Left-wing party explodes onto Canada election scene

[WACF]

Does Harper deserve credit for that recovery though? I'd be inclined to agree with this lady......



http://www.bclocalnews.com/opinion/l...20873364.html#

Harper is an economist by trade.

He knows what he is doing.

He makes mistakes...all do...but I would take him over Layton...a career political type who has never had a job and felt it was his right to live in subsidised housing even though he and his wife make over $100,000 sitting on Toronto's city councel.
Layton loves spending.

The Liberals are running a Harvard professor who has not lived in Canada for 30 years...he is the reason the NDP and doing well....and the Bloq in Quebec are failing.
The Liberals refusing to deregulate banking helped years ago was the right thing to do and helped too.

[FORD]

Harper is an economist by trade.

He knows what he is doing.

He makes mistakes...all do...but I would take him over Layton...a career political type who has never had a job and felt it was his right to live in subsidised housing even though he and his wife make over $100,000 sitting on Toronto's city councel.
Layton loves spending.

The Liberals are running a Harvard professor who has not lived in Canada for 30 years...he is the reason the NDP and doing well....and the Bloq in Quebec are failing.
The Liberals refusing to deregulate banking helped years ago was the right thing to do and helped too.

I'm watching "The National" on CBC right now (their coverage of the Bin Laden thing was a little lighter on the BCE talking points) and they just showed all three candidates. Layton, Stevie, and who ever the (not-so) Liberal guy is. Guy literally looks like someone combined Michael Dukakis and Judas IsKerryot into one body. If I lived 200 miles north of here, there's no question I'd be voting for Jack tomorrow. That other guy just doesn't impress me at all.

Seems that people are as fed up with the "establishment" politicians on both sides of the border. I'm hoping a NDP victory tomorrow will have a positive impact on the US as much as Canada.

[jacksmar]

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/decision-canada/Harper+strikes+historic+majority/4716038/story.html

That Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff couldn't even hold onto his own seat was an enormous humiliation.

A couple of Conservatives say they almost felt sorry for Ignatieff, who led the Liberals to the worst showing ever.


Dumbass.

[Seshmeister]

This is what happens when you have a first past the post system like we do here. You end up with the majority of people voting for left leaning parties but the conservatives get in.

[ashstralia]

we still have a lefty righty greeny thing that can't agree with itself and looks ridiculous on the world stage.

[FORD]

This is what happens when you have a first past the post system like we do here. You end up with the majority of people voting for left leaning parties but the conservatives get in.

Sadly, that's how NuttyYahoo in Israel got in too.

Stevie Wonderbush survives..... that sucks ass.

[WACF]

This is what happens when you have a first past the post system like we do here. You end up with the majority of people voting for left leaning parties but the conservatives get in.

He won a majority.

There is a difference from the Liberals to the NDP...which at times have been quite kooky.

The NDP did well for the most part as a protest vote in Quebec against the Federal Seperatist Party.

When people in the rest of Canada saw the NDP having a chance the Blue Libs went Red Tory.

[WACF]

Sadly, that's how NuttyYahoo in Israel got in too.

Stevie Wonderbush survives..... that sucks ass.

I could not be happier.

Remember....our Cons are Left of your Dems.

[FORD]

I could not be happier.

Remember....our Cons are Left of your Dems.

That might be true of the "traditional Conservatives", but not Harper's neocon wing of the party. And when they start attacking unions, banking regulations and your health care system (so they can do to Canada all the same things that have failed so miserably here) I just hope you'll be able to stop them in time.

[WACF]

That might be true of the "traditional Conservatives", but not Harper's neocon wing of the party. And when they start attacking unions, banking regulations and your health care system (so they can do to Canada all the same things that have failed so miserably here) I just hope you'll be able to stop them in time.

He has four years to earn another mandate.

He knows he can not change health care.

Unions are more regulated at a provincial level...not so much Federal...but once again there are huge union areas that vote Conservative...especially in Ontario.
Once again he would be held accountable.

Our banking regualtions are something that he has mentioned many times as something that saved our asses...so I think he should know better.

Having the NDP as opposition will be interesting...they do have some kooks(both sides do actually)....but...at times the social conscience that is needed in debate.

It will be an interesting four years.

One thing going against the NDP is it seems some people that won had just thrown their name in a hat to help out...they did not expect to win.
Some won seats in Quebec and do not speak French...this could get interesting.

[FORD]

Maybe the NDP should take whatever campaign funds it has left over and buy some "Rosetta Stone" language software for their new MP's in Quebec?

http://www.rosettastone.com/learn-french

[WACF]

Maybe the NDP should take whatever campaign funds it has left over and buy some "Rosetta Stone" language software for their new MP's in Quebec?

http://www.rosettastone.com/learn-french

LOL...there will be some classes pretty damn quick I would think.