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Wrench · Joined: 07 Apr 2005

Is Canada that divided that there is no way it will reconcile the differences between east and the west.

I think so myself. Until our electoral system changes Canada will be doomed to have minority government. I hope personally that separatist movement will get a huge boost in the west due to the different political ideologies.

What are your thought fellow Canucks.

Yu_Bum_suk · Joined: 25 Dec 2004

Martin's resigning so we'll have to see what the Libs come up with. I think minority governments aren't such a bad thing. When this one falls I suspect it will be another 4-5 years of a Liberal majority, which seems to be best for keeping everything glued and bandaged together.

Newbie · Joined: 07 Feb 2003

Not at all...

Next election will give us a majority. If the Cons. tank now, Liberals win a majority. If they do well, they will win a majority. Simple as that.

The West has got to stop pretending like they can really influence Canadian politics.

Octavius Hite · Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 11:27 pm Post subject:

Yeah, this win by the conservatives was not an endorsement of their policies or beliefs, it was a rejection of the Liberals. Canadians want fiscal conservatism and social progressivness. That won't change. If the Cons get rid of the wingnuts like Stockwell Day, jason Kenney, and the others then the rest of Canada will get behind them. Had Peter Mackay been the leader or Bernard Lord they probably would have gotten my vote.

Alias · Joined: 24 Jan 2003

Stephen Harper ran on a moderate conservative platform. His only concession to social conservatives was for another vote on Same-Sex marriage. A vote which will fail because they don't have the numbers.

Considering they only have a minority government there isn't anything 'radical' that they can really do.

igotthisguitar · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 3:07 am Post subject:

fiveeagles · Joined: 19 May 2005 Location: Vancouver

radical??? Being a country that supports homosexual marriages isn't that what radical is?

I think you guys have this mixed up.

mithridates · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:33 am Post subject:

Gay marriage issue = boring
Space travel = 100% awesome
Anyone who talks about gay marriage more than space travel = boring
I don't know what to think about marriage anymore, except that only in a few cases does it ever work out the way it's supposed to be. Marriage over here is so different I've probably become quite jaded towards it all. Cheating on your spouse is nothing in many cases because quite often the spouse has been chosen by a person's parents. OTOH my best friend back home has just told me that his wife is pregnant which is awesome. He's a devout Catholic, though he went through quite a bit before that as did I.

laogaiguk · Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Location: somewhere in Korea

fiveeagles · Joined: 19 May 2005 Location: Vancouver

Troll_Bait · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:43 am Post subject:

Suggestion:

If you would like to discuss the issue of gay marriage,
how about starting a new thread in the "Off-Topic" board?

mithridates · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:47 am Post subject:

Hollywoodaction · Joined: 02 Jul 2004

Well, I hope he improves relations with the US.

Bulsajo · Joined: 16 Jan 2003

Well, I'm very happy with the election results- 4 out of 5 of my expectations were reached.

1. Liberals out
2. Conservatives held to a minority (Canada has to start getting used to consensus-building governments, and this doesn't have to be a bad thing)
3. BQ doesn't acheive 50% goals in Quebec.
4. NDP gains seats.
5. The only disappointment (and it's a minor one because it was expected due the 'strategic' voters) was that Greens didn't make any inroads.

doublejeopardy · Joined: 16 Jan 2006

yes...no. i'm just depressed and will get over it in a few days.

is the country doomed to minority governments? no. the government before last was a majority, if i'm not mistaken. there've been minorities before, there will be majorities again.