The country has spoken, and its never been so torn...

I must be brief, for I have work to do...

I believe this picture says it all for the once formidable Bloc...

The country has spoken and we now have a majority.  I find it ironic that the Liberals pushed so hard to get this election and they did worse than ever.  That is called political backfire...

Although I detest the NDP platform, I should congratulate them on achieving something that was probably thought impossible even 5 years ago; the title of official opposition.  What I find more striking however, is the difference between citizens in Canada regarding their political beliefs.  The Liberal party has always been a little left of centre, the NDP, farther left than that I think I can safely say.  So now we have a country that is deeply divided between the right (Conservative party) and the very left NDP party.  I do not consider myself on the right.  I am socially liberal but fiscally conservative.  I want the personal right to choose and the economic freedom that comes with government non-interventionism.  Lets say I'm off the chart, as most liberty loving people will say...

Now the Conservative party is hardly the type of conservatism that I would advocate since they spend as much as anyone else; it's just what they spend on that separates them from the NDP.  I think the country has spoken that they believe the government needs to take better care of them by providing services.  But deep down, lets face it; the reason why people want the government to provide more services, especially after they retire, is because the government takes so much of their money when they are most able to earn it.   

I need to find out how, but I do hope to meet with my local MP (Conservative) and discuss the waste involved in the regulatory bureaucracy that is our federal government.  The Conservatives spoke about economic growth and eliminating barriers to trade but so many of our federal regulatory bodies hurt Canadian business and reduce choices of private individuals more than anything.  If we want fast growth and economic freedom, the federal government must clean out their own closet.