So, Canadian politics...First off, the Liberals didn't have a cliiotaon partner. :) It's definitely not like New Zealand with formal agreements. Agreements are very much on a confidence vote by confidence vote basis, with a lot of horse trading.It's a first past the post system.There is a senate, but it is appointed, not elected, so they aren't part of the election. :)Currently parliament is very much divided on regional, instead of political boundaries. The parties are all pretty much of a muchness (slightly left or right of center). However, the NDP is more left than the others.Instead we've got the Conservatives which are centred around western Canada and the Bloc Quebecois in Quebec.The Bloc is very much about separatism, with the formation of an independent state as their primary goal.The Conservatives feed on anti-Quebec feeling in the west, since Alberta, and British Columbia feel (probably rightly so) that they aren't getting a fair piece of the pie. Especially since a lot of it _appears_ to go to Quebec to keep them happy. It's all fun when you've got a country spanning 6 time zones.Oh, and they're probably going to be in the same situation after the election, only poorer. :)

by Trym 09:29:51 AM 2015.10.29