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.

[milltech]

Thanks!

[CaptainCanada]

This is like game 8 of the 1972 Russia-Canada Hockey Series.
I doubt I can "sit back and relax"....

[goldstategop]

It WAS all about her. And let's not forget Scott Brison. How does it feel to be a turncoat? They're about to find out the wages of betrayal are not all that golden. Serves 'em right.

(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.")

[furquhart]

Actually, Riding seems to be a mostly Canadian term. The British refer to them as Constituencies.

[Canadian Outrage]

I know. Chirac is as close to a commie as you can get. Vincente Fox is a serious disappointment. France is now paying for a lot of their relativism. When the Muslims were rioting on the streets and burning the place down, they had absolutely no way to control the situation.

Quebec, incidentally, has the largest Arab population in North America. There are problems to come in this country because of the past Liberal decisions.

[1066AD]

What about the Governor General ?

[Canadian Outrage]

Me thinks, Belinda has NO political future whatsoever.

[Canadian Outrage]

Make that: I have seen. That is not good english, I seen. Geez!!

[1066AD]

I think Riding in England was more like county or "administrative region".
Yorkshire had an East Riding and a West Riding (might still have).

[gary_b_UK]

Riding in the UK means a sub-division of a county i.e. the county of Yorkshire is split into the East Riding, North Riding and West Riding.

The equivalent of a Canadian riding and a U.S. congressional district in the UK is a parliamentary constituency.

[Canadian Outrage]

I don't think there is any LEGAL way to know that.

[Antioch]

God willing, we'll be seeing these kind of images in the Toronto Sun and National Post tomorrow morning

[tlj18]

Quebec, incidentally, has the largest Arab population in North America.

More than the Detroit area? I mean in actual people and not a percentage of the population.

France has a whole lot of Muslims (I don't think many of them are Arabs...). Within the next twenty to thirty years, many believe that France will become a Muslim-majority country. In other words, France as we know it will cease to exist.

The difference between Arab and Muslim may not make much of a difference; Iran is not an Arab country.

[GiveEmDubya]

Yeah I was just explaining that 5 to 2 is the way NL looked going into the election. It's not necessarily indicative of any results to come tonight. No cause for panic.

Speaking of results, is anyone else having trouble getting onto Captain's Quarters?

[fanfan]

Ever heard an abortion supporter call themselves PRO-death? No - they are PRO-choice

They are Pro-death for defenseless babies, but deny societies choice regarding accountability of murderers.

No logic there. They support death, but not life.

[GiveEmDubya]

OK I got in just fine...all systems go.

[Canadian Outrage]

That's what I read. You could be right in that it is calculated proportionately!!

[fanfan]

Yes

[Dane]

LOL!

Hopefully history repeats itself.

If the Canadian Conservatives get a majority, I wonder if liberal Canadians will start another "We're sorry" crying website, like American liberals did after kerry's loss.

[Roy Wilson]

Captain's Quarters seems to be down, probably trafic