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October 14, 2008 is Election Day!

Posted by PetLvr • 9/07/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: Canada, canadian politics, election, hart, petlvr

So .. it's already been 6 hours already since the election was announced .. where are the kooky headlines??

like...

* Finally A Majority Government With Stephen Harper!

* Does Harper put peanut butter ABOVE or BELOW the jam on his toasted bagels?

* Is Jack Layton Kidding? Why is he running?

* Finally A Minority Government with Stephane Dion

* Stephen .. Stephane .. Does it really matter anyway??

"Between now and Oct. 14, Canadians will choose a government to look out for their interests at a time of global economic trouble," Harper told reporters on Sunday after he triggered the vote.

SOURCE: CTV News www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080907/election_call_080907/...

Well .. at least our election will be over soon.

Although I should say that there is a really large pet related event planned for October 14th and I wonder if that puts a swing on things for us.

User Comments

9/07/08

PetLvr

Yup. Exciting news. I can tell already

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9/07/08

LoveIan

The Americans have taken the world's PR budget and spent it all on themselves. Heh.

This is a tough election for me - it'll be the first time I'm actually legal to vote and I really don't know who I can vote for. Every other election since I was about 10 I followed closely and knew who I wanted to vote for without a doubt.
Now, I feel like there isn't anyone running that I want to be running the country.

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9/07/08

gmoney

I might have to follow Canadian politics!

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9/07/08

clioandme

I envy you your short election season.

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1. 9/07/08
  
  PetLvr
  
  We Canadians know how to elect our officials ... 90% of us will start on October 13th .. at the donut shop .. and take a consensus. We can do that, because I think like 13% of the public even votes anyway ..
  
  Although, back in February .. 15% of Canadians would have given up their right to vote in our Canadian election if only they could vote in the USA election
  www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/02/01/poll-cbc.html
9/07/08

Anok

I was reading Drowsey's rant about this election, and I am intrigued.

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1. 9/07/08
  
  LoveIan
  
  @PetLvr
  Elections Canada would have us believe that voter turnout tends to be ~65%
  www.elections.ca/content.asp?section=pas&document=turnout〈=e&textonly=fal...
9/07/08

aningeniousname

I like the way they do the Canadian election, whoever cuts down the most trees in four days wins. It's more civilsed that way and whatever happens the poor get fire wood.

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1. 9/07/08
  
  Friday13
  
  Oh, and all this time it was about who builds the most igloos.
  
  I've been lied to.
2. 9/07/08
  
  aningeniousname
  
  That's democracy my friend, we have all been lied to!
3. 9/07/08
  
  PetLvr
  
  Well .. I'm not 100% sure that is an accurate statement .... and whatever happens the poor get fire wood ...
  
  I think it all gets burned on the front lawn in Ottawa as a bonfire for the M.P.'s who are snowed in and can't fly home to their families for christmas on their private jets.
9/07/08

jaffermaniar

I was twittering today about my thoughts on the campaign e-mails from the NDP, Conservatives and the Liberals.

I think only one made the cut. The other two concentrated blaming the other guy.

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9/07/08

Jeunelle

Hey PetLvr when I move up to Canada please don't move out. lmao

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1. 9/07/08
  
  PetLvr
  
  Okay ... just don't forget to send me the memo before you move up here
9/07/08

Jeunelle

Fair enough

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