Recent polls have come in quite strongly against an election right now. And, I agree that as things currently stand Canada is likely to come out of this with another minority government. However, I also don’t see much evidence that an election on the Prime Minister’s timeline would have produced a majority government either. In […]
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BC-STV Falls Short
18 May 2005 – 6:30 pm
It would appear that the Single Transferable Vote didn’t quite have enough support to pass in yesterday’s referendum in BC. As a fan of political theatre and oddball candidates, I must admit that I’m a little disappointed. However, it’s good to see that both the premier and opposition leader acknowledge that a lot of people […]
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Lately, there has been a lot of jostling and talking about a federal election here in Canada. With a minority government an election is going to happen sooner rather than later. Personally, I’m not convinced there will be one this spring, but the exact timing of the pending election isn’t all that important: all parties […]