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Congratulations, Canada!
« on: May 03, 2011, 09:22:03 AM »
Harper captures his majority with NDP forming historic Opposition

The Conservatives have finally captured their coveted majority government in an historic election that vaulted the NDP to a stunning second-place finish, making them the official Opposition, pushing aside the Liberals to a humiliating third.

At the Telus Convention Centre in Calgary, Conservative Leader Stephen Harper expressed elation at his huge win. "What a great night," Harper told more than 1,500 cheering Conservative supporters. "A strong, stable, national Conservative government," he said. Harper said Canadians "can now turn the page from uncertainties" with a majority government. "They chose hope and unity of purpose," he said. "We must be the government of all Canadians including those who didn't vote for us."

It is the first time in Canadian history that the Liberal party did not finish either first or second.

“It’s tough to lose like this,” said Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff, who lost his own riding of Etobicoke-Lakeshore.

The Liberals have never suffered a crushing defeat, either in popular support or seat.

“Defeat is a teacher and now we have to learn the lesson of defeat and look at ourselves in the mirror,” Ignatieff said.


The night was full of surprises, but in the end Stephen Harper got what he has so long sought after – a healthy majority. The Tories won 167 seats, earning 40 per cent of the vote.

The NDP nearly tripled the 36 seats the party held at dissolution, winning 102 seats while the Liberals took 34

A triumphant NDP Leader Jack Layton strode through the crowd to speak to his supporters.

“I let Mr. Harper know that I look forward to working with his party and in fact with all parties to get things done for our families. And I shared with him my desire to bring a more positive and respectful tone to Parliament,” Layton said.

Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe lost his Montreal riding after a 21-year run. The 63-year-old Duceppe proved to be just another Bloc pushover on Monday as the NDP steamrolled to a crushing victory in Quebec.

Duceppe, who became the Bloc's first MP in 1990, was defeated by the NDP's Helene Laverdiere in Laurier-Sainte-Marie. He announced he would be officially resigning in the next couple of days but will continue to fight for Quebec sovereignty.

The Liberals were pounded in Ontario with the Conservatives making gains in Toronto. In the 905 belt around Toronto long-time Liberals MPs were falling, including Ruby Dhalla in Brampton-Springdale and Mark Holland in Ajax-Pickering where he conceded to political novice Chris Alexander, former ambassador to Afghanistan....

Much more at TheStar.com...
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Re: Congratulations, Canada!
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2011, 10:49:34 AM »
OK, a good 'ol butt whoopin'!   ::thumbsup::

Maybe I'll have to get used to saying nice things 'bout Canadians now!   ;D
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Re: Congratulations, Canada!
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2011, 11:50:38 AM »
The funny thing is it was Count Iggy and his Libs who forced this vote, a vote that ended up giving the Conservatives a majority government.

This guy is so John Kerry-esque in the way he clumsily tried to cop a "regular guy" persona. He spent most of his adult life outside of Canada, much of it at Harvard. He's probably going to slink his way back to Hahvahd with his tail between his legs. What good is the land of your birth if they're not going to let you be the PM?

Canada is moving in the right direction, even as we go pedal-to-the-metal in the direction they are abandoning. Remember the G20 in Toronto last summer? PM Harper provided such a stark contrast to our Boy King, it must be nice to have a sober and serious man in charge rather than a rabble-rousing demagogue.
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Re: Congratulations, Canada!
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2011, 12:27:15 PM »

Images of hippies fleeing to Canada in the 60s juxtaposed with images of Conservatives fleeing to Canada after His Highness is re-elected in 2012.  Wonder if they will let one in without a long form Passport?


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Re: Congratulations, Canada!
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2011, 01:20:25 PM »
More than just a glimmer of hope...
An historic reversal. All the evidence points to the fact that the path we're on is unwanted by the majority, because it just doesn't work. Will enough Americans see the significance of this?
I feel like we're in a car heading for a cliff and the other cars are all banging u-turns.
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Re: Congratulations, Canada!
« Reply #5 on: May 03, 2011, 02:45:59 PM »
Hopefully we can yank the wheel outta lunatic hands soon or we'll be dead in the ditch!
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Re: Congratulations, Canada!
« Reply #6 on: May 03, 2011, 09:04:07 PM »
Must be running out of other peoples money, ::hysterical::
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Re: Congratulations, Canada!
« Reply #7 on: May 03, 2011, 10:34:42 PM »
 That one blew up in the libs faces. They wanted to get rid of Harper.
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Re: Congratulations, Canada!
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2011, 12:18:41 AM »
Fortunately, Canada now has what is essentially their own version of Fox News, Sun TV. One of the shows on there is hosted by Ezra Levant, who you might be familiar with as one of the intellectual "brothers in arms" of fellow Canadian Mark Steyn. Both have been dragged through the kangaroo court Human Rights Commissions for their unforgivable Thought Crimes.

Anyhow, I caught a clip of his new show (H/T: smalldeadanimals.com) and he made an interesting argument I had not really thought of in quite this way before. He argues that the media are in effect a de facto political party. They operate to advance agendas, and they launch broadsides of rhetorical non-questions against their "opponents" in conservative parties, all the while being exempt from any of the constraints on actual, de jure, political parties, and claiming a halo for their supposedly noble mission as objective journalists.

Watch this clip and see if you don't likewise find yourself seeing the MSM through a new lens, as a whole political party unto themselves. I'd always known them to be shamelessly biased in favor of the leftist agenda, but somehow seeing them as their own unofficial party clarifies it further still.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w--iWMP48Fs&feature=player_embedded
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