Federal Election Results 2006
The results are in and the Torys will form the next Canadian Government. The Conversatives took a total 124 of the available 308 seats in the House of Commons.
Truthfully I think this is along the lines of the best of results that the Liberals (and Canada) could have hoped for in the face of the Advertising Scandal - a minority government for the Torys, fewer seats to the Bloc and still relatively resilient Liberal support.
Stephen Harper will need to make deals with the other parties to make legislation. With a minority government I have to hope that the ill-conceived plan to cut the GST will be stoned down by the other parties - ironically it maybe be the separatist Bloc that sets the agenda of the country. Where will Stockwell Day find himself in a few weeks? Now, more than ever, Mr. Harper will have to keep his social conservative wing happy while ensuring its members don't hijack his governing agenda with controversial notions like bringing back abortion or restricting stem-cell research.
Paul Martin announced his decision to step down as party leader after conceding the election to Mr Harper in a late-night phone call. I'm not sure who the new Liberal leader may be.
My riding was won by Olivia Chow - one of several seats that the NDP took on the night. Hooray!
Truthfully I think this is along the lines of the best of results that the Liberals (and Canada) could have hoped for in the face of the Advertising Scandal - a minority government for the Torys, fewer seats to the Bloc and still relatively resilient Liberal support.
Stephen Harper will need to make deals with the other parties to make legislation. With a minority government I have to hope that the ill-conceived plan to cut the GST will be stoned down by the other parties - ironically it maybe be the separatist Bloc that sets the agenda of the country. Where will Stockwell Day find himself in a few weeks? Now, more than ever, Mr. Harper will have to keep his social conservative wing happy while ensuring its members don't hijack his governing agenda with controversial notions like bringing back abortion or restricting stem-cell research.
Paul Martin announced his decision to step down as party leader after conceding the election to Mr Harper in a late-night phone call. I'm not sure who the new Liberal leader may be.
My riding was won by Olivia Chow - one of several seats that the NDP took on the night. Hooray!
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