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We're going to the polls!
Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:26 pm
by ontellen
Yep. Prime Minister Stephen Harper called a federal election today. Guess when it is? October 14th, 2008. We don't mess around.
Re: We're going to the polls!
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 12:05 am
by a1mamacat
ontellen wrote:Yep. Prime Minister Stephen Harper called a federal election today. Guess when it is? October 14th, 2008. We don't mess around.
What's it work out to? 5 weeks total?
We are efficient LOL
Re: We're going to the polls!
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 1:27 am
by Partie L'apathie National
EOM
Re: We're going to the polls!
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:24 am
by ulysses5019
Partie L'apathie National wrote:EOM
I think your avatar needs to be bilingual as well.
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 5:04 am
by peacock2121
Who are you electing?
Re: We're going to the polls!
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:48 am
by National Apathy Party
Partie L'apathie National wrote:EOM
This is an outrage! I didn't approve an international chapter! I'd track you down and bust you a good one in the chops if I didn't have better things to do....
Re: We're going to the polls!
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 6:49 am
by minimetoo26
ulysses5019 wrote:Partie L'apathie National wrote:EOM
I think your avatar needs to be bilingual as well.
Yeah, well--I understood the French in his avatar...
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 7:23 am
by a1mamacat
peacock2121 wrote:Who are you electing?
We are electing the whole government, including the Prime Minister. Currently, we have a minority government, the Conservatives, lead by Stephen Harper, garnered the most party votes, so Harper is the Prime Minister. The other parties, The Bloc Quebecois, Liberals, New Democrats, and several independants, together have more seats than the Conservatives, so they have quite a bit of control.
Clear as mud?
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 7:32 am
by nitrah55
Six weeks.
They're going to go from calling elections to an election in six weeks.
Is there such a thing as poll-envy?
Re: We're going to the polls!
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:29 am
by Bob Juch
ontellen wrote:Yep. Prime Minister Stephen Harper called a federal election today. Guess when it is? October 14th, 2008. We don't mess around.
Actually only the Governor General, Michaëlle Jean, can dissolve Parliament and set the date for new elections.
Re: We're going to the polls!
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:53 am
by Beebs52
Partie L'apathie National wrote:EOM
If I gave a shit (about the avatar, not that I don't give a shit about your elections-in fact I'm astounded and amazed and ditto Nitrah's poll envy question)I'd complain about the lack of an "e" on "National." But, with the Admiral being non compos corpus and all, I don't have any backup to help me with whatever it is I was not railing about.
Re: We're going to the polls!
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:02 am
by Admiral Stockdale
Beebs52 wrote:Partie L'apathie National wrote:EOM
If I gave a shit (about the avatar, not that I don't give a shit about your elections-in fact I'm astounded and amazed and ditto Nitrah's poll envy question)I'd complain about the lack of an "e" on "National." But, with the Admiral being non compos corpus and all, I don't have any backup to help me with whatever it is I was not railing about.
That's the ticket! Let's blame Canada!
Just remember I always have your back, even though I no longer have mine....
Re: We're going to the polls!
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:42 am
by Beebs52
Admiral Stockdale wrote:Beebs52 wrote:Partie L'apathie National wrote:EOM
If I gave a shit (about the avatar, not that I don't give a shit about your elections-in fact I'm astounded and amazed and ditto Nitrah's poll envy question)I'd complain about the lack of an "e" on "National." But, with the Admiral being non compos corpus and all, I don't have any backup to help me with whatever it is I was not railing about.
That's the ticket! Let's blame Canada!
Just remember I always have your back, even though I no longer have mine....
Don't TOUCH my back, you wraith.
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:50 am
by gsabc
nitrah55 wrote:Six weeks.
They're going to go from calling elections to an election in six weeks.
Is there such a thing as poll-envy?
Let's just go to random dates for US elections, any time from 6 months to 6 years after the last one, and 6 weeks notice for each new one. THAT would force the politicians to produce instead of just bloviating, being uncertain when they'll have to justify their positions to the constituents.
Re: We're going to the polls!
Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:54 am
by a1mamacat
Bob Juch wrote:ontellen wrote:Yep. Prime Minister Stephen Harper called a federal election today. Guess when it is? October 14th, 2008. We don't mess around.
Actually only the Governor General, Michaëlle Jean, can dissolve Parliament and set the date for new elections.
OMG, Canada has been Juched!
