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| Originally Posted by Crazyswordsman Well, down here in the States, polls show that about 60% of Americans describe themselves as "Moderate." not "Conservative" or "Liberal." The only group that doesn't recoglize this is the Religious Right and the Faux News spin machine. So saying that "we're conservative" is actually a misnomer. Remember that the Republican majority (which I voted against) is weak and actually lost in 2005 state elections. The hijacking of the Republicans by the nutheads is starting to rear its ugly head.
Now, I don't know how Canadian politics works (Sean, I'd actually like some enlightenment on it), but I HAVE heard that it's actually more conservative than most Americans think. Areas like the High Plains (Manitoba, Sascatchwan, Alberta) tend to be conservative, while major areas such as Toronto and Vancouver tend to be more liberal, at least as far as I know. -CSM |
Like I said before, the Conservatives are actually quite left of the Democrats on many issues (Health Care is a big one)
Saskatchewan is the birthplace of Canadian socialism. In fact, socialists are in power at the provincal level, yet the NDP had an extremely poor showing in the province this year. Lots of westerners are "protest voters" though. Many western NDPers (socialists) joined onto to Far right-wing Reform party (Now they could be compared to Republicans) when it was around.
Alberta is the only province in Canada which would even come close to voting Republican.
This election saw a major urban-rural split. The Tories (Conservatives) for example dominated rural ridings in Ontario (Like mine), while the Liberals won almost all of the seats in th Greater Toronto Area.
Canadians don't elect our Prime Minister, yet he has the sole power to appoint senate members, judges, etc. all without approval from the House. The US system is much more democratic.