overthehillmedi

Tomorrow is Election Day in Canada. So I'm off to the polls in the A.M. to do my duty and vote. Then on Tuesday I get to complain about the outcome. I'd like to thank all those who have given their all so that I have the privilege of voting.

Artkansas 

That's the great thing about voting for the non-major candidates, you get to vote your conscience, and you are guaranteed complaining rights, no matter who wins. Not like the major candidates will do your will anyway, such are the nature of political promises.

Dan Burkhart 

I voted in the advanced polls, because I was scheduled to be on the road today. As it happens, I did get home, but the deed is done.

overthehillmedi

Did my duty, now I can mitch and boan to my hearts content. Still think "none of the above" should be a valid vote!

skilsaw

Erection day in Canada... the big dick wins.

zonatandem

It's aggravating to vote 'against' someone rather than 'for' someone.
Am 78 years old and never missed an election in the US, although I sometimes wonder if it is really worth the bother.
One politico just lies as much than the other one and most have become quite rich doing it!

overthehillmedi

My grandfather told me one day that how you knew if a politian was lieing to you was whether or not they were talking to you. Haven't found out anything since to disprove Grandpa's words of wisdom.

B. Carfree

I always enjoy voting and the elections process. Since 1976 I have generally walked precincts for someone or some issue. Two things always happen when I do this. First off, many people really have no idea what the issues are and what the various candidates are planning to do. Secondly, we have an incredible number of people in this country who are just plain lonely. Many folks keep me at their door for thirty or forty minutes just to have someone to talk to. Now if we could just move our general election from November to September so I didn't have to do this in the rain...

overthehillmedi

Well, the election is over today with major changes in the political landscape of Canada. The Liberals considered to be the right wing party in the country lost over half of their seats and the leader wasn't even elected and resigned. The regionalist Bloc Quebecois party went from 47 seats to 3 seats and therefore loses major funding that went towards research staff and such and again the leader was defeated and also resigned. The New Democratic Party which are socialists in nature almost tripled their members and now are the Loyal Oppositon for the first time ever. And the Green party elected their leader and now have a seat in the Commons. And the Conservatives the central right party now have a majority in Parliament for the first time in seven years. So that means two things no election for four years and stability in the government for that time. It also means that the ruling Conservatives can make laws and policy changes and unless some of their members change ranks do what they want in the House. I forecast interesting times in Canada for the next while.

Dan Burkhart 

Interesting times indeed, although I would hardly call the Liberal party right wing. As Trudeu once quipped, they are the extreme centre.