A very nice, well considered, moderate post Daradon.
If Harper's "victory" speech is anything to go by, he is conscious of the need to reach out to those who have not supported him in the past. There is no doubt in my mind that this is the right approach.
I think the more interesting developments will come from the NDP. Depending on what they do, they could force an NDP/Liberal merger, or (more likely) recede to the far left allowing the Liberals to re-emerge up the middle, re-establishing the status quo.
In any event, a very interesting time in Canadian politics. Personally, I hope to see the Liberals return to prominence as the "centrist" alternative between the right-leaning Conservatives and the left leaning NDP. I really don't want to see Canada follow the U.S. down the road of vicious partisanship. I think it's damaging to the nation as a whole. We are one country after all - and compromise and cooperation is the Canadian way.
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