Politics

[Canada Goose]

It's a minority government so doubt it goes the full 4 years , it probably depends on how friendly the ndp will be.

NDP will do its best to stop Conservatives...

[Abby_wx]

I'm fairly satisfied with the result. I was kind of hoping they'd all lose, but I guess that's impossible.

A minority government is the next best thing. I certainly did not want to see another Liberal majority, but I also did not want to see a Conservative majority (which probably puts me in the minority here ). I was not inspired by the platforms of the major parties and how they campaigned, thus I don't believe that any of the parties or their leaders deserved the power afforded by a majority government.

I think it's clear that most of the parties struggled to connect with Canadians. The only real winner in this election was the Bloc - they were the only party to exceed expectations, aside from maybe the Greens. The fact that the Bloc was able to gain so many seats just underscores how weak the other parties were in this election.

[VanCitySouth]

I'm fairly satisfied with the result. I was kind of hoping they'd all lose, but I guess that's impossible.

A minority government is the next best thing. I certainly did not want to see another Liberal majority, but I also did not want to see a Conservative majority (which probably puts me in the minority here ). I was not inspired by the platforms of the major parties and how they campaigned, thus I don't believe that any of the parties or their leaders deserved the power afforded by a majority government.

I think it's clear that most of the parties struggled to connect with Canadians. The only real winner in this election was the Bloc - they were the only party to exceed expectations, aside from maybe the Greens. The fact that the Bloc was able to gain so many seats just underscores how weak the other parties were in this election.

I was also not satisfied by either major party's platforms. I am a small-c conservative, but by no means was I under the illusion that this iteration of the Tories under Scheer was anywhere near perfect.

[Forrest Gump]

I'm fairly satisfied with the result. I was kind of hoping they'd all lose, but I guess that's impossible.

A minority government is the next best thing. I certainly did not want to see another Liberal majority, but I also did not want to see a Conservative majority (which probably puts me in the minority here ). I was not inspired by the platforms of the major parties and how they campaigned, thus I don't believe that any of the parties or their leaders deserved the power afforded by a majority government.

I think it's clear that most of the parties struggled to connect with Canadians. The only real winner in this election was the Bloc - they were the only party to exceed expectations, aside from maybe the Greens. The fact that the Bloc was able to gain so many seats just underscores how weak the other parties were in this election.

Fair enough . At least the Bloc blocked the liberals from a majority, but I certainly hope there's no liberal/ndp coalition , otherwise the debt and deficits will spiral out of control.

[John]

Conservatives won the vote that says enough but trah

[Forrest Gump]

I was also not satisfied by either major party's platforms. I am a small-c conservative, but by no means was I under the illusion that this iteration of the Tories under Scheer was anywhere near perfect.

Will the Tories stick with scheer? He had Teflon Man all lined up but kept shooting himself in the foot , partly his fault and partly his strategists.

[Forrest Gump]

What a joke , Trudeau steps up the podium at the same time as Scheer which has never happened , winner always speaks last! Then he talks like he just won a majority, what a joke. No speach etiquette or humility, just arrogance. Now I'm really ticked off! But hey there's a break in the weather and maybe going golfing on Thursday

[SouthSardiswx]

Look for nothing to get done in Ottawa what a waste of an election.

[Typeing3]

NDP will do its best to stop Conservatives...

NDP will not be in a hurry to force another election. They are still broke from their failed 2015 campaign.

[SouthSardiswx]

Conservatives won the vote that says enough but trah

Johnny we love your enthusiasm.

[SouthSardiswx]

What a joke , Trudeau steps up the podium at the same time as Scheer which has never happened , winner always speaks last! Then he talks like he just won a majority, what a joke. No speach etiquette or humility, just arrogance. Now I'm really ticked off! But hey there's a break in the weather and maybe going golfing on Thursday

There's always golf after an election Gumps oh and hockey.

[AbbyJr]

What a joke , Trudeau steps up the podium at the same time as Scheer which has never happened , winner always speaks last! Then he talks like he just won a majority, what a joke. No speach etiquette or humility, just arrogance. Now I'm really ticked off! But hey there's a break in the weather and maybe going golfing on Thursday

I'm thankful I missed that. I stopped watching the news after it was obvious it was going to be a Liberal minority.

[AbbyJr]

Fair enough . At least the Bloc blocked the liberals from a majority, but I certainly hope there's no liberal/ndp coalition , otherwise the debt and deficits will spiral out of control.

I hope there is not an NDP-Liberal coalition as well but I fear there will be one. Canada is going further in debt, unfortunately.

[Typeing3]

I hope there is not an NDP-Liberal coalition as well but I fear there will be one. Canada is going further in debt, unfortunately.

There will be no coalition. Trudeau has a strong enough minority to be able to govern without one, IMO.

[AbbyJr]

There will be no coalition. Trudeau has a strong enough minority to be able to govern without one, IMO.

Is he allowed to govern without a coalition if he does not have an official majority? I didn't think so but I could be wrong.