Life Is Not Purgatory
Wednesday, July 07, 2004
Election 2004 (#1) - It's a tie!
So it's pretty much official, barring a couple of Judicial recounts currently going on in a few ridings, Mr. Paul Martin remains the Prime Minister of Canada.
135 Liberals
99 Conservatives
54 Bloc Quebecois
19 New Democrats
1 Independent
That means jointly the NDP and the Liberals control 154 (50%) of the 308 seats in Parliament. So we have a 'stable minority... isn’t that an oxymoron? But alas, I have to eat a little crow… Paul Martin was not anointed as dictator in the landslide I predicted upon his ascent to the leadership of the Liberal party, and instead he barely squeaked out a stable minority. I am guessing that the Liberals will attempt to put the Independent member or a (moderate) Conservative in as Speaker of the House of Commons, in an effort to break the actual ‘tie’ we currently have. Wait and see I guess.
So it's pretty much official, barring a couple of Judicial recounts currently going on in a few ridings, Mr. Paul Martin remains the Prime Minister of Canada.
135 Liberals
99 Conservatives
54 Bloc Quebecois
19 New Democrats
1 Independent
That means jointly the NDP and the Liberals control 154 (50%) of the 308 seats in Parliament. So we have a 'stable minority... isn’t that an oxymoron? But alas, I have to eat a little crow… Paul Martin was not anointed as dictator in the landslide I predicted upon his ascent to the leadership of the Liberal party, and instead he barely squeaked out a stable minority. I am guessing that the Liberals will attempt to put the Independent member or a (moderate) Conservative in as Speaker of the House of Commons, in an effort to break the actual ‘tie’ we currently have. Wait and see I guess.
