I WANT TO EAT A NUT OF LAERMA!

TO ALL LOYAL, NON-TREASONOUS, FEDERALIST CANADIANS IN THE VAUDREUIL-SOULANGES RIDING...

From Elections Canada:

Vaudreuil-Soulanges

Bloc Québécois: Meili Faille 23,289 43.8% X
Conservative: Robert Ramage 4,384 8.2%
Green Party: Julie Baribeau 2,034 3.8%
Liberal: Nick Discepola 20,808 39.1%
Marijuana Party: Charles Soucy 553 1.0%
N.D.P.: Bert Markgraf 2,085 3.9

Total number of valid votes: 53,153
Polls reporting: 240/252
Voter turnout: 53,153 of 84,880 registered electors (62.6%)

While I'm very upset that a seditionist traitor got elected in a federalist riding, and it is indeed a fucking tragedy, all I can say to you Liberal voters is... don't blame me. While I liked Nick Discepola as an MP just fine, I have never voted Liberal in my life, therefore my vote wasn't Nick Discepola's to lose. It's Paul Martin's fault that he called the election while still tainted by this sponsorship thing (and you can get my nuanced position on that here, though, in short, I think some degree of federalist propaganda is unfortunately necessary to counter the best part of three decades' worth of separatist propaganda from the Quebec government). And he called the election for June 28th, which I don't think was a terribly good idea, just four days after "Saint-Jean Baptiste", the day of the year when nationalistic feelings are at their peak. Since only about 63% of the registered voters in this riding actually voted, I would hope that the Liberals in this province get their act together next time and get more of your base out and voting, since I'm not part of your base and you can't expect me to vote for you guys as the anti-separatist option. Since it is a minority government, the next election may not be too far off.

posted by Steve Brandon @ 5:58 PM