Harper wins Tory majority, NDP makes huge gain

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OTTAWA Stephen Harper has sealed his place in the history books, winning a Conservative majority to ensure four uninterrupted years of power and a seat in the Tory pantheon.

Aided by an ascendant NDP that helped split the vote, Harper won his first majority after two successive minority governments that many pundits and pollsters wrongly believed marked a glass ceiling for the former Reform party founder.

In the process, Harper also delivered a historic defeat to Canada’s once “natural governing party,” as Michael Ignatieff’s Liberals tumbled to third place in the seat standings behind the NDP.

The New Democrats rode a mid-campaign surge of support to an orange revolution of sorts, becoming Canada’s official Opposition for the first time and almost tripling its representation to more than 100 seats.

Harper joins Canada’s first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, and 1950s-era John Diefenbaker as just the third Conservative ever to win three consecutive elections.

http://www.thespec.com/news/canada/article/526123--harper-wins-tory-majority-ndp-makes-huge-gain
 
King of Gods said:
OTTAWA Stephen Harper has sealed his place in the history books, winning a Conservative majority to ensure four uninterrupted years of power and a seat in the Tory pantheon.

Aided by an ascendant NDP that helped split the vote, Harper won his first majority after two successive minority governments that many pundits and pollsters wrongly believed marked a glass ceiling for the former Reform party founder.

In the process, Harper also delivered a historic defeat to Canada’s once “natural governing party,” as Michael Ignatieff’s Liberals tumbled to third place in the seat standings behind the NDP.





The New Democrats rode a mid-campaign surge of support to an orange revolution of sorts, becoming Canada’s official Opposition for the first time and almost tripling its representation to more than 100 seats.Harper joins Canada’s first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, and 1950s-era John Diefenbaker as just the third Conservative ever to win three consecutive elections.

http://www.thespec.com/news/canada/article/526123--harper-wins-tory-majority-ndp-makes-huge-gain
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Apple's likely a tad bit depressed over this :(
 
Bfgrn said:
Sad day for Canada. Conservatives don't build anything, they only destroy.
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Here's an example of the war-mongering, sh!t-disturbing Harper, Prime Minister of Canada. When elected in 2006 his first "talking out his ass" news conference:

(Excerpt) Editor's note: Stephen Harper stood ground against the U.S in his first news conference as prime minister-elect. At issue: Harper's vow to deploy military icebreakers to monitor and defend our northern arctic waters. The day before, U.S. ambassador to Canada David Wilkins had opposed the plan, stating, "There's no reason to create a problem that doesn't exist." Harper's response on Friday: "The United States defends its sovereignty and the Canadian government will defend our sovereignty. It is the Canadian people we get our mandate from, not the ambassador of the United States." (End)
http://thetyee.ca/Views/2006/01/30/DefendNorthwestPassage/

Oh, yes. If/when the US decides to use the Northwest Passage (global warming resulting in making the waters navigable) by bringing one of these
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Furthermore, he's all for wanting the presence of Canadians to be seen in the Middle East. Sure, just what Canadians need. "HEY!! Over here. (Waving frantically.) We're Canadians and we're here to interfere in your country."

Yes, let's do our damnest to get as close as possible to the top of the terrorist's list. Let's bitch about the cost of medical care and pensions and unemployment benefits and spend the money on war.

Calling Harper a jackass would be an insult to jackasses.
 
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