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The cabinet will have 18 ministers from the Liberal Party and six from the NDP. It will be the first time since 1926 that a Canadian government will be replaced without an election.
In the 308-member House of Commons, the ruling Conservative Party has 143 MPs, the Liberal Party 77, the NDP 37 and the Bloc Quebecois 49.
In the Oct 14 general election, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservative Party was returned with a tally of 143 seats in the 308-member House of Commons. But it fell short of the 155-seat majority mark, leading to the current crisis.
Curiously, the man (Dion) who will be Canada’s new prime minister had led his Liberal Party to its worst-ever defeat in decades, reducing its tally from 95 to 77 in parliament.
He is scheduled to step down in May when his party chooses a new leader who will then become the prime minister.
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How absolutely embarrassing. I am actually ashamed to be Canadian. Ironically, the last time I felt ashamed of my nationality was during Chretien's reign of terror.
I wonder if there's a pattern there...