[Canadian Outrage]

Hi Libby: I'll check out that thread in a minute. But I think the political questions answer is, at least from us in the Western part of Canada is that we have long ago given up on getting anything of value elected here. Our votes in the West literally don't count because of Ontario and Quebec. HOWEVER, there appears to be some winds of change. Chretien has turned out to be SO BAD that I think once he rams Kyoto through and destroys Ontario's economy, they will stop electing Federal Liberals. That way we stand a definite chance of having a say, Canadian Alliance (very conservative and smart) Government. We could probably count on the bulk of Ontario seats which is huge. Even the Eastern papers are printing negative articles against the Liberals and that is really something. I had to laugh the other day, Ralph Klein the Premier of Alberta just next door to me in B.C. said on the news: Chretien can ram through gun control and Kyoto just don't expect Allberta to enforce it!! FOFL. B.C. is the same. on the freeoples thread, I got Mo to post the results of a gun control poll they are taking in my area. Look at it!!!

[sweetliberty]

I had another Canadian quite some time ago say pretty much the same thing as you. He lived in Alberta. It was back shortly after the 2000 election. He said that Canada was a good example of the problems that come about when you don't have the electoral college and how the biggest part of Canada isn't represented.