Canada 2011 Official Thread

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Whether the Conservatives can win a majority may well depend on how well the BQ does.  If the BQ does poorly, while it would help the liberals even more, the Conservatives could conceivably gain as many as 3 seats in Quebec as a result.  Conversely if the BQ does well, they could cost the Conservatives 1 or 2 seats, plus the nominally independent André Arthur.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6322728

The US should follow suit and ensure that the Presidential and Vice Presidential debates don't interfere with the MLB playoffs

You say that as if baseball was still our national sport.  It's been gridiron football for a long time now.  MLB is on par with the NBA these days, with the ratings for the finals between the two depending on what the matchup is.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Does Harper really think his pledge to not govern from second place will gain him any seats? (link - CBC)  I can't seriously see a Liberal/NDP coalition (or an NDP/Liberal coalition if the NDP get a miraculous second place) as neither party would be amenable to that.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Does Harper really think his pledge to not govern from second place will gain him any seats? (link - CBC)  I can't seriously see a Liberal/NDP coalition (or an NDP/Liberal coalition if the NDP get a miraculous second place) as neither party would be amenable to that.

What's the point of forcing an election, then?

Obviously Iggy thought things would go differently once the campaign started.  Also, 2012 in general will likely be a better election environment for incumbents than right now is.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Why doesn't Elections Canada simply not release any results until all the polls have closed?  The idea of we'll release results, but you'd better not blab about them was always silly.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

Any potential electoral effects if either or both of the Canadiens and Canucks lose their first round series?

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

I've been to a "massage parlor" before. Who. F**king. Cares.

Sounds like someone didn't have a "happy ending" to his visit.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

At this stage if the NDP forms government, the Liberals will have to lend their finance/economics experience since governing alone with an NDP finance minister would not be good either for the NDP or the country as a whole. It could be their final gift before the Liberals die.

If the NDP forms the official opposition (or a minority government) are there any Liberal MPs (assuming they survive the onslaught) who might decide to decline the Liberal whip and either bolt to the NDP outright or simply go independent?

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

If the NDP forms the official opposition (or a minority government) are there any Liberal MPs (assuming they survive the onslaught) who might decide to decline the Liberal whip and either bolt to the NDP outright or simply go independent?

It's party policy not to accept turncoats.

I wonder whether that policy would survive if enough ex-Liberals are willing to switch to make a Conservative plurality into an NDP plurality.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

The next four years are going to be interesting for the Greens.  I think their best hope for growth during that time is by picking off blue Liberals who can't stand either the Tories or the NDP.  Probably not a successful hope unless the Liberals fall apart and utterly collapse.