http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Tue, 29 Jun 2004 12:17:28 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/06/28/173201.php#comment-71796 A low-voter turnout could be the reason. No party alone has the balance of power. A Conservative and NDP alliance is one short of a majority government and must work with the Bloc separatists, with one solitary independent who could hold the keys to the kingdom. Minority governments can be good. It will keep Paul Martin and the arrogant Liberals humble. This is a government that will have to be inclusive and work together on consensus - and that is a good thing. Next time around I predict the Conservatives will win a majority. By then there should be enough distance between them and their radical Reform roots. That is of course providing that they can stay out of trouble between now and then. The Bloc separatists and NDP will have a lot of clout in the new government so it should be very interesting. There will be a lot of changing alliances, flip-flopping all over the place depending on the issues. I'm looking forward to it because the last decade under Chretien was BORING to say the least. 71796@blogcritics.org Tue, 29 Jun 2004 12:17:28 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/06/28/173201.php#comment-71785 What is really funny is that the BQ took Cretin's old seat. 71785@blogcritics.org Tue, 29 Jun 2004 10:28:43 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/06/28/173201.php#comment-71769 Update: Liberals win a minority government. 71769@blogcritics.org Tue, 29 Jun 2004 04:12:10 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2004/06/28/173201.php#comment-71665 Thanks to the advance poll, I'd almost forgot about this (but the problem is that my local poll was in an old folks home, and they just didn't make any sort of effort to make the polling station more than "when you wind up in an old folks home, this is will what it will be like"). Cardboard, pencils, snoozing old people. And shuddering horror. 71665@blogcritics.org Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:47:31 EDT