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Since there does not appear to be another live thread for the Canadian General Election, I'm starting this one.
1 posted on 05/02/2011 6:06:40 PM PDT by GreenLanternCorps
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To: GreenLanternCorps

I will assume Canada faces the same set of problems which the US does: bigger government, financial disaster, spend thrift social programs.


2 posted on 05/02/2011 6:08:43 PM PDT by arrogantsob
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East Canada polls have closed, it looks like both the Conservatives and the NDP may pick up some seats at the expense of the Liberals. FYI for Americans, “Tories” are big-C Conservatives, “Grits” are Liberals, and “Dippers” are NDP if you’re wondering about nicknames.


3 posted on 05/02/2011 6:09:35 PM PDT by coydog (Time to feed the pigs!)
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Go Harper!


5 posted on 05/02/2011 6:15:26 PM PDT by cookcounty ("Hey! 72 STURGEONS? I was supposed to get 72 Virgins!" --Osama "Bubbles" Laden)
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Let’s hope the Conservatives finally get their majority.

Can’t see the public trusting Jack “Massage Parlour” Layton.


6 posted on 05/02/2011 6:15:40 PM PDT by canuck_conservative
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My relatives North of Toronto can receive 680 AM News. They state that ALL of the AM news readers are obvious far far LEFT wing zealots. The "female" news readers are overbearing and frequently bully their "male" counterparts who all seem to speak with a high-pitched lisp.

680 AM NEWS are openly cheering for the socialists ... the NDP and Jack Layton.

9 posted on 05/02/2011 6:30:01 PM PDT by pyx (Rule#1.The LEFT lies.Rule#2.See Rule#1. IF THE LEFT CONTROLS THE LANGUAGE, IT CONTROLS THE ARGUMENT.)
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The last Canadian election (2008) is when I first heard of a "Tweet." I had no idea what they were talking about. I thought the Canucks were on the sauce or something. I mean "tweets?" "tweeters?" I thought it was some variation on "Twits" and Twittering".

Is CSPAN covering "the ridings?"

11 posted on 05/02/2011 6:31:00 PM PDT by cookcounty ("Hey Waiter! 72 STURGEONS? I'm supposed to get 72 VIRGINS!" --Osama "Bubbles" Laden)
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Go, Rona!


13 posted on 05/02/2011 6:33:35 PM PDT by matt1234 (Dreams from My Father II: Alien Sex Files)
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To: GreenLanternCorps; exg; Alberta's Child; albertabound; AntiKev; backhoe; Byron_the_Aussie; ...

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14 posted on 05/02/2011 6:35:44 PM PDT by Clive
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CBC just got in a bit of trouble for prematurely showing election results. Elections Canada takes a very dim view of this. Watching the live streaming election coverage of Sun TV now. They won’t be reporting actual results until a little later.


15 posted on 05/02/2011 6:37:41 PM PDT by coydog (Time to feed the pigs!)
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I was in Canada once on election day and I was amazed at how quickly they were able to count and tabulate the results and know which party had what number of seats in the parliament. Of course they don’t have the Democratic Party needing delays and confusion in order to steal elections.


20 posted on 05/02/2011 6:51:06 PM PDT by Verginius Rufus
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Sun News Network streaming live
21 posted on 05/02/2011 6:54:47 PM PDT by Clive
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WHOA! Results are in... Conservatives gain in Nova Scotia


31 posted on 05/02/2011 7:22:37 PM PDT by dangus
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WHOA! Results are in... Conservatives gain in Nova Scotia ... and Labrador. NDP party (radical Left) takes over seats from Bloc Quebecois ...


32 posted on 05/02/2011 7:23:45 PM PDT by dangus
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308 total seats.

Conservatives winning in Quebec ridings? Really? Cool!!


33 posted on 05/02/2011 7:24:21 PM PDT by cookcounty ("Hey Waiter! 72 STURGEONS? I'm supposed to get 72 VIRGINS!" --Osama "Bubbles" Laden)
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The CBC just called JACK LAYTON as leader of the opposition.


34 posted on 05/02/2011 7:24:24 PM PDT by GreenLanternCorps ("Barack Obama" is Swahili for "Jimmy Carter".)
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WHOA! Results are in... Conservatives gain in Nova Scotia ... and Labrador. NDP party (radical Left) takes over seats from Bloc Quebecois ...

... Could be a route... Conservatives look to gain a pair from Liberals in New Brunswick, also... NDP crushing BQ.


35 posted on 05/02/2011 7:26:37 PM PDT by dangus
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This could be historic... It looks as if Canada’s moved to a two-party system, Conservatives v. NDP. Bloc Quebecois and the Liberals have totally collapsed.

Bloc Quebecois are like Yellow-dogs... phony moderates who attract a strictly regional vote. They’ve formed governments with Conservatives in the past though.

Liberals WERE the major liberal party, now the radical NDP has taken over, it seems.


39 posted on 05/02/2011 7:30:51 PM PDT by dangus
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There’s two levels of bad news, here, however. Conservatives have lost a potential partner in forming a coalition government, with the absolutely horrible showing of Bloc Quebecois. Secondly, the NDP has gained a couple rural seats from the Conservatives in the far North of various provinces, meaning the Conservatives would need to form a coalition. There’s a real nasty specter of a NDP-liberal minority government rearing its ugly head.


44 posted on 05/02/2011 7:33:54 PM PDT by dangus
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A few switches in projections, and the Conservatives are now looking at 150 seats, after all. Plus, I’ve investigated the BQ seats, and they are winning only where the Conservatives haven’t run a strong opposition, so it’s quite possible that they may be those BQ MPs who are most inclined to work with the Conservatives.


49 posted on 05/02/2011 7:36:54 PM PDT by dangus
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Updates -

- AT LEAST a Conservative majority - British Columbia’s 36 seats may determine if it’s a majority

- Alberta 100% Conservative - they won every seat there

- Harper and Layton re-elected handily, Iggy and Duceppe in trouble in their ridings


52 posted on 05/02/2011 7:43:05 PM PDT by canuck_conservative
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