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Election night! (No, not that one.)

Posted on October 15, 2008

By John McGrathWell, it was a short, boring campaign, and, uh, nothing really happened. I'm writing this before the polls have all reported in, but the Conservatives have almost certainly gained a couple dozen seats, putting them just -- just -- short of a majority government. The Liberals have run on a campaign of trying to be mildly less abusive of the planet, and will be even weaker in the 40th Parliament than they were in the 39th. This likely means a few things:St phane Dion, Liberal leader and Kyoto champion, will lose his job next spring if not sooner. I've got to say, I feel bad f...

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