Good morning faithful readers! It must be a good morning, because I’m back from holidays! After spending a week on the east coast of our beautiful country (no I didn’t see the Prime Minister on his east coast tour), it’s good to be back!
Alas, as excited and ready as I am to write, there is not a lot to write about. I am delighted to see that my colleague, Chad Godin, was able to keep you all up-to-date while I was away, so I suppose I don’t have a whole lot to catch you up on.
In terms of action today, the Prime Minister stops in Churchill, Manitoba for an announcement before heading to the arctic for his annual northern tour. I will be sure to let you know if the announcement is anything exciting! Ignatieff and the Liberal Express are finishing up in BC today, and Jack Layton is attending some events in Montreal.
That’s really all that’s happening in Canadian politics right now. Now if we turn our gaze to Australia, we have a totally different story! The country is still in limbo, with neither the Labour Party nor the Coalition (Conservative Liberal) Party holding enough seats to form a government. As of right now, the Labours hold 72, and the Coalition holds 70. A party must win 76 seats to claim victory. The drama continues, but seeing as this is a Canadian political blog, I won’t bore readers with Australian politics. See the ABC’s (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) election coverage here.
CORRECTION: The original post stated that the Prime Minister would be in Winnipeg for the announcement. This is incorrect, and the post has been corrected.
