2011 Canadian Election Turning Comical

[CanuckInUSA 0]

ROFLMAO ... the NDP elected a 19 year old University student to parliament. 19 years old, still in school, was probably playing his XBox last year in his parent's basement and now he is earning a base salary of $157,731 + MP expenses and will be responsible for ensuring hundreds of thousands of people in his constituency are represented?

Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

[mdrejhon 8]

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ROFLMAO ... the NDP elected a 19 year old University student to parliament. 19 years old, still in school, was probably playing his XBox last year in his parent's basement and now he is earning a base salary of $157,731 + MP expenses and will be responsible for ensuring hundreds of thousands of people in his constituency are represented?

I posted on Facebook that it seemed Quebecers would rather vote an inflatable doll or a teddy bear than somebody else in their constituencies. Some longshot placeholder ridings were filled with crash test dummies like this because Quebec used to not be an NDP place. The results surprised Canadians -- it had the same shock value as if UTAH become mostly DEMOCRATIC or some other shocker scenario... Quebec isn't an NDP province. AND, never in Canada's history that the Canadian liberals fell to just 11% of the seats (Many majorities in Canada in the last century has been Liberals)

Now, I'm hoping the NDP is going to put these people into an intensive political training program, and eventually replace the weak links, because I am rooting for NDP to provide a healthy counterbalance to the Conservatives, which I hoped wouldn't have gotten a majority. (Note, I didn't want an NDP majority, either -- though I would have been OK with the short leash of a NDP minority with a Conservative opposition, to see how the NDP gradually reforms their party into a more mature party, after many of us got tired by the scandals of both Conservatives and Liberals)

Many Quebec incumbents campaigned on the platform of not trusting these untested newcomers, and FAILED. Quebec likes Jack Layton, so they're probably now counting on leader Jack Layton to be the puppet master of the newcomers, bring them in line with the default NDP vote. And fire the misbehaving ones before they do irreparable damage to NDP, even if it means sacrificing a few seats to the other parties in order to save the rest of the NDP. The whole country is watching on NDP from both sides!

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There was many disturbing and unsettling things about the election results last night.

This has to be the most disturbing...by far.

(SFW, but all bets are off on how quickly dinner comes back up...)

[mdrejhon 8]

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ROFLMAO ... the NDP elected a 19 year old University student to parliament. 19 years old, still in school, was probably playing his XBox last year in his parent's basement and now he is earning a base salary of $157,731 + MP expenses and will be responsible for ensuring hundreds of thousands of people in his constituency are represented?

And appaerntly, her riding, is STILL giving her a warm welcome!
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Brosseau+admits+never+visited+Quebec+riding/4745582/story.html

Clearly, this riding was disgusted at their other voting options. They voted in an obvious newcomer. I hope she takes her training seriously, goes to French classes (!!!), and accept's the mayor enthusaic invitation to show her around the riding.

For the non-Canadians reading, this is a province in year 1995 that at one time wanted to separate from Canada. In 1995 they almost essentially declared independence from Canada. Quebec Referendum -- At one time, 49.44% voted for independence from Canada.

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I like how people in that riding had no clue who they were voting for. had never seen her, didn't know she didn't speak french. Didn't know she will accomplish absolutely nothing for them. Guess as long as they get to keep their welfare cheques and cigarettes the Quebecer will be happy.

It is good to finally have a government which is not driven by one province, specially when that one province is Quebec.

Since the NDP has absolutely no hope whatsoever to deliver on any of their major platform promises, the party will self destruct in 4 years.

[rushmc 23]

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I like how people in that riding had no clue who they were voting for. had never seen her, didn't know she didn't speak french. Didn't know she will accomplish absolutely nothing for them. Guess as long as they get to keep their welfare cheques and cigarettes the Quebecer will be happy.

It is good to finally have a government which is not driven by one province, specially when that one province is Quebec.

Since the NDP has absolutely no hope whatsoever to deliver on any of their major platform promises, the party will self destruct in 4 years.

