Canadian Prime Minister Harper re-elected

Wednesday 15th October, 12:10 PM JST

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sabiwabi at 04:38 PM JST - 15th October

One thing that puzzles me is why Canadians would elect a leader that was caught repeating in 2003, word for word, the exact same speech as the leader of another country. http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=L8YwJC_nBgw
irabujapanu at 04:44 PM JST - 15th October

who?
sabiwabi at 05:09 PM JST - 15th October

Harper gave the same speech as Australia's Howard. I wonder who wrote it and who made both leaders read it. It was a speech about Saddam's WMDs.
coulrophobic at 05:59 PM JST - 15th October

"Anybody (election candidate) who distance himself/herself from Bush is likely to win !"

How insulting to Canadians. So you mean to say that their country is such a non-entity and so devoid of domestic issues and identity that clear victory can only go to the guy who fulminates longest and loudest against Bush?

Hey - will a bilingual Bush-hater unite the country, solve the pesky Quebec problem?
hoserfella at 06:01 PM JST - 15th October

I suppose some Americans find Canadian politics boring is because we ignore trivial matters that end up dominating American politics; religion is never discussed, abortion rights are never discussed, silly flag-pins are never discussed, politicians' personal lives are not put under a microscope, and I don't ever remember a politician being accused of not "loving" Canada enough. This despite getting the damn thing overwith in 6 weeks rather than 2 years!
coulrophobic at 06:13 PM JST - 15th October

"I suppose some Americans find Canadian politics boring is because we ignore trivial matters that end up dominating American politics"

Who said we find your politics boring? I read on here that Canadians find it boring.

You're just another quaint imitation of British parliament as far as we can tell.
skipthesong at 06:18 PM JST - 15th October

Hopefully, he'll enact some type of fashion reform.
smithinjapan at 06:19 PM JST - 15th October

sarge: "That's why smithinjapan continually posts on the downright exciting U.S. politics here on JT!"

Evidently you missed my self-deprication. YOu bet the politics in the US are more exciting than in Canada, but that does NOT mean American politics is in any way better. Granted, a movie that is 'exciting' sounds a lot better than one that is 'boring', but that's a movie, which is not reality. I'll take boring but stable over the insanity you guys have going on down south any day.

Well, congrats, Harper. Won't say anyone is surprised.

coulrophobic: "I hear this from literally every Canadian I know."

That's because it's true.

"So you mean to say that their country is such a non-entity and so devoid of domestic issues and identity that clear victory can only go to the guy who fulminates longest and loudest against Bush?"

Not exactly, though being on the side of bush is enough to hand you a defeat, for sure. It's not an issue of being a non-entity or being devoid of domestic issues, it's just that you guys have so darn many down south (issues, that is), and you're so literally screwed up after eight years of bush, that raking his name and practices over the coals can never hurt you when trying to get elected. Hell, it's common practice the world over! No one who supported bush still does (except maybe lapdog Japan, but they'll soon enough be talking about what an idiot he is, along with the rest of us and the majority of your own country), most parties that did lost power in the past few years, and many who has scorned bush were elected in part because they promised to relinquish support (ex. Iraq) that former leaders, now out, promised.

So you see... bush is a laughing stock the world over. Using his name in a bashing cannot hurt anyone, and wouldn't hurt Harper if he did.
skipthesong at 06:21 PM JST - 15th October

because we ignore trivial matters" Hey, when I heard country and western music and that there were rodeos there, I knew right there and then, this is no place for normal people. I could not find one place that served rice and beans and that mayonnaise has gotta go.
hoserfella at 06:33 PM JST - 15th October

coulrophobic- How many Canadians do you actually know? 2? 3? You obviously have a fear of anything outside of the states. How many times have u ventured outside of the states? More or less than Sarah Palin?
GW at 07:26 PM JST - 15th October

I suppose some Americans find Canadian politics boring is because we

ignore trivial matters that end up dominating American politics; religion is never discussed, abortion rights are never discussed, silly flag-pins are never discussed, politicians' personal lives are not put under a microscope, and I don't ever remember a politician being accused of not "loving" Canada enough. This despite getting the damn thing overwith in 6 weeks rather than 2 years!

horsefella,

well said & so true, Canucks have lots in common with yanks but very thankfully also lots NOT in common, thats why Cda leave the US in the dust!

Ok you yanks time give us that lame line about being the best country in the world ha ha come on now take the bait!! Counting on ya Sarge!
proxy at 07:30 PM JST - 15th October

Things are not all roses up north but there are no compelling issues or immediate problems that need to be resolved by "tossing out the bums." And if the government goes to pot one advantage of the parliamentary system is that the bums can be thrown out at any time or the ruling party can dump the PM and put in somebody else. Five years is a long time and all governments tend to become corrupted over that time unless their feet are constantly held to the fire.
coulrophobic at 08:05 PM JST - 15th October

"Liberal Party leader Stephane Dion conceded to Harper early Wednesday."

She'll just have to go back to her singing career.
SuperLib at 08:18 PM JST - 15th October

Out of everything smith has written tonight....I'd have to say that this sticks out most:

I know that it's easy to try and bash another country when the team you support in your own is down; that's called deflection.
Good_Jorb at 04:12 AM JST - 16th October

Canadian Elections are in gerenal are pretty boring but I prefer it that way, less losing sight of the issues to sensationalism and things like Obamania. Although Canada seems to be picking up on partisan styled politics with the left and right be coming polarized drone like sheeple at the cost of common sense.