I'm depressed that the Canadian Conservatives nearly got a majority in the Canadian election yesterday, as they are led by a nutjob who reversed Canada's ratification of the Kyoto protocol. The Liberals had a terrible night.

The Tories gained 19 seats, the Liberals lost 27 seats. I hope they replace Stephane Dion who has been a terrible leader for the Liberals. I would prefer Michael Ignatieff.

On the upside, our official sister party, the New Democrats gained 8 seats to have 37 seats overall. Looking forward to when they one day overtake the Liberals.

In Canada, elections are taking place almost every other year. Parties find it hard to gain a majority. Why? Due to the dominance of Bloc Quebecois in Quebec. They held 51 out of 75 seats in Quebec at the last election.

With the victory of SNP in the elections, I'm wondering whether this will translate into Scottish Westminster success. Let's be clear, Scotland is not on the road to independence, despite the Media trying to put the fear of god into people at the Ballot Box. For some people, SNP are the leftist alternative to Labour, and have shown this on Thursday. Support for independence has not shot up in 4 years. It is the consequence of the party that is making left-wingers increasingly uncomfortable to be in.

To get back to my point, Scotland will not vote yes in an independence referendum. This has been shown in Quebec, where Bloc Quebecois are the dominant party, but independence referendums fail every time. But could it be that (if the situation extended to Wales as well, if Plaid somehow became dominant) the Tories and Labour will find it hard to form a majority government, like the Liberals and Conservatives in Canada have found increasingly hard to do.

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