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Canada Holds Elections, Conservatives Win but Not by Enough
While their neighbors to the south fret over their own upcoming trips to the polls, Canada got on with it and elected, or in many cases re-elected, its parliamentary leaders earlier this week. The results: the Conservative Party led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper won 16 more seats while their Liberal peers dropped 18 seats. However, the results are not enough to give Harper's party control of parliament. That means that they will have to form a minority parliament, relying on alliances with other, smaller parties to get things done. Some of the other parliamentary players include the New Democratic Party (NDP), which earned 37 seats, and Bloc Québécois (BC), which now has 50 seats. The BC is a unique party because it seeks the Independence and sovereignty of Quebec Province and is not concerned very much with the rest of Canada. They gained two more seats in this election than they held beforehand. In the end, though, it seems that the elections did not alter the balance of power too much.
[Via CBC]
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LadyExpat Oct 16th 2008 10:14PM
I'm a Canadian who can't vote, since I haven't lived in Canada in the past five years. I have no problem with that rule, but it doesn't mean I'm not interested in what's happening there.
Steven Harper is as dull as dirt. However, that being said, he has not led as down the path to financial ruin (at least yet). He doesn't appear to be a bad choice. Let's just hope he can keep Canada from going under with our neighbours on the other side.