Canadian elections 2004
 

they call it at 9:30 pm right?

don't know, but I hope to god that harper is not the PM at the time.

Well, voting is all day long, from 7:30am - 7:30pm local time across the country.

So when it's 7:30 in BC, which is 9:30 Easternl, all the polls will have been closed. Then the TV can bradcast who has won in the ridings they know. It will take a while to see who is the next PM though because all the votes in Alberta and BC will still have to be counted and that will probably go late into the night. But you might get an indication as the votes are counted. So you won't see anything on who'se winning until 9:30 eastern.

It didn't used to be like that but they changed it because the polls closed hours earlier in the east than the west. They said that some people made their decision based on what the current results were out east. This way, no one knows who'se winning before they vote. Everyone has the same thing to consider, and nothing can influence it. I suppose this is the better way to do it, but I always liked watching CBC and CTV and watch the little metres at the bottom go up and down as votes were counted and ridings assigned. I guess we'll get a little bit of this this year, but not as much as last year.

And who voted? I sure did. Just as soon as I got off work today. About 30 minutes ago. I don't see why people don't vote. It took me about 1 minute to walk in there, the guy to tell me what booth to go to, for me to hand my voter card to the lady and for her to check off my name, for me to take a piece of paper and put an x on it, then hand it back to her and she put it in the box. Not too complicated.

Oh...shit...Ok, i was a little off. That is what I heard befdore. Now i'm watching CBC and they said that there is no blackout. Polls close at different times across the country.

8:30 local in Newfoundland. 9:30 local in Ontario and 7:00pm in BC. But sill they say that Newfoundland polls will have been closed for 2 and 1/2 hours before BC polls close. That means people can watch on TV in BC what people in the east voted for. There is a little blackout dot singing on CBC now about that there used to be a blackout in BC, but now not anymore. Strange. I'm totally fucked on this subject. NOw instead of all the polls closing at 7:30pm in eachg time zone, they staggered the polls, but it still doesn't work like I said before.

Heres a story that will explain it better:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ ... nal/Canada

POLLS CLOSED IN NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR!
30 MORE MINUTES FOR THE REST OF ATLANTIC CANADA!

First results start coming in now!

As Peter Mansbridge said, "this is reality television that actually means something."

155 SEATS IS MAGIC NUMBER TO WIN MAJORITY

IT IS PROJECTED THAT THERE WILL BE A MINORITY GOVERNMENT

1 YEAR 5 MONTHS 27 DAYS IS THE AVERAGE LIFE SPAN OF A MINORITY GOVERNMENT IN CANADA.

Ninty, move to the east so you don't have to vote based on politicians caring about the west.

I didn't vote based upon who cared about the west. I voted upon my political beliefs. Plain and simple.

Anyways, on your trip around Canada go to Brampton.

What's in brampton besides you shawn?

Nothing really.

I'll be there!

Buck's boobs

Update:

Liberal: 6
Conservative: 5
NDP: 1
BC: 0

Whats this "Canadian" you speak of? Is it a Car? eek:

Those are just leading though, so the outcome could change by the time all the votes are counted for each riding.

It's 4-1 Liberal over Conservative for Elected ridings right now.

[quote="Duke_of_Ray":4c835]Whats this "Canadian" you speak of? Is it a Car? eek:[/quote:4c835]
lol.? ban:

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LOL-No annoy: Ban-To Sexy!

P.S. How is your tunnel comming?

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LOL-No annoy: Ban-To Sexy!

P.S. How is your tunnel comming?[/quote:fa91c]

not as hoped

[quote=maple][quote="Duke_of_Ray":e4a7f]LOL-No annoy: Ban-To Sexy!

P.S. How is your tunnel comming?[/quote:e4a7f]

not as hoped[/quote:e4a7f]

Call me, Ill help ya.

Notice how when you canucks have a politics thread the americans stay out of it because our opinions neither matter or are cared for, the same shit would be nice in our threads.

I hope this thread gets shit on, the way short, and pyro shit on ours.

thats great.


the liberals are leading so far with 22 seats conservatives 7 ndp 5 and bloc 1

GO MARIJUANA PARTY! biggrin:

rock:

I am open to other opinions. It's sad you people aren't. It's like you think i'd care if you expressed an opinion here. It is your right, as it is mine vise versa.

Liberals are a minority goverment

Well, I'll invade this thread with American $.02

I'm hoping for liberals, they try their best to keep drug prices down in Canada; which means I can come up there or order from a Canadian internet company rather than paying through the nose down here biggrin:

Its gonna be fun with this minority government

No it won't. annoy:

[quote="Duke_of_Ray":61a38]No it won't. annoy:[/quote:61a38]
not visible miority nag:

i would like to suckle those boobies

Yes, I do notice that.

But do you understand why?

Canadian Politics has no bearing whatsoever on the US. I bet less than 1% of American know there is a Canadian Federal Election going on. Canada doesn't make the worlds decisions, or infulence anything for that matter. The US does. I bet 75%+ of Canadians know of an upcoming US Election. We get news coverage, and whoever gets voted in in the states DOES effect our lives. Whether that be the decision to send troops to other countries like Iraq or Economic policies like Aids in Africa and the Koyoto protocall. Canada won't be invading any countries anytime soon, whether we want to or not, and canada won't have a major impact on world events. The US does. That is why so many Canadians and people from other countries have an opinion on the subject. George Bush effects my life. John Kerry, if elected, would effect my life. Paul Martin, Stephen Harper will not effect your life.

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As for the elections, I'm disappointed. When an election was called a couple months back, I had no doubts the Liberals would win, however I thought that it might be a minority. As we went a long, it looked more and more like a Conservative government was possible. Polls indicated Liberals and Conservatives in a dead heat. What we have is 37% liberal, 30% Conservative. I wish it would have been closer. Ontario was a bust. 75 seats for the Liberals, and 22 for the Conservatives. I thought they were doing much better there. Anywho, Paul Martin better shape up. If he doesn't, you'll hear me complain. I have a right to complain. I voted. If you didn't vote, you can't complain. Hopefully this is a wake up call for him.

Minority government is going to be fucked up. At least it is a minority. If the liberals have to team up with the NDP, I'm gonna be pissed. We're leaning way to far left.

no because you have no idea what were fucking tlaking about, your couldnt tell NDP from your fucking ass.


on the other hand.


We know just as much about your American politics as you do, as does the rest of the world. Pklease levy now is not the time for your charecter to be glowing to us your intelligents.

THANK YOU LORD FOR LETTING GOOD TRIUMPH OVER EVIL. beer:

You make 0 sense. Ninty's post sums it up.

[quote="Short Hand":4e821]THANK YOU LORD FOR LETTING GOOD TRIUMPH OVER EVIL. beer:[/quote:4e821]

Good? oOo: X 78264189241987254

The more left the better.

good = god. good = my horrible grammer. im just all lit up and happy that the Tories are not taking parliament.

To each his own.

I just don't think Harper was worth the risk.

meh, it was fuc watching the numbers cool:

I would've loved to vote Libertarian Party for the Canadian Elections but
knowing FULL WELL that such an endeavor would prove useless, I didn't
go to the polls. Oh well, gg whoever's in charge...