Canada had a major election on June 28th, and as a result, Prime Minister Paul Martin’s Liberal Party didn’t win enough seats in the Canadian House of Commons to form an outright majority government, which means that for the first time in a quarter-century, Canadians will have to “live on the edge” with a minority government, eh.
In other words, if for some reason Prime Minister Martin loses a vote of confidence, Parliament is dissolved immediately and an election is called to take place six weeks later. The last minority government in Canada lasted only six months. Let’s see how long this one lasts, eh.
The breakdown: For the incoming 308-seat House of Commons, the Liberals won 135, followed by the Conservatives with 99 (official opposition who finally got united!), the Bloc Québécois 54, New Democrats 19, and 1 Independent, eh.
Compared to our political philosophies in this country, the Canadian Conservatives (aka the “Tories") would fit in with our DEMOCRATS here. Everyone else on Parliament Hill would fall even further to the Left, eh!