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Canadians Go to the Polls
Pajamas Media — ... among the provinces who always gets her way at the expense of the other siblings. Much of Quebec’s special status has been given under the pretense of placating its separatist leanings. However many Canadians now feel the separatism threat is only to get more from the federal coffers. Only in recent years has the West been able to exercise much of a voice in Canada’s parliament. It was largely that voice that put the current Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper in power. The Liberals who ruled Canada almost continuously since the 1960s aren’t really that far to the left ...

Canadian election: party web sites
Corrente — Here are the five parties with seats in the Canadian House of Commons. I’m including the Green Party because they technically got one shortly before the election due to “crossing the floor” (an MP declared his affiliation with them but was elected under another platform). Bloc Québecois Conservative Party —- incumbent minority government Green Party Liberal Party —- incumbent official opposition New Democratic Party ...

OH NO! Canada's going to be run by socialists, separatists, and uh, Liberals(?)
Corrente — BRING IT HARPER. BRING IT! To those of you who don't pay attention to Canadian politics, you really should right now. This is one of the most interesting times in Canadian political history. Right now 2 of the national parties, the NDP and the Liberal Party have forged a coalition deal that would, when the confidence vote fails (it's only a matter of time Harper, just deal with it) create a coalition government led by the Liberals. (You can read the accord here.) The Bloc Québécois is not formally part of this coalition, but has ...