New Liberal Prime Minister in Canada

[_moksha]

And poutine! Don't forget the poutine, its the québécois gift to cuisine.

We would need to call it something else or it would be confusing to us when they talked about the Russian President.

[_Quasimodo]

So, sounds they're a bit Texas-like. I know they speak a different language.

There are a few Cajuns in Texas, maybe language won't be that big of a problem. They could jointly secede and form a coalition just like the Pakistan's did at first on either side of India.

I don't think it would matter much to either the US or Canada.

[_Quasimodo]

And poutine! Don't forget the poutine, its the québécois gift to cuisine.

We would need to call it something else or it would be confusing to us when they talked about the Russian President.

Freedom fries with gravy.

[_Themis]

Well, I wouldn't go so far as to put the conservatives to the the left of the U.S. Democrats.

Depends on the issue and the conservative you are talking to.

My family comes from Alberta, which is about as conservative as you can get in Canada. I think Miss Tish is right that this election reflects unhappiness with the current government. In its last provincial election, Alberta elected the NDP, which is farther left than the liberals.

The problem in Alberta is similar to the problems in the republican party. Many saw the PC's as to far to the left so they created their own party and divided the vote. If you add up the percentage vote for the two conservative parties you get over 50% and a large majority if they hadn't split. The other parties were not taken seriously as contenders so the left vote coalesced around the NDP. This happened to the federal conservatives in the early 90's that caused a decade of liberal rule. If the tea party splits from the Republicans say good bye to all three houses for a while.

However, some of my same relatives that voted NDP in the provincial elections voted conservative in the national elections because they really didn't like Pierre Trudeau. I think that may also represent an east-west divide in Canada.

A lot of people were looking to take down Harper and were waiting to see who would start to lead the polls. The NDP started one of the longest election campaigns of 78 days as leaders only to start falling over time and crashed spectacularly on election night. Funny that many who voted NDP still celebrated the conservative defeat.

One thing I love about the Canadian system: they called and held elections in the span of a few weeks. None of this two-year marathon for them.

Around a month to 6 weeks is usual, but the conservatives wanted a longer campaign since they had more money to spend. How much a party can spend is based on how long the campaign is. Funny that Canadians were getting tired of it where in the US is seems to always be in campaign mode.

[_moksha]

Around a month to 6 weeks is usual, but the conservatives wanted a longer campaign since they had more money to spend. How much a party can spend is based on how long the campaign is. Funny that Canadians were getting tired of it where in the US is seems to always be in campaign mode.

We've got a lot of people who can buy an election, if only they can dupe the voters, through a multiyear campaign cycle.

[_Res Ipsa]

Themis,

Great observations. Thanks!

[_ludwigm]

At Trudeau’s swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday, the prime minister was questioned on why he named 15 women and 15 men to his cabinet.

“Because it’s 2015,” Trudeau said.

( http://globalnews.ca/news/2320795/becau ... ial-media/ )

The appointment of a gender-equal Cabinet would mean Canada enjoying than double the female representation of the United States; women make up just 25 percent of Washington’s Cabinet of 16.

( http://time.com/4099679/canada-justin-t ... -feminist/ )


What is the current year of US?
This is a rhetorical question.
"Though a rhetorical question does not require a direct answer, in many cases it may be intended to start a discussion or at least draw an acknowledgement that the listener understands the intended message."

Hint:
There is little consensus on the precise beginning of the Age of Enlightenment; the beginning of the 18th century (1701) or the middle of the 17th century (1650) are often used as epochs. French historians usually place the period, called the Siècle des Lumières (Century of Enlightenments), between 1715 and 1789, from the beginning of the reign of Louis XV until the French Revolution. If taken back to the mid-17th century, the Enlightenment would trace its origins to Descartes' Discourse on Method, published in 1637. In France, many cited the publication of Isaac Newton's Principia Mathematica in 1687. It is argued by several historians and philosophers that the beginning of the Enlightenment is when Descartes shifted the epistemological basis from external authority to internal certainty by his cogito ergo sum published in 1637. As to its end, most scholars use the last years of the century, often choosing the French Revolution of 1789 or the beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (1804–15) as a convenient point in time with which to date the end of the Enlightenment.

Please faites vos jeux for any answer...

[_ludwigm]

Women make up just 0 percent (zero, nada) of High Fifteen.

FYI

[_Dr. Shades]

Women make up just 0 percent (zero, nada) of High Fifteen.

FYI

Are you sure? How did you find that out?

[_ludwigm]

Women make up just 0 percent (zero, nada) of High Fifteen.

FYI

Are you sure? How did you find that out?

I can read.

- https://www.lds.org/church/leaders?lang=eng -