A Conservative majority government. What the hell were people thinking? I need a stronger curse word than fuck.

Canada, did we just reward a party that was held in contempt of Parliament with a majority?! What the hell is this? OK, the final tally isn't in (the polls in BC close 30 min from now) and the numbers are from CBC not Elections Canada, but it isn't looking too good. Argh!

Have voted. If you are in Canada, and you haven't voted yet, you have until 8:30 your local time to do so.

Edit: A friend is going to take a shot every time the Conservatives lose a seat. A worthy drinking game indeed.

Edit II: No one needs more reasons NOT to vote for Harper. But I'm giving them to you anyway: http://www.whynotharper.ca.

Elections agency warns of false information - Canada Votes 2011 - CBC News

Be wary of this, and don't forget to vote at your actual polling station.

Tomorrow is Election Day. Please do not forget to vote.

Elections Canada wants to remove special ballot locations from Canadian universities. Younger people not voting is already a problem, and this will just make it harder for them. Click the link below to protest:

http://www.leadnow.ca/let-students-vote

I'm undecided on it myself - largely because it would lead to the Liberals being back in power, and so far as I can tell they're pretty much the same as the Conservatives. But if it's your thing, here's a URL to help you see who you should select in your riding to defeat the Conservatives:

http://www.shitharperdid.com/

Example: On April 3rd, 2011 Harper had his people lurk a teenager's Facebook page and then kick her out of an event because she had posed for a photo with the Liberal leader Michael Igantieff. This should come as no surprise from Harper - he tried and failed ( Read more... )

The caller asked me if I would be voting for Stephen Harper in the next election. Here's the thing: even if I wanted to (bahahaha!), I can't. I'm not in his riding. I'm not even close. We don't vote for our Prime Minister - and by that I mean, at all. The Prime Minister is the leader of the party that receives the most votes in the election. (That' ( Read more... )