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Perhaps, but he is probably better qualified than the current leader for 2016 Republican nominee for President (Donald Trump).

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Oh, I don't know. Bush has been out of office for several years now, and I still like George Bush jokes...

 

Harper's out, most of us are happy but reality will soon kick in. He's super privileged, his CV barely qualifies him to work at McDonald's... Has almost no experience, zero foreign policy knowledge... Eh I don't know. He'll probably be kicked out of office within a year.

 

Best Prime Minister ever.

 

I'm pleased! I was basically running back to the office in between classes today to watch the numbers.

Obviously, we had no good (real) options this time around. But of the three stooges, I think Trudeau's our best bet. So, yeah, thank god. (And let's hope like crazy he's read every journal/diary/essay/etc. his father ever wrote and takes after the old man and doesn't just rely on someone like Wynne!)

(And then there's this...)

 

You still can. Even though he is no longer prime minister or leader of the Tories, he's still an MP for Calgary Heritage.

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Well, for me, I'm a little disappointed. Though, I'm glad Mr. Harper is out. I definitely saw the Liberals winning, but not in such a fashion. I also knew the NDP wouldn't do great, but I'm still disappointed. Mr. Trudeau looks like a strong man. He is a great speaker, and I like his bluntness. (He once called someone a piece of shit in the House of Commons. Glorious.) I'm worried on the Liberal Party's stance on the Trans-Pacific Partnership and Bill C-51, but I do like several of their platforms. I hope their promise of #RealChange is, indeed, real change.

I'm sure if Jack was still alive it would be him in the prime minister's office. We miss you, Jack.

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The NDP started losing traction for one big reason. Québec.

Québec has usually been pro-NDP. Last election the "Orange Wave", as it was called, started in Québec. They gained a lot of seats there, even the péquistes supported the New Democrats. Though, that was under Jack. After his death, Mr. Mulcair took over, and naturally, people were wary. Mr. Mulcair is a good man, but Mr. Layton was a great one.

Fast forward to the latter half of this summer. Tom started campaigning in Québec, and started out strong. The inherent NDP support coupled with Mr. Mulcair's personal popularity showed a strong leaning towards orange. But, several things came out of the woodwork. Someone let slip that Tom was in talks with joining the Conservative Party before becoming a member of the NDP and that he was also originally a member of Quebec's Liberal Party.

The platform itself was also an issue. The NDP suddenly decided against deficit spending and promised balanced budgets, they advocate the abolition of the Senate, they are against the Trans-Pacific Partnership, all things the Québecois have the opposite position on.

 

I bet you that Wynne will push dumb Trudeau under the bus as soon as she can to take his position. Her cancer will spread from Ontario to all provinces... It's easy to see that Trudeau is nothing but Wynne's puppet.

 

Do your research on Wynne, she's the worst thing that's ever happened to Ontario. That pathetic woman is not capable of telling the truth even if her life depended on it. Hydro One, Teachers, Sudbury scandal... Ect.

 

Sure beats having a guy who doesn't know math.

 

Who you talking about? lol

 

Tim Hudak. I remember seeing all those ads on the CBC during the playoffs last summer about #HudakMath and that his tax plan would decimate Ontario's finances.

 

Wow, I got distracted by other things, and somehow missed this!

I am so happy to see that Harper has been deposed. He seemed like a very mean-spirited sort, bringing with him that kind of acrimony that seems more common in American politics.

He also had a horrible environmental record, and I'd always admired Canada for being more sensible on these matters than the US, but Harper pretty much gutted things, and put Canada on about the same footing as the US. I suppose, too, the discovery of those horridly toxic tar sands has made concern for the environment a lot less appealing.

Well, I hope the new person does a better job; curious to see his agenda on these matters.

 

I don't know much about Canadian politics but I will say this much:

Justin Trudeau: Woof

 

Don't know much about politics north of the border. That said, it's my cynical thought at times about US politicians that there is real truth to this joke:

Q. How do you tell when a politician is lying?
A. His or her lips are moving.​

 

I don't really know how to feel about it.

It was the first time I voted. I'm glad that the conservatives are out, but the two other parties don't really appeal to me either. My county is still under NDP.

For those wondering why NDP had such a loss, let me try to explain why. As you know, most of the party's approval was in Quebec in 2011. However, the guy basically said : ''Eh, they're already voting for us. No need to represent them anymore.'' Thus, he began to say different things in French and in English, as if we were not bilingual... He was also for Transcanada pipeline (but not in French! In French he's against it!) The Niquab (while the most stupid election issue I've ever heard), was the last straw.

The other option would be that people voted strategically and since the Liberals were predicted to win, Quebecers voted for them, hence excluding the NDP.

I'm happy for the Bloc and how they regained some counties, but I'm a bit disapointed to see them elect PET's son. I don't he's going to do ''nuit des longs couteaux 2'' or something, but it's still unsettling. I'm hoping he's better than his father...

(Also, Quebec city and its surroundings... You suck. I don't want to live here anymore xD)

 

I have to admit a certain fantasy of him wandering down to the Seattle area, running across me, we instantly fall passionately in love...

But of course, I had to read the Wikipedia article which says he's married to a woman. :tears:

 

There's a bunch of pictures of him shirtless, the dude knows how to stay in shape

 

I think people in general were just turned off by Angry Tom like many mentioned. He should just step down.... Someone else should take charge for the NDP.