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06/28/2004 Archived Entry: "Election 2004 - Canada"

Posted by steve @ 11:32 PM EST [Link]

HONEY, I SWEAR IT WILL BE DIFFERENT THIS TIME: Well, once again Canada didn't disappoint. Like a battered wife who keeps coming back for more, we've once again given the Liberals the reigns. True, they'll govern in a minority government -- probably with the backing of the socialist NDP -- but nontheless Paul Martin gets to keep his nice office on Parliament Hill.

Conservatives, ignoring the fact that the popular vote for the right actually dropped this election, will tell you that the fact they gained a bunch of seats is a good thing. It is, considering the party is just a few months old. It isn't, because Ontario once again came out to vote for the Liberals and made a mockery of claims that a united right could make serious inroads in the province.

The big winner this election was the socialist Block Quebecois, a party dedicated to splitting up Canada, and the socialist NDP, which made big gains in the popular vote and now hold the balance of power. Canadians took a look at the scene and decided to punish a corrupt government by voting for political parties with economic plans created a century ago.

So what can we expect? Assuming that the Liberals include the NDP in a government, they will be pulled further to the left. I also don't expect such a government to last long -- under a year at best. See you back at the polls real soon...with a resulting majority Liberal government.