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Yeah, not really surprising coming from Harper though. He doesn't exactly seem too concerned about rights.

Well on that username/hate linking stuff, it's an already existing law, they're just updating it to include internet on the list with telephones, telegraphs, etc. The crime omnibus and copyright stuff is so much horse [cabbage], I'm curious how hard it would be for a non-torie government to reverse that crap if it goes through

May not be as bad as it was made to sound http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/5794/125/

Sorry for the necro, but some updates for anyone who hasn't been following since the election: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/tories-back-off-campaign-pledge-to-show-a-surplus-by-2014-15/article2018983/ US Diplomats calling him out on the Arctic stuff: http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/990573--harper-s-arctic-sabre-rattling-a-bid-for-votes-u-s-diplomats-say Is planning to allow police to be able to ask ISPs for any personal information without a warrant: http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/13/harpers-promise-a-warrantless-online-surveillance-state/ A catchall law that they can use selectively to intimidate and punish people for using fake names online and linking: http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/10/will-anonymity-and-hyperlinks-be-illegal-in-canada/ http://openmedia.ca/blog/proposed-crime-bill-makes-anonymity-and-hyperlinks-illegal-canada http://www.parl.gc.ca/About/Parliament/LegislativeSummaries/bills_ls.asp?Language=E&ls=c51&source=library_prb&Parl=40&Ses=3 I'm hoping that these don't make it

War with whom? And for what? And to protect whom?

Ontario: This is too depressing. I'm done, tell me when it's been four years :(

The conservative party does not accurately represent the feelings of Canadians when they got 40% of the vote. I would rather see a NDP/Lib merger than this. Which the liberal party already declared they would not do as they do not share the majority of the NDP's policies. In a perfect world. I can dream.

The conservative party does not accurately represent the feelings of Canadians when they got 40% of the vote. I would rather see a NDP/Lib merger than this.

And also moderate conservatives voting for the conservatives instead of the NDP. It's stupid to assume that every liberal would vote for the NDP rather then the Conservatives; if this had in fact been the case the conservatives would still have a minority. People aren't going to switch from one party to one that is quite different than the other (NDP/Lib -> Con instead of NDP/Lib). Why don't we just get a two party system if we aren't going to have voter reform? Pretty clear that the cons shouldn't have a majority Having two opposition parties to the cons means that the vote will always be split among them. The cons will have an advantage

60% of the people who voted did not vote for the ruling party. Do you see that as a system that works? No, it was the vote being split between NDP and Libs Example: Etobicoke Centre CON 21,661 41.16 LIB 21,635 41.11 NDP 7,731 14.89 Mississauga East-Cooksville CON 18,782 39.85 LIB 18.121 38.45 NDP 8,938 18.96 Don Valley East CON 14,421 36.69 LIB 13,552 34.48 NDP 9,878 25.13 Don Valley West CON 22,992 42.97 LIB 22,353 41.78 NDP 6,284 11.74 Willowdale CON 22,206 41.72 LIB 21,245 39.91 NDP 9,780 18.37 Bramlea-Gore-Malton CON 19,907 34.44 NDP 19,369 33.51 LIB 16,401 28.38 Pickering-Scarborough East CON 19,220 40.05 LIB 18,053 37.62 NDP 8,927 18.7 Scarborough Centre CON 13,401 35.51 LIB 12,075 31.99 NDP 11,273 29.87

Some of the Ontario numbers were conservatives within 100 - 1000 votes of the NDP/Liberal, if the vote didn't split then they wouldn't have had a majority http://thetyee.ca/Mediacheck/2005/11/29/HarperBush/ Chilling words Can't wait for all of Harper's prisons too! Gunna need a lot for what he does!

Tax cuts are basically DONT WORRY YOU GUYS! TRICKLE DOWN EFFECT! Which is [cabbage]. And if they try to privatize healthcare, I expect and hope that there would be some MAJOR backlash

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiHuiDD_oTk

you'd rather have a minority? no thanks I'd rather have a government that you know, was actually supported by at least 50% of the population. 5 million out of 14 million means that 60% of the population thus far didn't vote for them...

Our system needs an overhaul. A leadership with 40% of popular vote....

[bleep] it, I'm going to the liquor store

So far: CON 26, LIB 20, NDP 16, BQ 2. edit: CON 45, LIB 22, NDP 22, BQ 3

So counting is under way, and (unconfirmed) reports are so far in the conservative's favor

Well the guy is probably going to become a hero, so I imagine it would feel pretty damn good

The conservatives wanted to deregulate the banks, and we all know what would have happened if they got their way (Hint: look at the US economy). We aren't going to agree on this, so lets just vote and see how it pans out. The results get released around 10 or midnight central, right?

There is a difference in what you say you'd like to do and what you will actually do. So you're voting for him hoping he's "just saying" he's going to increase spending massively? By that token you might as well vote for the bloc quebecois, who are probably "just saying" they'll separate Quebec from Canada. (I do realize you can't actually vote for them) No, I'm saying that he won't actually do most of those things, and IF he does, it won't be all at once and suddenly we're bankrupt. How can you argue that the conservatives are some how better at economics when they've been driving us into debt? If the NDP wins (hopefully), then wait for their Speech from the Throne and then judge

There is a difference in what you say you'd like to do and what you will actually do.

Welp. Sunday poll with twice the sample size has the cons back up to borderline majority territory: http://www.nanosresearch.com/election2011/Closeout-Memo-2011E.pdf Sunday, 1 May 2011 (n=702 decided voters) Conservative - 38.7% NDP - 30.5% Liberals - 20.9% BQ - 5.0% Green - 3.7% Here's Ekos http://www.ekospolitics.com/index.php/2011/05/our-final-words-and-a-few-more-numbers-may-1-2011/

I've got faith in the NDP. Have to be better than Harper and his not cutting subsidies while still spending more than he should, AND cutting social programs and wanting to cut even more. Not to mention cutting funding to planned parenthood clinics in Saskatchewan and a huge amount of the women's rights offices. Really, anything on here http://whynotharper.ca/#printablelist He's trying to hard to become America Oh, and his promise to the US president to introduce copyright laws like American ones

Ok. I hope you enjoy a debt that spirals out of control faster then you can say "jack layton" and massive tax increases. You mean like the last two conservative governments have done?