Sounds a lot like our current president

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[Remster 30]

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I like how people in that riding had no clue who they were voting for. had never seen her, didn't know she didn't speak french. Didn't know she will accomplish absolutely nothing for them. Guess as long as they get to keep their welfare cheques and cigarettes the Quebecer will be happy.

It is good to finally have a government which is not driven by one province, specially when that one province is Quebec.

Since the NDP has absolutely no hope whatsoever to deliver on any of their major platform promises, the party will self destruct in 4 years.

Sounds a lot like our current president

Sounds nothing like the US situation actually.

Remster

[rushmc 23]

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I like how people in that riding had no clue who they were voting for. had never seen her, didn't know she didn't speak french. Didn't know she will accomplish absolutely nothing for them. Guess as long as they get to keep their welfare cheques and cigarettes the Quebecer will be happy.

It is good to finally have a government which is not driven by one province, specially when that one province is Quebec.

Since the NDP has absolutely no hope whatsoever to deliver on any of their major platform promises, the party will self destruct in 4 years.

Sounds a lot like our current president

Sounds nothing like the US situation actually.

I think you are wrong

Didnt know who they were voting for, will accomplish absolutly nothing, keep welfare coming, is delivering nearly nothing he campained on

I think I got it right

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[Remster 30]

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I like how people in that riding had no clue who they were voting for. had never seen her, didn't know she didn't speak french. Didn't know she will accomplish absolutely nothing for them. Guess as long as they get to keep their welfare cheques and cigarettes the Quebecer will be happy.

It is good to finally have a government which is not driven by one province, specially when that one province is Quebec.

Since the NDP has absolutely no hope whatsoever to deliver on any of their major platform promises, the party will self destruct in 4 years.

Sounds a lot like our current president

Sounds nothing like the US situation actually.

I think you are wrong

Didnt know who they were voting for, will accomplish absolutly nothing, keep welfare coming, is delivering nearly nothing he campained on

I think I got it right

You realize the NPD is the opposition, right? So you are in fact making that analogy for the Republicans...

Remster

[rushmc 23]

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I like how people in that riding had no clue who they were voting for. had never seen her, didn't know she didn't speak french. Didn't know she will accomplish absolutely nothing for them. Guess as long as they get to keep their welfare cheques and cigarettes the Quebecer will be happy.

It is good to finally have a government which is not driven by one province, specially when that one province is Quebec.

Since the NDP has absolutely no hope whatsoever to deliver on any of their major platform promises, the party will self destruct in 4 years.

Sounds a lot like our current president

Sounds nothing like the US situation actually.

I think you are wrong

Didnt know who they were voting for, will accomplish absolutly nothing, keep welfare coming, is delivering nearly nothing he campained on

I think I got it right

You realize the NPD is the opposition, right? So you are in fact making that analogy for the Republicans...

I am just matching comments
Has nothing to do with any party

Republican or Democrate. Has nothing to do with the comparison

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[DanG 1]

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Didnt know who they were voting for, will accomplish absolutly nothing, keep welfare coming, is delivering nearly nothing he campained on

Wait, I'm confused. It's either, "will acomplish absolutely nothing," or, "is ruining the country with his new socialist laws."

You can't have it both ways.

- Dan G

[rushmc 23]

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Didnt know who they were voting for, will accomplish absolutly nothing, keep welfare coming, is delivering nearly nothing he campained on

Wait, I'm confused. It's either, "will acomplish absolutely nothing," or, "is ruining the country with his new socialist laws."

You can't have it both ways.

Your post is proof positive of the they dont know who they voted for part

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[DanG 1]

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Your post is proof positive of the they dont know who they voted for part

That makes no sense.

Either he's not accomplishing anything, or he's doing too much. So which is it?

- Dan G

[rushmc 23]

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Your post is proof positive of the they dont know who they voted for part

That makes no sense.

Either he's not accomplishing anything, or he's doing too much. So which is it?

Are you from this planet?

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[CanuckInUSA 0]

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Your post is proof positive of the they dont know who they voted for

As far as the party is concerned, Quebec knew exactly who they were voting for. It's the individual candidate part where they tripped over their toes, fell over and ate the dirt big time. The Quebec NDP vote was a protest vote yes ... but it was also a vote for a couple of reasons:

- By voting NDP they thought they would remove the Conservatives from power.
- By voting NDP they thought they would drive PM Harper out of politics.
- By voting NDP they thought they would get more socialism than they already have.

