Canada's 40th General Election is upon us. Only polls in British Columbia and the Yukon remain open at this time. The number to watch is 155. That is the number of seats required to form a majority government . Results from Atlantic Canada are just starting to come in. As of right now
20 LIB
10 CON
5 NDP
1 BQ
1 OTH
If anyone cares...feel free.
Here are some sites to view results that will begin coming in at 10:00 pm ET.
Elections Canada
CBC
SFU Election site
The Parties & their Leaders
Conservative Party
Stephen Harper
- Favored to win. Strong Presence in the West (Prairies and BC). Bush-lite. Basically, if the Conservatives make inroads in Ontario they will have a shot at a majority.
Liberal Party
Stephane Dion
- Party of Pierre Trudeau. Favored to be the opposition party. Dion lacks the communicative skills of previous French Canadian Liberal leaders.
New Democratic Party
Jack Layton
- Solid communicator heading a party that is spread too thin nationally...resulting in less seats than the popular vote suggests.
Green Party
Elizabeth May
- I believe no Green MP has ever been elected.
Bloc Quebecois
Gille Duceppe
- Federal party committed to the protection of Quebec and its sovereignty. Power is overrepresented because all of their vote is concentrated in Quebec. They got 10.5% of the national vote in 2006 as compared to 17.5% for the NDP yet the Bloc won 51 seats as compared to 29 for the NDP.
Rec this up...lest we let Canada fade away into utter irrelevance.
CBC Election Map
http://www.cbc.ca/...