well that turned out pretty well. Liberal minority means same same old crew in power, but more answerable to NDP. The sad news is that Olivia Chow lost in my riding to Tony Ianno . Too much so-called strategic voting. Ianno campaigners were telling people on their doorsteps that if they voted for Chow, Stephen Harper would win. nasty tactics. And not true. We need the NDP to have a strong presence, and hold back the drift toward privitization, handguns and golf courses (lowering taxes, limiting civil liberties, going to war, etc). Olivia's loss is sad locally, but overall the big results are pretty darn good in this regard. There is also one "other" seat that must be a Green Party member. Fun!
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- sally mckay 6-29-2004 8:11 am