Ah crap...:-(

[Locut0s]

We elected Steven Harper :-( Can't say I'm surprised given the news up till now. Well at least it's a minority government and not a really strong one at that. But still.

[DoYouEverWonder]

1. You have our sympathies

Hopefully he won't do too much damage.

[malaise]

2. Minority government

that's the good news.

[fasttense]

3. You folks can plainly see what the conservatives are doing to the US

and what do you do? You follow in lock step. Oh well, you know what they say about the people deserving the government they get.

[Roho]

6. Bullshit

You know nothing about Canadian Politics

Please see response below

[hlthe2b]

14. wow..that's sort of rude, don't ya think?

:shrug:

Actually, it isn't at all like the US situation...

[Mutley]

4. Oh no!

I hope it won't be too bad for you. :hug:

[Roho]

5. Crap Nothing

This is great news!

A con Minority was the best result for progressive Canadians.

The wingnuts are on a short leash yet Canadians will finally get to see the foam on their mouths without getting bitten

The Liberals get to regroup and elect a new leader with a new vision for Canada.

How does Ken Dryden sound as the future PM?

There is so much good news and nearly no bad news.

[Maine-ah]

7. do you guys have electronic voting machines?

and at least they are the minority, but it still sucks. I might have to take Canada off the list of escape routes. :hurts:

[Clark2008]

9. We could still go through Canada to fly over to Europe.

:shrug:

[Roho]

13. paper ballots, hand counted n/t

[democrank]

8. Take comfort in

the MINORITY part.

[Roho]

10. rejoice

I just emailed drudge telling him the "leftists" still hold the leash

Harper needs 155 votes to pass any bill. He has 125.

That should be clear enough to the sky is falling crowd.

[Swamp Rat]

11. Let's hope you are right.

I'd like to see Canada remain free, but I have a feeling Bush and Harper have worked out an Anschluss-like deal.

[Roho]

12. well

i can assure you that is not the case.

bush would have to make that deal with 30 left of center opposition members and the entire supreme court.

our supreme isn't full of stooges either.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

15. Worked out a deal?

Huh? What good would that do? They still have to deal with the legislative majority. It just isn't THAT easy.

[Swamp Rat]

16. Yes, remember WWII?

Anschluss... Austria... get it? Oder, muß ich es erklären?

[TallahasseeGrannie]

17. Entirely different times

and circumstances.

History repeats itself but not completely.


These guys will have a whole different approach.

[Spazito]

18. Harper has a BIG collar on him with a VERY short leash

Canadians, by a margin of 2 to one, don't trust him so he is hamstrung and will fall within a year is my bet.

Edited to add clarity.

[Spazito]

19. Here is an article that explains how precarious Harper's position

really is:

Fragile minority for Tories
Paul Martin will step down as Liberal leader
Harper faces a tough House of Commons

snip

Still, Harper, 46, finds himself with a Conservative minority that is surrounded by three, strong progressive-leaning parties — the New Democrats have surged in strength and the Bloc Québécois and the Liberals retained some important strength in Quebec and urban areas.

This precarious situation raises real questions about which of the Conservative policy priorities Harper could realistically get through the Commons. His planned cuts to the GST could likely survive, for instance, but the combined strength of the opposition could thwart any of his harder-right conservative ideas.

That leads to the bigger question too of how long this government could last and when another election could be unleashed on the country. Martin's departure may help extend Harper's stay, since Liberals will be rebuilding for at least a year, if not longer.

more

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1138056612021&call_pageid=968332188774&col=968350116467