No Mandate

[Occhidiangela]

One of the more interesting outcomes of the election is the dichotomy between urban and rural votes.  The three biggest cities in the country have elected rather a lot of Liberals, while the rural areas have supplied most of the Conservative seats.

It will be interesting indeed to see how that affects any negotiations regarding policy and legislation on urban issues.
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Two rejoinders on that trend.

1. For an American to see a Canadian Conservative in the same light as a Pat Buchannan or a Ronald Reagan would probably be an error. The "conservative" label seems (from here in the Lower 48) to be relative to a slightly more "liberal" middle-of-the-road. (whatever "liberal" means anymore :wacko: )

2. The Urban-Rural split mirrors that of America, for similar reasons if not the same reasons.

Is there a "silent majority" potential, or do Canadians tend to vote in high percentages of the "voter eligible" population?

Also, have "neo-conservatives" made any inroads in Canada, or has the RCMP (or whoever is your "border patrol" agency) successfully repelled their attempts at illegal immigration? :whistling:

Occhi