I thought of bringing this up earlier, however, I never did. But, for those of you who do not know, Canada is holding a federal election today. In fact the polls close in two hourse. Personally I believe the Conservatives will win, I've been following the opinion polls closely and they've yet to drop under 35%.
Some things to note about this election is that the NDP (New Democratic Party) will most likely end up as the major opposition to the Conservatives. This is something of a surprise because the NDP are often unpopular, yet have gained ground rapidly. The Liberal Party of Canada has, for the first time in decades, been placed in a minor role in the Canadian Parliment. Furthermore, the Greens may actually gain a seat this time.
The support for the NDP is showing a change within Canada. While the Conservatives still out number the NDP the conservatives will have to settle with another minority government. I suspect that the NDP, who I support, will continue to gain popularity over the next couple of years. Regardless of how Harper and his Conservatives do, many middle class families are tired of being neglected while corporations get the tax breaks.
Furthmore, students are becoming irritated with our politicians ignoring us. The only party offering us any chance for a cheaper education up front, and a better one at that, are the NDP. I also suspect the Liberals are going to be sitting in a minor role for a very long time. They've butchered another campaign by offering nothing and slandering their competitors. Personally, I couldn't care less. Micheal Ignatieff isn't much of a Canadian in my opinion.
Also, just wondering, what's your opinion on Quebec wanting to gtfo? Them being the 16th largest world economy [ on their own ] sort of gives them a muscle, doesn't it?
Pft. They want to keep using the Canadian dollar if they ever managed to seperate. It'll never happen. The Bloc has no power anymore, not like in the 90's.
I'd change the number of major parties in America. I don't know the nitty gritty details of your system though. So I don't know what else could be changed in a beneficial way.
Pft. They want to keep using the Canadian dollar if they ever managed to seperate. It'll never happen. The Bloc has no power anymore, not like in the 90's.
I find it hard to think of a reality where they could get a majority government in order to separate. They don't cater out to the non-Quebec voters therefore they can never get more than Quebec voters. Viewing this election you can see they have trouble even there.
