The Savvy Boomer

Ignatieff: The Beautiful Loser

How d'ya like them apples Mikey?

"New political era begins as Tories win majority, NDP grabs Opposition"

"Ignatieff loses Etobicoke-Lakeshore seat as Liberals decimated"

"Historic win propels Stephen Harper to majority"

Ignatieff admits the Liberals can't win

Michael Ignatieff may be an intellectual but he has no idea how to get his party into power.  Oh wait, yes he does.  He figures since the Conservatives are going to get another minority government that he should therefore become Prime Minister.  Hey Liberals, are you OK with this?  This guy is starting to make Stephane Dion look good.

Read the unbelievable story on the CBC website. 

10 reasons Canadians don't want another election

1. Nothing is going to change- it will be another minority Conservative government.
2. Again we will be constantly told by Larry that Quebec wants to secede (fine by me) and by Mo and Curly how we are on the brink of disaster unless one of them becomes Prime Minister.
3. It is going to cost taxpayers $300 mil.  There'd be no election if the political parties had to pay for it.
4. No one outside Quebec wants to be reminded again that if it wasn't for Quebec, there would be a majority government and we wouldn't constantly have to go through this charade every 18 months.
5. The price of beer is about to go up so Canadians are depressed enough without having to worry about another election.
6. Every election reminds residents of British Columbia and Alberta how little we have in common with the rest of Canada and even worse, how little the rest of Canada cares about B.C. and Alberta other than transfer payments and our natural resources.
7. The NHL playoffs start in the middle of the campaign.  That should generate even less interest in the election.
8. Jack Layton gets to feel that he has some relevancy in Canada even though less than 15% of Canadian voters support the NDP.
9. Canadians realize how much they hate the word "coalition."
10. Once again Canadians are reminded that we don't have a bastille to storm.

Canadian election called for Oct. 14

Canadians are headed to the polls in 5 weeks but nobody is really certain why.  Prime Minister Harper has even stated his Conservative party won't get a majority which isn't difficult to understand given that there are 5 political parties, although the 5th-the Green Party, has never managed to elect anyone to the House of Commons.

So it's not bad enough that Canadians get bombarded on the U.S. channels with all the American election hoopla, now we are going to get it from the Canadian channels as well.

The good news is that we'll get it over quickly.  It's doubtful if anything is going to change much.  It looks as though Harper just wants the reassurance that Canadians want his party to rule.   It doesn't hurt his chances either that the Conservatives are ahead of the Liberals in the polls.

If the federal election were held today, which of the following parties would you vote for?

	Total %
Conservative party	38
Liberal party	28
New Democratic Party	19
Bloc Québécois	8
Green party	7
(Source: Environics survey)

It may well be that Afghanistan becomes the most important issue in this election as many Canadians feel that hearing about Canadian soldiers' deaths every day is becoming too much.  The economy of course will be front and centre as well.

So get ready fellow Canucks for the next 5 weeks of long winded speeches, empty promises, scathing attacks, and the odd scandal.