Canada Election: Liberal Minorities

[jiml1126]

As of 2302EDT 28JUN:

Liberal Elected 118 Leading 17 Total 135 Voting Share 38.16%
Conservative Elected 73 Leading 16 Total 89 Voting Share 29.14% (8% drop from 2000)
Bloc Quebecois Elected 51 Leading 4 Total 55 Voting Share 11.89%
NDP Elected 17 Leading 10 Total 27 Voting Share 15.68%
NA Elected 0 Leading 1 Total 1 Voting Share 0.01%
Other 0
Last Update: June 28, 11:02:39 PM EDT 308 seats

[MD11Forever]

I'll admit to knowing nothing about Canadian politics...how does this affect US relations? Are the election winners "pro-US" or more "anti-US". Just curious...

[ptbodale]

Mr Bush probably would have liked the Conservatives more than any other party.

The Liberals will stay the course. There will be few changes in the Cda/U.S. relationship.

[jiml1126]

Well, I guess you can say that because I see this as the rehearsal of US Presidential Election.

Remember the opinion polls were extremely split, with Liberal and Conservative both scored 33% (not very pro US vs extremely pro US)

Conservative's tactics to block same-sex marraige, and bush-style tax cut apparently failed. even worse is that the recently merged conservative dropped 8% from 2000.

I'll admit to knowing nothing about Canadian politics...how does this affect US relations? Are the election winners "pro-US" or more "anti-US". Just curious...

[MD11Forever]

Thanks guys for the insights. I work for a Canadian company (CN), so I have maybe a little bit more than a passing interest.

[ptbodale]

It was the Conservatives position on same sex marriages and abortion that turned our family off them. As an Air Canada employee I'll never vote Liberal again. So I had the NDP and the Green's to choose from.

[Myblock]

My heart is NDP but I voted Liberal so those Conservative dorks didn't win. I'm also in Ralph Goodales riding and he's our Finance Minister(the second biggest person in power, he's basicly Martin's right-hand man).

[A332]

I strategically voted for the Liberals in my riding (Calgary South-Centre) hoping to prevent the Conservatives from gaining this seat, but it wasn't meant to be.

[Myblock]

I'm probably wrong but isn't that Harpers riding?

[sensrule]

I also voted liberal just so the conservatives would loose. It didnt matter anyway, the consevatives won this riding anyhow (Clarington West ???)

[Cam]

"Oh Canada...."

[MD11Forever]

What exactly is meant by the term "riding"?
Amazing the differences in politics across a line on a map.

[Crazy764]

What exactly is meant by the term "riding"?
Amazing the differences in politics across a line on a map.

Riding = Constituency

[MD11Forever]

Riding = Constituency

Thanks Will.

[UFOSPACE99]

"Oh Canada...."

At least there is one sensable C'Nuk here

Aldo