Canada General Discussion 1.5: The Countdown Begins

[MaxQue]

I'm very shocked by that event, obviously. Reminds me of Claude Béchard, a few years ago.

I pretty much never agreed with him, but, death is always a sad thing. No doubt he always did what he thought was the best for Canada and his legacy will continue to affect Canada for a long moment.

RIP.

[Smid]

Terribly sad. RIP.

[Holmes]

I'm shocked. Very sad.

[RogueBeaver]

On another subject, if Adams is found to have exceeded her spending limit she'll be disqualified.

[Hatman 🍁]

On a personal level, Flaherty must have been a truly great man, to have brought people like Mulcair and Charlie Angus to tears.

[Hatman 🍁]

Flaherty's getting a state funeral.

[Njall]

Ken Hughes becomes 1st candidate to enter race for Leader of PC Alberta

[MaxQue]

Later tonight, we should know if Conservative MP Rob Anders is reselected for Calgary-Signal Hill. He faces an high-profile PC MLA.

It's called a race between the two wings of the Alberta CPC, but Rob Anders issues should be kept in mind (falling asleep, calling Mandela a terrorist, saying than Mulcair caused the death of Layton....)

[RogueBeaver]

Polls are now closed.

[MaxQue]

The rumor is than delays are caused by recount(s).

[RogueBeaver]

Preliminary number I'm seeing on Twitter is Anders 1382-1377.

[RogueBeaver]

Now conflicting reports about who won.

[MaxQue]

But Calgary Herald is saying than Liepert won.

[RogueBeaver]

No, that's a draft with both outcomes. Or as Paul Fairie put it on Twitter, "Dewey Defeats Truman/Truman Defeats Dewey." Maclean's actually did that in '57 with a Liberal majority editorial.

[MaxQue]

Now, we have CBC Calgary twitter feed, too (but, with the cuts, they probably covering it by reading Twitter).

[RogueBeaver]

My reaction is meh. On one hand no more Anders, on the other a Red replacing a Blue in Alberta. So hoping for a Blue challenge in '19.

[MaxQue]

My reaction is meh. On one hand no more Anders, on the other a Red replacing a Blue in Alberta. So hoping for a Blue challenge in '19.

Well, let's me honest, it's not Liepert winning, it's Anders losing.

[MaxQue]

My reaction is meh. On one hand no more Anders, on the other a Red replacing a Blue in Alberta. So hoping for a Blue challenge in '19.

Must I remember than Conservatives automatically reselected incumbents in the last elections (this time, it's only because of redistricting)?

[Hatman 🍁]

This is the greatest news!

In other good news, voters in Kitimat rejected the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline plebiscite 58-42%

[RogueBeaver]

In other AB news: Rajotte still contemplating a PC leadership bid, but waiting on Mandel and Prentice. Nomination battle I really care about is Edmonton-St. Albert.

[DC Al Fine]

My reaction is meh. On one hand no more Anders, on the other a Red replacing a Blue in Alberta. So hoping for a Blue challenge in '19.

Must I remember than Conservatives automatically reselected incumbents in the last elections (this time, it's only because of redistricting)?

Majority government. Incumbents are automatically reselected in a minority.

[Hash]

Good riddance to the worst specimen of human scum.

[Hatman 🍁]

Good riddance to the worst specimen of human scum.

My thoughts exactly. Even if you're a blue Tory, one should be ashamed of such an asshat.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Anyway, we now have an excellent new euphemism. 'Returning to the private sector' = 'I am dying'.

[MaxQue]

Anyway, we now have an excellent new euphemism. 'Returning to the private sector' = 'I am dying'.

The issue is than it's apparently not the plan. He had health issues, which weren't heart issues and if he was dying, logically, he would be in his Whitby home with his wife, not in his Ottawa residence near Parliament (when his wife works in Toronto).