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Iowa_Flames_Fan · 01-13-2006, 11:59 AM

I for one wouldn't be shocked by a slim Conservative majority. As much as Harper is a bit of a strange duck, he's clearly not insane or incompetent or totally lacking in charisma, like many of Conservative/Reform's prior leaders. I'm a lifelong Liberal--but one of the things I like about Canada's electoral culture is that if you screw up, the electorate doesn't just lie down and take it. I think it'll be good for the Liberals to get a taste of opposition for a while, and maybe overhaul their leadership some in the interim.

I've been living in the US for a while--and one of the maddening things here is that people in certain regions ALWAYS vote for certain parties. Elected officials are really not held accountable here at all. At least in Canada, voters are willing to say "enough is enough."

01-13-2006, 11:59 AM	#7
Iowa_Flames_Fan Referee Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Over the hill Exp:	I for one wouldn't be shocked by a slim Conservative majority. As much as Harper is a bit of a strange duck, he's clearly not insane or incompetent or totally lacking in charisma, like many of Conservative/Reform's prior leaders. I'm a lifelong Liberal--but one of the things I like about Canada's electoral culture is that if you screw up, the electorate doesn't just lie down and take it. I think it'll be good for the Liberals to get a taste of opposition for a while, and maybe overhaul their leadership some in the interim. I've been living in the US for a while--and one of the maddening things here is that people in certain regions ALWAYS vote for certain parties. Elected officials are really not held accountable here at all. At least in Canada, voters are willing to say "enough is enough."