Thirty seven point seven

26Mar10

The other day, I was looking at a list of Canadian election results by popular vote, and I noticed something. Compare the vote percentages from the 2008 election with those of the 2000 election: 2008: Conservatives 37.7; Liberals 26.3; NDP 18.2; Bloc 10.0; Green 6.9. 2000: Liberals 40.8; Canadian Alliance 25.5; PC 12.2; Bloc 10.7; [...]

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The great divide

23Mar10

I haven’t written here in a long time. The problem that the Canadian political system faces is that the electorate is polarized. On one hand, there are the staunch opponents of Stephen Harper and his politics, many of whom came out for anti-prorogation rallies. These people (and I am one of them) have long since [...]

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