Tuesday, January 24
Tory! Tory!! Sorta...
"The best description of the minority government win comes from Diana Ablonczy, the Tory winner: 'Canadians decided that they wanted a change, but they want to take the Conservatives for a test drive, and we're happy with that.'"
ESR on the winners and losers.
As one email put it: Remember, we don't really care about the Tory agenda. It's the things that AREN'T gonna happen in this Parliament (polygamy; euthanasia; continued Yankee-bashing; more court appointments from Mars) that are the reason to celebrate.
Tom Paine called last night, and posts insightfully about the election here. He knows more about Canadian politics than most Canadians -- amazing. Sounds like he wants to do a post-election podcast with me, so stay tuned for developments.
Biggest surprise: what's French for "shock jock"? A controversial Quebec radio personality won as an Independent
Good luck to Prime Minister Harper. Don't **** up.
ESR on the winners and losers.
As one email put it: Remember, we don't really care about the Tory agenda. It's the things that AREN'T gonna happen in this Parliament (polygamy; euthanasia; continued Yankee-bashing; more court appointments from Mars) that are the reason to celebrate.
Tom Paine called last night, and posts insightfully about the election here. He knows more about Canadian politics than most Canadians -- amazing. Sounds like he wants to do a post-election podcast with me, so stay tuned for developments.
Biggest surprise: what's French for "shock jock"? A controversial Quebec radio personality won as an Independent
His comments that African students at Universite Laval are the sons of African dictators and cannibals were among the reasons the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission stripped the radio station of its licence two years ago.The Conservatives were completely shut out in Toronto, where millions of urbane, enlightened sophisticates believe with all their hearts the Stephen Harper was poised to turn the nation into The Handmaids Tale. Including my riding, where liberal war hawk/Harvard prof/parachuted candidate/future PM Michael Ignatieff beat the Conservative candidate.
Some guy named Warren made the most salient observation all night: Stephen Harper just ran a flawless campaign, his primary opponent ran a truly, deeply, fundamentally horrendous campaign, and it still wasn't enough to eke out a majority win.And less than 65% voter turnout. The Liberals still won tons of seats, as did the NDP. As Arnie said: we really have to move... Alberta looks better every day. Me, I love how handy Utah is to Vegas...
Good luck to Prime Minister Harper. Don't **** up.
