tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10179443.post6696660339032780363..comments2023-09-08T08:14:24.489-06:00Comments on Queen of West Procrastination: And the race is onQueen of West Procrastinationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10179443.post-3316461921868858392008-09-18T16:59:00.000-06:002008-09-18T16:59:00.000-06:00yup! tom king of the dead dog cafe! he lives a f...yup! tom king of the dead dog cafe! he lives a few blocks from my parents and teaches english at the uofg. we had "jasper friendlybear" stay here at the b&b once, my mom was so excited!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06541164345086158189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10179443.post-56782117030887430982008-09-09T23:42:00.000-06:002008-09-09T23:42:00.000-06:00Woah woah woah, C: I just heard in the news that T...Woah woah woah, C: I just heard in the news that Tom King is running for the NDP in your constituency. Of the Dead Dog Cafe? Dude!Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10179443.post-21570619222866864952008-09-08T08:54:00.000-06:002008-09-08T08:54:00.000-06:00we were supposed to have our bi-election this morn...we were supposed to have our bi-election this morning, you think harper could have gone to the gov gen a little sooner, half the people i know have already voted because they were going to be out of town today! my mom's friend is going to have to vote all over again, but this time from australia!Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06541164345086158189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10179443.post-53149177766321635242008-09-07T18:34:00.000-06:002008-09-07T18:34:00.000-06:00The thing that bugs me about the US is it seems th...The thing that bugs me about the US is it seems that gov't doesn't seem to get any work done for nearly two years. Maybe we just don't hear about it.Teacher Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996149422232892947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10179443.post-40565572760574922692008-09-07T14:25:00.000-06:002008-09-07T14:25:00.000-06:00We don't have a set election day. I'd need a poli...We don't have a set election day. I'd need a political scientist (Meg?) to explain our system properly, but here goes: Traditionally, it's about 4-5 years between elections. However, they can be closer together if the Prime Minister (and technically the Governor General) call an election, and also we have to go to an election if the party in power gets a "vote of non-confidence", meaning that Parliament votes down something important (like a budget) passed by the ruling party. <BR/><BR/>We vote for specific Members of Parliament and for their party instead of for a leader, and then the party that gets the most members into Parliament gets to have their leader as Prime Minister. So, the goal is to have a majority government (where you have more members in parliament than all the other parties combined), because then you can pass bills and everything without the risk of getting a vote of non confidence. When we have a minority government, parties have to work together more or else it's unstable. <BR/><BR/>It's not perfect (your party can have the most votes but still lose because you didn't get the most MPs; I'd love to have some sort of proportional representation), but I like our elections.Queen of West Procrastinationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17216968234999269409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10179443.post-50012399394529550252008-09-07T13:05:00.000-06:002008-09-07T13:05:00.000-06:00So in Canada you don't have a set election schedul...So in Canada you don't have a set election schedule? The PM decides when one is needed? I'm not well versed in Canadian politics, I'm afraid.<BR/><BR/>But, I am so envious that you all don't have the media circus that we have down here.The History Enthusiasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920472487193649652noreply@blogger.com