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canada election 

Oh man when did Canada become so very Conservative? I mean really, I am so out of touch with the political pulse of this country. Shocked, shocked! And more than a little upset. Who are these people? I don't think I know them. Part of my surprise is due to the fact that my riding (Parkdale / High Park) voted Liberal. Disappointed, really. I sincerely believed that Peggy Nash would win safely. How.. how... how did this come about? Oh Canada, I thought I knew you well and here you go, breaking my heart. You've spoken your mind, and your words are sheering hot death.

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Michelle
The good news is our conservative is still more liberal the U.S. Democrats. "conservative" seems to be a sliding scale around the world.

Anyways, my running theory is that Canadians vote this way because the electoral system is riding-based and Canadians dig the status quo - esp when emotions like fear come into play. I saw a poll years ago where the environment was on more than 50% of Canadians minds when thinking of political issues, now its the economy - everyone is afraid and they are just afraid of the unknown: i.e. someone who will fuck things up even more than they are.

Its really unfortunate that the NDP doesn't have a lot of great candidates in the rest of S.Ontario, as well.

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