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Canadians have elected a new government, the Liberal party, by a good majority. Some people think a majority government is not a good thing, because they can do whatever they want and the evidence of the recent past with the Conservatives in the same position could back that up. However, the outgoing government not only did what they wanted, they did some dodgey things too. I couldn't explain them but it had to do with suspending parliament to avoid a non confidence vote. (I think they had a minority government their first term, but a majority the second one) If that doesn't tell you how bad things were under their rule, what does?
The ex-PM even pulled in the support of the ex-mayor of Toronto in the last couple of weeks of the campaign. I don't know why he thought that was a good idea. The ex, Rob Ford, was a joke and because of his escapades with drugs, alcohol and womanizing, sexist remarks, you name it, he was responsible for fodder for all the comedians in the past couple of years. Someone commented that David Letterman's nightly monologue just wrote itself when Rob Ford was in the news. One photo went around Facebook last week with a shot of Harper and Ford, with a caption "Yes, I agree, marijuana is bad. But crack is still ok, right?" due to Rob Ford's known addictions.
Never mind. Justin Trudeau is our new Prime Minister. Let's hope he and the Liberals can pull things together. Maybe they'll end up being a disaster, who knows? But there's always hope when a new government is voted in. And the Conservatives, after they merged with the Reform Party, were wayyyy too right wing for me. I suppose Harper can't help the way his face is put together but he always seemed to have dead eyes. Nothing. Smiles, frowns, anger, nothing showed in his eyes. In his concession speech, he was still smiling. But it came across hugely smug to me. Maybe he's thinking "You think I was bad, you just wait" or he might have been thinking "I don't care. I still have my seat as MP so I get a nice cushy pension from the taxpayers anyway".
Trudeau's father, Pierre, was a Prime Minister, too and though he certainly had his ups and downs, he was most definitely charismatic and his son seems to be as well. I saw him in person once, surrounded by people and he was very engaging. He's quite tall, taller than I realized, and he's quite good looking. The Conservatives kept picking on him because of his age ("He's just not ready") (42, youngest PM ever, I think) and his "nice hair" (Harper's looked like a steel gray helmet, mind you, never moving, never changing). He's grown up with politics, he's an MP in his own right, he's (I think) naturally bilingual, which is an asset and an necessity in Canada, a country with two official languages. Harper spoke French but had to learn it and I don't think he ever was that comfortable with it, as many non-French speaking people might be who had to learn it later in life, to be fair.
While I didn't support the Liberal party this time, though I have in the past, I'm not disappointed in the result either. I really couldn't decide when I went to vote and only chose when I was looking at the ballot. I could have gone either way (Liberal or New Democrat). I hope the new government can make some improvements.
The ex-PM even pulled in the support of the ex-mayor of Toronto in the last couple of weeks of the campaign. I don't know why he thought that was a good idea. The ex, Rob Ford, was a joke and because of his escapades with drugs, alcohol and womanizing, sexist remarks, you name it, he was responsible for fodder for all the comedians in the past couple of years. Someone commented that David Letterman's nightly monologue just wrote itself when Rob Ford was in the news. One photo went around Facebook last week with a shot of Harper and Ford, with a caption "Yes, I agree, marijuana is bad. But crack is still ok, right?" due to Rob Ford's known addictions.
Never mind. Justin Trudeau is our new Prime Minister. Let's hope he and the Liberals can pull things together. Maybe they'll end up being a disaster, who knows? But there's always hope when a new government is voted in. And the Conservatives, after they merged with the Reform Party, were wayyyy too right wing for me. I suppose Harper can't help the way his face is put together but he always seemed to have dead eyes. Nothing. Smiles, frowns, anger, nothing showed in his eyes. In his concession speech, he was still smiling. But it came across hugely smug to me. Maybe he's thinking "You think I was bad, you just wait" or he might have been thinking "I don't care. I still have my seat as MP so I get a nice cushy pension from the taxpayers anyway".
Trudeau's father, Pierre, was a Prime Minister, too and though he certainly had his ups and downs, he was most definitely charismatic and his son seems to be as well. I saw him in person once, surrounded by people and he was very engaging. He's quite tall, taller than I realized, and he's quite good looking. The Conservatives kept picking on him because of his age ("He's just not ready") (42, youngest PM ever, I think) and his "nice hair" (Harper's looked like a steel gray helmet, mind you, never moving, never changing). He's grown up with politics, he's an MP in his own right, he's (I think) naturally bilingual, which is an asset and an necessity in Canada, a country with two official languages. Harper spoke French but had to learn it and I don't think he ever was that comfortable with it, as many non-French speaking people might be who had to learn it later in life, to be fair.
While I didn't support the Liberal party this time, though I have in the past, I'm not disappointed in the result either. I really couldn't decide when I went to vote and only chose when I was looking at the ballot. I could have gone either way (Liberal or New Democrat). I hope the new government can make some improvements.