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May 02, 2011 19:14

Well now that I can legally talk about election results *eyeroll*... ugh. Not surprising I guess, but ugh. Here's hoping he doesn't get a majority. NDP as the opposition will be interesting, though ( Read more... )

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cerulean_pulsar May 3 2011, 04:42:41 UTC
i was so hoping for a minority. damnit. well i didnt vote for them. heh.

but aside from conservative policies, Harper is fantastic political strategist (he knows how to get votes). but I am glad the bloc are practically non existent, and strong ndp official opposition

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ria_oaks May 3 2011, 04:46:14 UTC
Yes well, being a good political strategist isn't going to make me like someone if I disagree with their policies and general world view. ^^

But yes, I'm glad the Bloc got decimated - fine for them to have a few seats to represent Quebec, but 20+ was ridiculous. And yay for NDP! :)

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cerulean_pulsar May 3 2011, 04:52:09 UTC
well while i was hoping for a minority, i had a feeling it was actually going to be a majority. im not really surprised.

kind of realized it might go that way when canadians were basically equally divided for or against capital punishment in a poll done a little while ago.

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ria_oaks May 3 2011, 04:56:41 UTC
Yeah me neither. Just depressed. I want my country back in the hands of the left wing, but I don't know which party I'd actually want in charge. ^^ One thing about the US, I guess, is that it's a clear cut choice...

Are we really? o.o Wow, I would've thought we'd be pretty largely against it. Yeesh.

(I just hope he doesn't use his newfound power to, say, try to overturn same-sex marriage again... or cut arts funding even more. (though I was wrong about that 90-something% number I told you the other day - that's provincial. One of Campbell's little legacies...). Hopefully not. And hopefully the NDP will be able to keep him in check a bit? I dunno... I'm glad that the Green finally got a seat, though!)

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quettalinde May 3 2011, 07:35:42 UTC
I'm blue too. :( Literally, actually. WTF, Canada? Why?

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