But Ontario bucked the trend (the Liberals and NDP did split the vote on the Left in Ontario) and Ontario was the reason why the Conservatives won their majority.

Quebec elected a bunch of unknown MPs. They ended up with something like 6 University students, a teenager was elected to parliament, a communist was elected and the woman who is getting all the publicity is a Vegas Show Girl (okay the Show Girl part is a stretch ... but she does not speak French in a 99.99% French riding ... LOL).

There are some people who are saying the "Liberal Party of Canada" and the "Bloc Quebecois" are dead and that we are headed towards a two party system like you have in the USA. But I am not convinced we are headed that way. The Conservatives have a majority in both Parliament and the Senate. The NDP is powerless and they do not have a hope in hell in fulfilling all the promises of socialist bliss they made to Quebec. In 4.5 years from now when we have our next election, Quebec will punish the NDP big time. The question is, will the Liberals come back in Quebec or will the BQ take it? Depending on how the Conservatives govern in the next 4.5 years, the Liberals do have a chance to win a Minority government next time around (the Conservatives can't govern forever). But we need to wait to see what the Conservatives do. The next 4.5 years is a great opportunity for Ontario and Western Canada to work together. Obviously you can not ignore all the regions of the country, but Ontario (assuming they get rid of McGuilty) and Western Canada are the economic engines of the nation. Canada needs both Ontario and Western Canada to be firing on all cylinders. Now if only Quebec would learn how to support themselves.

What goes on here is nothing at all like what goes on in the USA. The USA doesn't have Quebec.

Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

[rushmc 23]

What goes on here is nothing at all like what goes on in the USA. The USA doesn't have Quebec.

I never said it does

My only comment was to what was posted

The reasons Obama is in place is very much the same

People did not know who they were voting for ect

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[Remster 30]

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What goes on here is nothing at all like what goes on in the USA. The USA doesn't have Quebec.

I never said it does

My only comment was to what was posted

The reasons Obama is in place is very much the same

People did not know who they were voting for ect

Of course, you are right. Never mind that now 2 people who have lived in both the US and Canada, and come form the opposite end of the political spectrum are saying you don't know what you are talking about.

Remster

[rushmc 23]

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What goes on here is nothing at all like what goes on in the USA. The USA doesn't have Quebec.

I never said it does

My only comment was to what was posted

The reasons Obama is in place is very much the same

People did not know who they were voting for ect

Of course, you are right. Never mind that now 2 people who have lived in both the US and Canada, and come form the opposite end of the political spectrum are saying you don't know what you are talking about.



Keepem shut pal

What ever works for you

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[CanuckInUSA 0]

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Quebec elected a bunch of unknown MPs. They ended up with something like 6 University students, a teenager was elected to parliament, a communist was elected and the woman who is getting all the publicity is a Vegas Show Girl (okay the Show Girl part is a stretch ... but she does not speak French in a 99.99% French riding ... LOL).

Turns out that "Vegas Ruth Ellen Brosseau" speaks better French than the media claimed she did:

http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/video/featured/news/868018287001/exclusive-with-ruth-ellen-brosseau/940262434001

of course this is the first time anyone has ever heard from her, so who were we to know. I definitely do not support the NDP, but clearly many in the media were out to get this woman when we first heard of her campaigning from Vegas.

WARNING: there are some foxy women in the video from above. Watch it at your own peril.

Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

[Remster 30]

Now, I'm really hoping some sordid photos from that romp in Vegas surface in the media! Come on paparazzi, someone, somewhere must have been following NPD MP candidates around for coverage? No????

Remster

[mdrejhon 8]

Meanwhile, Conservatives lost 1 seat today due to a recount. One more Quebec seat went to NDP today.

http://www2.canada.com/story.html?id=4785274

This was a 5-vote cliffhanger...

[Remster 30]

Who cares... I realize the subject may not be your cup of tea, Mark, but keep an eye out for those Vegas romp photos

Remster