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gridlockjoe ([personal profile] gridlockjoe) wrote2004-05-23 04:35 pm

The election is on!

Not the US election, the Canadian election

My honourary opinion? The Conservatives stand a better chance this time around than at any time since Mulroney. (Not a hard feat to accomplish; remember the Tories were down to two seats in the Commons in 1993. But it's still the Liberals' election to lose.

Election day: June 28
Seats in the Commons: 308 (up from 301)
Seats needed for election: 155
Seats at dissolution: Liberal 168, Conservative 73, Bloc Québécois 33, New Democrats 14, independent 9, vacant 4
Number of hanging chads likely: 0

Question of the day: Would the Bloc consider a working alliance with the Conservatives in case of a minority government?

Oh, my new digital camera came in!