Its amazing Canadians tolerate the lot of them. Americans would have thrown the bums out a long time ago. I doubt that. Look at DC, California, Mass., and other various places where the liberals rule with an iron fist and often are not even opposed by a republican on the ballot.
Out here in the Soviet of Washington, Republicans have to deal with the socialist democRATS like you would the mafia. Unfortunately, not many want to step up to the task.