Canadian Election - Live Thread

Tuesday, Oct.14, 2008. | Fanfan

[KansasCanadian]

On a plus note for CBC, Mesley and Mansbridge were very civil to each other tonight.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_Mesley

[buccaneer81]

He even looks like his father. With hair.

Now that he's been elected to government, he can bed Belinda Stronach, just like every other loose politico in North America.

[Squawk 8888]

Best family tree here is Nielsen- Eric Nielsen, Deputy PM in Mulroney’s Cabinet, is Leslie Nielsen’s brother.

[Sir Hailstone]

Dumbass question from the Lower 48 - They keep talking about on CBC about how Dion (your version of Harry Reid I assume) is going to be ousted by the Libs. Don’t suppose the Lib party would stick this Trudeau fella in as the party leader because of his ancestry?

[goldstategop]

Federal riding boundaries are drawing by a non partisan boundaries commission. Parliament used to do it but they invited accusations of gerrymandering. Today its all done according to objective criteria.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[buccaneer81]

The cape is too populated now though. Most of our vacations are taken in PEI and Japan.

The beach at Cavendish was fantastic last time I was in PEI.

[NorthOf45]

Hard to say ... the libs may get desperate. Down the road I suspect. They will want to revive “Trudeaumania”. BARF

[goldstategop]

Trudeau will undoubtedly be the Liberal leader at some point. But he's still too green for the job. In the meantime, Dion or whatever other leader the Liberals pick will keep the party leader job warm for him to take on when he's ready.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

the SOuth side beaches are warm.

Warm? Beaches around here were at 83 degrees Fahrenheit last month.

[plushaye]

Thank-you! We are very happy with the results although a majority goverment would have been ideal...

See how polls can be so wrong - deliberately or otherwise, which gives me great hope for McCain-Palin on Nov 4th. The pollsters were saying it would be a ‘too close to call’ election for us and voila, the CPC gets a STRONGER minority government than before!

[Squawk 8888]

They’re drawn up by Elections Canada after each census. Our Constitution specifies a specific number of seats for Québec, with the remaining seats divided among the other provinces based on the ratio of population to that of Québec.

Also, unlike the USA, federal elections here are administered entirely by the feds.

[goldstategop]

They'd love to. There's no telling how much - or how little - the son matches up to the famous father.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[buccaneer81]

Trudeau the elder did the kind of long term damage to Canada that LBJ did to the US. Canada is an entirely different place than it was in 1967.

[Ciexyz]

Apparently Mr. Harper has no plans to spread the wealth around, is this correct.

[Squawk 8888]

Not likely anytime soon because he’s a political newbie- frosh MP with no track record. Next Lib leader will be either Ignatieff or Rae.

[buccaneer81]

Mr. Harper has no plans to spread the wealth around, is this correct.

Folks from Alberta have had their money stolen from them for 40 years. They're sick of it.

[NorthOf45]

The western end of PEI is nice too. Quiet, no tourists and there are a couple of very nice beaches there (Skinner’s Pond for one where Stompin’ Tom Connors grew up) that you will have all to yourself. We vacationed there twice and look forward to going back.

[Sir Hailstone]

Does voting there require showing some sort of identification or can dead people vote?

[goldstategop]

Yep. It'll be a number of years yet before Justin Trudeau becomes a national figure. If the Liberals win in the future, he'll undoubtedly gain governmental experience before he's chosen to run for Prime Minister. In Canada, there is no chance of a complete inexperienced unknown like Obama winning the nation's highest office.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

[Candor7]

Warm? Beaches around here were at 83 degrees Fahrenheit last month.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I am so envious. I love the Southern Climate.Vermont sucks in late winter!!!!