2011-04-02

trouble: Hobbes from Calvin and Hobbes covering his mouth in shock. "Oh my!" (oh my!)
[personal profile] trouble2011-04-02 10:17 am

Anna's Handy Dandy Guide to A Canadian Federal Election Part 2: C Words Are Scary

What prompted these posts was [personal profile] the_future_modernes linking to an article by Reuters that basically indicated the author had no idea what was going on in Canada, but thought it was important to report on.

I am going to totally crib from Wikipedia because someone over there has a much clearer writing style than I do, but I will put some explanations in.
Contempt! )

Okay, so, what is this whole Coalition Thing?
Coalition! )

I am posting this mere moments before I spent the rest of the day holed up at the library pretending there is no election, so any errors that need to be fixed will, sadly, need to wait until evening or even tomorrow. My apologies. :(

I also know I promised a Rick Mercer video but it's not nearly as relevant as I remember it being.