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Canadian Election, Eh?

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  a-game   Canada. October 15 2008 03:12. Posts 4599Profile Blog 
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Elizabeth May (Green Party), Stephane Dion (Liberal Party), Stephen Harper (Conservative Party), Jack Layton (New Democratic Party), Gilles Duceppe (Bloc Quebecois)



Today is the Canadian Federal Election.


All you Canadians get out and vote if you haven't already!


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Poll: Who did you vote for/planning to vote for?
(Vote): Conservatives
(Vote): Liberals
(Vote): NDP
(Vote): Greens
(Vote): Bloc Quebecois


Yayyyy.

OK for those of you aren't Canadian, the Conservatives are basically the Republicans, the Liberals are the Democrats, and the rest are just small parties that don't really stand any chance of forming government.

So today decides whether Canada will be ruled by the "Republicans", or the "Democrats".



Update: Aaaaaaaaand the Conservatives won, :/

At least it wasn't a majority (a majority basically removes all checks and balances against the governing party)
Last edit: 2008-10-16 14:03:51
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  a-game   Canada. October 15 2008 03:14. Posts 4599Profile Blog 
I'm voting NDP because i'm a big ol' hippy
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  randombum   United States. October 15 2008 03:14. Posts 1564Profile Blog 
10 dollars says every American at tl doesn't know who these people are.
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  BloodyC0bbler   Canada. October 15 2008 03:15. Posts 3009Profile Blog 
yay for third election in what is it, 4 years? something absurd like that.
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  LonelyIslands   Canada. October 15 2008 03:22. Posts 233Profile Blog 
3 years I think. I voted for the Conservatives, again. Go Go Majority!
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  jello_biafra   United Kingdom. October 15 2008 03:23. Posts 3696Profile Blog 

On October 15 2008 03:14 randombum wrote:
10 dollars says every American at tl doesn't know who these people are.

I'm not American but I still don't know who they are!
He said your lungs black as tar, weed you gotta get ridda, I'm like fuck that doc I ain't no quitter
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  {CC}StealthBlue   United States. October 15 2008 03:26. Posts 6778Profile Blog 
What is this Canada that you speak of?
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  Falcynn   United States. October 15 2008 03:26. Posts 3362Profile Blog 

On October 15 2008 03:14 randombum wrote:
10 dollars says every American at tl doesn't know who these people are.
Guilty

but at least I know who Stephen Harper is...that must make up for something!
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  randombum   United States. October 15 2008 03:31. Posts 1564Profile Blog 

On October 15 2008 03:26 Falcynn wrote:

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Guilty

but at least I know who Stephen Harper is...that must make up for something!



Well, you've got me beat. I didn't know Stephen Harper till a quick Google told me. I've always felt odd that everybody knows whats going on in America, but we ourselves barely know about our elections, and know even less about other countries.

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Poll: Non-canadians who knows these people?
(Vote): I know them all!
(Vote): What's a Canada?
(Vote): I know one or two of them.
(Vote): I know most of them.


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  emucxg   Finland. October 15 2008 03:34. Posts 1871Profile Blog 
who cares...
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  Hawk   United States. October 15 2008 03:49. Posts 10802Profile Blog 

On October 15 2008 03:34 emucxg wrote:
who cares...


I know. The Chinese elections are much more important.

OH WAIT LOL
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  BloodyC0bbler   Canada. October 15 2008 03:53. Posts 3009Profile Blog 

On October 15 2008 03:22 GiTM.Dante wrote:
3 years I think. I voted for the Conservatives, again. Go Go Majority!


why would you want a majority with him =(
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  FreeDoM[YA]   Canada. October 15 2008 04:19. Posts 792Profile Blog 
Too young to vote xD Conservatives if I could! (seeing as I'm too young (far too young) to vote I say go with the current government!

+1 useless post!
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  SoleSteeler   Korea (South). October 15 2008 04:28. Posts 3388Profile 
I always vote NDP and they always lose. Today I voted Liberal because I really don't want Steven Harper anymore. I work in the arts industry (book publishing) and he proposed huge cuts, so fuck him!
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  BloodyC0bbler   Canada. October 15 2008 04:30. Posts 3009Profile Blog 

On October 15 2008 04:28 SoleSteeler wrote:
I always vote NDP and they always lose. Today I voted Liberal because I really don't want Steven Harper anymore. I work in the arts industry (book publishing) and he proposed huge cuts, so fuck him!

biggest reason for you to vode ndp over liberal is simply this, Our parties get funding based on their number of votes, more votes they get, more money they get. Unless this changed in the last few years.

That being said, I'm with you in terms of not wanting harper in power.
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  emucxg   Finland. October 15 2008 04:33. Posts 1871Profile Blog 

On October 15 2008 03:49 Hawk wrote:

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I know. The Chinese elections are much more important.

OH WAIT LOL

fucking ironic, ok ill shut up =/

+ Show Spoiler +
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  HumbleZealot   Canada. October 15 2008 04:35. Posts 508Profile 

On October 15 2008 03:22 GiTM.Dante wrote:
3 years I think. I voted for the Conservatives, again. Go Go Majority!

Majority ain't happening, going to be another minority and I can't say I'm as displeased as others may be since I NEVER want harper to have a majority.
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  Flaccid   October 15 2008 04:37. Posts 3611Profile Blog 

On October 15 2008 03:12 a-game wrote:
OK for those of you aren't Canadian, the Conservatives are basically the Republicans, the Liberals are the Democrats, and the rest are just small parties that don't really stand any chance of forming government.

So today decides whether Canada will be ruled by the "Republicans", or the "Democrats".


I don't think these are very fair comparisons. I'm not saying this because I feel like defending any particular Canadian party (our politics are awful in general), but anything even slightly resembling the Republicans up here would be so far to the right of our natural center as to be considered fringe at best.

In watching American politics, it's often much easier to draw a distinct line between the two parties and assume what their natural stance will be on most issues. There is way more grey area in our politics which I guess is just the result of having so many parties trying to appeal to such a diverse electorate.

Anyways, I promised myself I'd pull the brake lever on this post before I started ranting about our election process =[

edit: I gave up the dream of actually liking any of our party leaders years and years ago, so now I vote entirely for the local MP I like the best, regardless of affiliation.
Last edit: 2008-10-15 04:40:10
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  Krohm   Canada. October 15 2008 04:48. Posts 1409Profile Blog 
I think Canada really needs a change. Too bad NDP doesn't stand a chance. I mean there is just no possible way any party can do a worse job than the Liberals did. The Conservatives are no better. Ugh Canadian politics is a headache.
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  ahrara_   Afghanistan. October 15 2008 04:51. Posts 1715Profile Blog 
I got some questions.

I thought Canada had a parliamentary system where you vote for representatives, who then elect a prime minister through a coalition? I'm confused?!

So do you guys have like two executives a president and PM? Or what powers does the president have?

What are the issues involved here?

What party represents what and how much of the vote are they likely to get?

also lololololol @ Hawk
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