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applegrove

(125,866 posts) Mon May 25, 2015, 07:42 PM May 2015

Thanks USA. Our politics now has a fixed election [View all]

date and campaign advertisement 5 months ahead of the vote. It used to be our elections were only less than two months long. This new fixed date will benefit the party with the most money, the Conservatives. Of course they are the ones who implemented this. We are lucky to be culturally pretty close to the USA. But not in this case.

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Thanks USA. Our politics now has a fixed election [View all] applegrove May 2015 OP

I'm sorry to hear this, you have my condolences. :-( haikugal May 2015 #1

At least there is a chance the Conservatives may not win. The Liberals applegrove May 2015 #3

The Liberals "progressive"? shockedcanadian May 2015 #6

This is all Harper and his delusions of neocon grandeur alcina May 2015 #2

We better get our Canada back in October riverbendviewgal May 2015 #4

That stupid one on the radio... Saviolo May 2015 #7

let's vote ABC strategically riverbendviewgal May 2015 #8

I'd love it Saviolo May 2015 #9

Don't 'thank' USA, Joe Shlabotnik May 2015 #5