Some good news from Canada. Stephen Harper’s Conservative is set to win a majority government. After 2 minority governments, Harper has a mandate to continue Canada along a Conservative course.
Canadian voters have delivered Conservative Leader Stephen Harper his first majority government after five years of governing in a minority situation, CBC News projects. Meanwhile NDP Leader Jack Layton was set to become Official Opposition leader.
The NDP, according to projections, made a major breakthrough and appeared to have nearly tripled their seat count, while Michael Ignatieff’s Liberals — often touted as Canada’s “natural governing party” — were poised to suffer an historic electoral loss, placing a distant third behind Layton’s party.
As of 11:10 p.m. EST, the Conservatives were elected or leading in 167 seats, followed by the NDP with 105, Liberals with 33 and the Bloc Québécois with two. A party needs to capture 155 seats to win a majority in the House of Commons.
Congratulations to Canadian Conservatives! Unlike here in America, they actually were able to vote for a Conservative Party vs. 2 Leftists parties. Maybe one day in America we will have a true Conservative alternative to the Center-Left Republican Party and the Far Left Democratic Party!
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