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RandySF

(59,052 posts) Mon Oct 19, 2015, 10:38 PM Oct 2015

CBC calls MAJORITY GOVERNMENT for the Liberal Party of Canada.

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CBC calls MAJORITY GOVERNMENT for the Liberal Party of Canada. (Original Post) RandySF Oct 2015 OP

Fucking landslide baby. Enjoy this because it's going to be hard to top. craigmatic Oct 2015 #1

I wished that the NDP had pulled some from the Conservatives, but it turned out ok LiberalArkie Oct 2015 #2

I'm OK with it rationalcalgarian Oct 2015 #10

Justin's father would be proud. roamer65 Oct 2015 #3

I hope Justin drives to Sussex drive in his dad's 1959 Mercedes 300SL with the kids piled in the Monk06 Oct 2015 #16

It is surreal to read about Canadian politics Kennah Oct 2015 #4

True. Here's the actual spectrum, left to right. PDittie Oct 2015 #7

The Reform became the Alliance and then merged with the Progressive Conservatives u4ic Oct 2015 #9

Can someone please Jane Austin Oct 2015 #5

Try this Kennah Oct 2015 #6

So can I assume that they don't use touch screen voting? GoneFishin Oct 2015 #8

Paper ballots. RandySF Oct 2015 #12

Nope, definitely not. laundry_queen Oct 2015 #13

Our ballots are the size of the wrapper on the chop sticks at a sushi restaurent/ with a tear off Monk06 Oct 2015 #17

You should see the Canadian media FB pages maryellen99 Oct 2015 #11

haha, I know right? laundry_queen Oct 2015 #14

I called it early. Trudeaumania Baby !!!! Monk06 Oct 2015 #15

craigmatic

(4,510 posts)

1. Fucking landslide baby. Enjoy this because it's going to be hard to top.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Oct 19, 2015, 10:40 PM

Oct 2015

LiberalArkie

(15,722 posts)

2. I wished that the NDP had pulled some from the Conservatives, but it turned out ok

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Oct 19, 2015, 10:41 PM

Oct 2015

rationalcalgarian

(295 posts)

10. I'm OK with it

Reply to LiberalArkie (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 20, 2015, 12:24 AM

Oct 2015

I'm a lifelong supporter of the NDP, but I can be satisfied with the Liberals. At least they can read and write.

roamer65

(36,745 posts)

3. Justin's father would be proud.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Oct 19, 2015, 10:44 PM

Oct 2015

Pierre was a great man and Justin will be just as good. great night for Canada.

Monk06

(7,675 posts)

16. I hope Justin drives to Sussex drive in his dad's 1959 Mercedes 300SL with the kids piled in the

Reply to roamer65 (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 20, 2015, 12:47 AM

Oct 2015

back

Yep he inherited that car from his dad

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Kennah

(14,293 posts)

4. It is surreal to read about Canadian politics

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Oct 19, 2015, 11:12 PM

Oct 2015

The Liberal Party is regarded as centrist and to the Right of the NDP. Liberal Party agenda, as an American outsider, reads like a Christmas List to me. Just a sad commentary of how far Right American Politics has become.

Here's to hoping this is part of a global tsunami.

PDittie

(8,322 posts)

7. True. Here's the actual spectrum, left to right.

Reply to Kennah (Reply #4)

Mon Oct 19, 2015, 11:58 PM

Oct 2015

http://www.thecanadaguide.com/political-parties

u4ic

(17,101 posts)

9. The Reform became the Alliance and then merged with the Progressive Conservatives

Reply to PDittie (Reply #7)

Tue Oct 20, 2015, 12:10 AM

Oct 2015

a decade or so ago. They're definitely on the right now.

At first they called themselves the Canadian Reform Alliance Party, but it was soon noted the acronym was CRAP (I kid you not), and they altered the name.

Jane Austin

(9,199 posts)

5. Can someone please

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Oct 19, 2015, 11:24 PM

Oct 2015

give me the URL for this stream?

I can't figure it out.

Thanks.

Kennah

(14,293 posts)

6. Try this

Reply to Jane Austin (Reply #5)

Mon Oct 19, 2015, 11:52 PM

Oct 2015

www dot youtube dot com/watch?v=lWFNl0K18A4

GoneFishin

(5,217 posts)

8. So can I assume that they don't use touch screen voting?

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Tue Oct 20, 2015, 12:05 AM

Oct 2015

RandySF

(59,052 posts)

12. Paper ballots.

Reply to GoneFishin (Reply #8)

Tue Oct 20, 2015, 12:29 AM

Oct 2015

You draw an "X" by your preference.

laundry_queen

(8,646 posts)

13. Nope, definitely not.

Reply to GoneFishin (Reply #8)

Tue Oct 20, 2015, 12:31 AM

Oct 2015

paper ballots. Mark an X with a pencil. Put it in the box. Gets counted later with a representative of each party watching.

I've heard some blather about touch screen voting coming from the conservatives...but it's unlikely to happen. No one I know is in favor of it. We don't have complicated ballots like in the US. We have 1 decision to make on 1 ballot. (generally anyway...there have been some elections with a referendum question, then there are 2 ballots for 2 questions) so it's easy to count...touch screen doesn't make much sense with our system.

Monk06

(7,675 posts)

17. Our ballots are the size of the wrapper on the chop sticks at a sushi restaurent/ with a tear off

Reply to laundry_queen (Reply #13)

Tue Oct 20, 2015, 02:59 AM

Oct 2015

section that is used to confirm that the vote was cast in the presence of witnesses/

ON FUCKING PAPER and we still get results within hours of voting

Electronic voting is unnecessary and a straight line to voter fraud