Facing crisis, Canadian leader shuts Parliament
Opposition had set no-confidence vote for Monday
Canada's parliamentary opposition reacted with outrage on Thursday after Prime Minister Stephen Harper shut down the legislature until Jan. 26, seeking to forestall a no-confidence vote that he was sure to lose and, possibly, provoking a constitutional crisis. Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
Canada's fedral election system is ridiculous. Taking the Greens as an example, they got 6.8% of the vote and therefore should have had 21 seats in the present parliament. They were poling at around 10% which would have given them 36 seats. The difference is probably people voting stratigically for the party they least dislike and not wanting to throw away their vote on the greens when it doesn't count. Ditto a lot of the other small parties. The Kanuks should take this oportunity to reform their election system. Talk about undemocratic.