tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583858833715089401.post7430651367432370479..comments2023-10-25T01:42:27.469-07:00Comments on Victoria Daily Photo: Election DayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583858833715089401.post-623569603691923942011-05-03T14:59:13.968-07:002011-05-03T14:59:13.968-07:00I'm very worried about a Harper majority mysel...I'm very worried about a Harper majority myself -- and I say this as someone who once voted for him. :(Mike Laplantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06813745494544900779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583858833715089401.post-14412925522521588632011-05-03T13:14:33.857-07:002011-05-03T13:14:33.857-07:00I admit your political system confounds me, despit...I admit your political system confounds me, despite having watched Rick Mercer, 22 Minutes and occasionally Air Farce. Sorry that you all wasted money on another election just to have Stephen Harper voted back in. For what it's worth, I was hoping Jack Layton would win.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583858833715089401.post-78266451173522035762011-05-03T09:47:56.405-07:002011-05-03T09:47:56.405-07:00Good 'read' Mike.
My first inclination pos...Good 'read' Mike.<br />My first inclination posting here was to make reference to the polling sign with the arrow pointing downward as some indication of where things are headed.<br />I'm thrilled the NDP now has Official Opposition status, but very wary of what a Harper majority will do. He was just on TV, and for the first time I've heard, ominously used the term 'healthcare insurance' instead of the fundamental'healthcare'.<br /><br />If anyone can stand up for UHC and a single-payer system, it is the NDP.Dean Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517101319415981439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583858833715089401.post-87357070159339891552011-05-03T09:04:48.232-07:002011-05-03T09:04:48.232-07:00I notice the very neutral tone of your comment, De...I notice the very neutral tone of your comment, Dean. Reading between the lines of your final comment, do I detect some dismay? ;)Mike Laplantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06813745494544900779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5583858833715089401.post-42376199092535479262011-05-03T08:12:15.437-07:002011-05-03T08:12:15.437-07:00The past seven years saw three federal elections o...The past seven years saw three federal elections owing to minority governments with the Conservatives having less than half the total number of seats.<br />A budget defeated, or losing a non-confidence vote in Parliament is cause for calling an election.<br /><br />Yesterday's election resulted in major 're-sculpting' of the country's political landscape, most notably the collapse of the Liberal Party, falling to third place for the first time in history.<br />A majority government, which the Conservatives now have can go four to five years before calling an election at their discretion.Dean Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517101319415981439noreply@blogger.com