Yesterday sucked,
rain,
wind,
and,
the Habs lost,
2-1 after,
92 minutes,
that’s almost,
two overtime periods,
anyway,
it is what it is,
shit happens,
and,
today is another day.
wow, three cliches in a row, if I don’t watch it I might turn into a politician:-)
I’m a little worried that,
cockiness,
might have jinxed,
my Canadiens,
but,
hey,
I don’t,
really believe,
in jinxes.
That being said,
I am very happy to report,
that the NDP,
is on the rise.
The weirdest part,
they are higher than,
the Bloc,
here in Quebec!!
Unheard of,
and yet,
it’s true.
Yesterday,
a good friend,
of mine,
attended a political rally,
for Jack Layton’s NDP,
at the theatre Olympia,
in Montreal’s gay village,
the heart of Duceppe’s riding.
Thirteen hundred people,
the largest political gathering,
in Québec in this federal election,
the NDP,
are usually also rans,
in Québec,
not so,
this time,
it would seem.
OK, let me explain briefly, the Bloc Québécois, is a Québec nationalist party, Gilles Duceppe is the leader of that party. The New Democratic Party, has traditionally been Canada’s third party, social democrats, a little bit leftist, not to be confused with communists in any way. Jack Layton is their leader. The Liberal Party, historically, has been Canada’s governing party, but, they have been plagued in recent years by, corruption scandals and lackluster leaders. Their current leader is Micheal Ignatieff. The Conservatives, lead by the squarest of squares, Stephen Harper, are who Canadians usually elect when they are mad at the Liberals. We have had three minority Conservative governments in a row. Canada doesn’t really have a tradition of minority governments, in the past we have had a few. Spurred by the NDP, important changes were brought forth, including our medicare system.
The Bloc for all their,
uselessness,
has effectively,
blocqued,
a conservative majority,
by,
being the representatives,
of most Québec ridings.
But, in this election,
people seem to want,
a change,
from Liberal cynicism,
from Conservative,
fear and hate mongering,
and,
from Bloc,
bluster,
full of sound and fury,
signifying not much,
perhaps,
Jack Layton,
shows a softer, kinder side,
of Canadian politics,
a man and a party,
that,
get us back to be being,
Canadians,
polite, kind,
with a conscience,
about the world,
and core values,
about our environment,
our history,
our future,
a true North,
strong and free.
It’s nice to think so.
I hope so…
Have a great Easter,
it’s a beautiful day here,
and I hope it is wherever you are.
Later girls,
BB
Ahhh I am hopeful. I am very very hopeful for this election. The other issue is that the vote on the left gets split between the Liberals and the NDP and the Conservatives no longer have that issue after merging years ago. Anyway, I voted in the advance poll Friday as I’m scheduled to be away on election day. Really interested to see what happens!
(Also, sorry about the Canadiens 😉 Hopefully they pull it back together!)
Fingers crossed on both subjects, Good to hear from you:-) Happy Easter!!
Even with your explanations, I am such an American! I have no idea who your politicians are…my god, we are a myopic bunch! So, I hope that the election works out in some approximation of how you want…:-)
Don’t worry about it, the whole electoral college thing eludes me:-)
Ah yes, elections. I too voted in the advance polls, and am hopeful that the Harper government (the so-called Conservative — but what is still the Reform Party, which is a party with roots in religious fundamentalism) is not successful in its bid to get a majority, is not successful in putting Harper back in as the Prime Minister. Here’s hoping to a brighter political future, with a leader that has a more humane vision than what is currently in place, that ramps up on key and pressing issues: the environment, changing global infrastructure affecting national economies, water, education, health. Not that I have an opinion 😉
Fingers, toes, arms, legs, crossed everything crossed:-) Time for a new era,
to be Canadians again, with all that means really, reaching for our better angels