throwthebumsout
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To: GMMAC; Pikamax; Former Proud Canadian; Great Dane; Alberta's Child; headsonpikes; Ryle; ...
From The Gazette:
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Prime Minister Paul Martin appeared tense, his shoulders hunched, as he entered a polling station with wife Sheila to cast his ballot in his Montreal riding of Lasalle-Emard on Monday.
Asked how he felt, Martin said: "I feel great. I feel great." He then made a beeline to his waiting limousine, ignoring reporters' questions, smiling curtly, his eyes cast downward.
![](http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20060123/i/ra1166287767.jpg?x=308&y=345&sig=E2wprNkC6ZDn4LlSE1Foeg--)
Paul Martin votes.
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posted on
01/23/2006 11:52:14 AM PST
by
fanfan
(" The liberal party is not corrupt " Prime Minister Paul Martin)
To: fanfan
I didn't make those names up, I got that from a Canadian business owner in Windsor.
Loonie= $1 coin , Toonie = $2 coin.
142
posted on
01/23/2006 11:53:08 AM PST
by
Beagle8U
(An "Earth First" kinda guy ( when we finish logging here, we'll start on the other planets.)
To: GiveEmDubya
143
posted on
01/23/2006 11:53:41 AM PST
by
fanfan
(" The liberal party is not corrupt " Prime Minister Paul Martin)
To: fanfan
Holy crap, did the CBC intentionally hide this picture of martin trying to impersonate bruce springsteen on Saturday night. Martin looks like a john kerry/springsteen wannabe.
![](http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2006/WORLD/americas/01/22/canada.election.ap/story.martin.guitar.ap.jpg)
The picture is headlining CNN International's below article.
Canadians set for political change
144
posted on
01/23/2006 11:54:51 AM PST
by
Dane
( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)
To: fanfan
For those in teh U.S. - Canada still uses paper ballots, where you write an X beside the candidates name. The ballot are all hand counted by election volunteers. Any room for shinanigans?
145
posted on
01/23/2006 11:56:15 AM PST
by
doc30
(Democrats are to morals what and Etch-A-Sketch is to Art.)
To: Beagle8U
That's right.
That is what we call our coins.
The Loonie was so called because it had a Loon on it.
The Toonie got it's name because it rhymed with Loonie.
146
posted on
01/23/2006 11:56:17 AM PST
by
fanfan
(" The liberal party is not corrupt " Prime Minister Paul Martin)
To: CaptainCanada
Red here has always been associated with Communism & Liberalism.Here, too. Until somehow the MSM hijacked Blue and we all played along with it sometime during GHWB's election, I think.
147
posted on
01/23/2006 11:56:50 AM PST
by
sam_paine
(X .................................)
To: fanfan
Prime Minister Paul Martin appeared tense, his shoulders hunched, as he entered a polling station with wife Sheila to cast his ballot in his Montreal riding of Lasalle-Emard on Monday. I was talking to a good friend who works for Global TV in Halifax yeaterday, and if Martin's internal polls are telling him what my friend said this will be a very unpleasant night for Canuck Liberals.
GOOD!
148
posted on
01/23/2006 11:56:57 AM PST
by
mitchbert
(Facts Are Stubborn Things .)
To: fanfan
That picture is begging to be captioned. Here is mine:
Lord I got em, I go the ad-scam blues
149
posted on
01/23/2006 11:57:24 AM PST
by
aCDNinUSA
((Go Harper Go))
To: Beagle8U
No reason to change Loonies and Toonies either. We Canadians hated the Loonie coin at first but are now used to them. It's so named because of the loon bird on it, not anything else derogatory.
Toonies matched as a name and because of the $2 value. Toonies are rather nice because from the side they look like quarters, and you find out you have more money in your purse that you initially thought...
150
posted on
01/23/2006 11:57:50 AM PST
by
plushaye
(President Bush: W-2-4-4!! God Bless him and his administration.)
To: Beagle8U
The word 'loonie'comes from slang becasue a picture of a loon is on one side of the coin. Twoonie rhymes with Loonie for the $2 coin.
151
posted on
01/23/2006 11:58:04 AM PST
by
doc30
(Democrats are to morals what and Etch-A-Sketch is to Art.)
To: Dane
LOL.
At least in your picture he's got the strap on correctly.
152
posted on
01/23/2006 11:59:07 AM PST
by
fanfan
(" The liberal party is not corrupt " Prime Minister Paul Martin)
To: mitchbert
I noticed the absence of a smile. And ducking the reporters' questions can tell you only one thing: the news is not very good for the Liberals.
(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.")
153
posted on
01/23/2006 12:00:53 PM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
To: fanfan
I thought that Toonie came from $2 (two)=Two-nie to rhyme with loonie, which became the basis for Loonie Toonie coins?
Thats All Folks
154
posted on
01/23/2006 12:03:00 PM PST
by
Beagle8U
(An "Earth First" kinda guy ( when we finish logging here, we'll start on the other planets.)
To: mitchbert
What is going to be nice is to watch ridings in Ontario that were conservative for a long time until they went Grit in 1993. Ridings like Northhumberland and Barrie just as two of many examples that will once again become conservative after this election.
I am still holding out a little hope that my riding (Kingston and the Islands) may toss out the Liberal Speaker of the House but I won't be holding my breathe.
155
posted on
01/23/2006 12:03:42 PM PST
by
hawkaw
To: doc30
Yes.
The big problem is going to be people voting who are not actually citizens.
They don't have to show ID, just have a voters card.
156
posted on
01/23/2006 12:05:44 PM PST
by
fanfan
(" The liberal party is not corrupt " Prime Minister Paul Martin)
To: goldstategop; fanfan
Appx. six hours left and any Canadian Freepers who haven't voted yet, make sure you vote.
157
posted on
01/23/2006 12:06:20 PM PST
by
Dane
( anyone who believes hillary would do something to stop illegal immigration is believing gibberish)
To: Beagle8U
For what it's worth (nothing), I think in the end we're going to see a higher than predicted number of Conservative seats, maybe over 145, keeping us all awake late into the night praying for a majority!
To: fanfan
In rural areas, you don't even need to be registered. The election laws allow you to go to the polling place with a utility bill and drivers liscence in your name and you can vote on the spot. This is allowed because rural Canada is vast and it is impossible for election registrars to identify every residence. Especially when some people have addresses that ar rural routes and nor house number. That was from over 11 years ago; I don't know if things have cvhanged since then.
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posted on
01/23/2006 12:08:23 PM PST
by
doc30
(Democrats are to morals what and Etch-A-Sketch is to Art.)
To: fanfan
Doesn't he realize how really stupid that looks? Reminds me of some of our dems.
160
posted on
01/23/2006 12:08:31 PM PST
by
MamaB
(mom to an Angel)
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