Well, according to the Elections Act national news agencies in Canada aren't supposed to report any results until all the polls have closed across the country. I thought I'd check out a foreign blog for election info, and found one of a Canadian living in England: The Surly Beaver. In the comments there somebody mentioned that Radio Canada International was streaming election coverage from the Maritimes. I listened to it for about 5-10 minutes before it cut out. I guess someone got wise to it...
Guess I'll just have to wait another hour and a half...
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I have always enjoyed voting because of the strange characters it brings out of the woodwork.
You have crazy environmentalist, who can't afford a haircut or razor (or won’t get one even if he/she has the money). That's my favorite crazy because they are mostly limited in scope to places they can walk, or bike ride. Sometimes they will dust off the old hippie style van that pollutes more then today’s modern SUV, and venture out to protest trivial issues like deforestation, and the greenhouse effect. Most of the time these are people who are dissatisfied with their career so they try to put blame on large corporations that have denied them the promotion they so “badly deserve” all these years.
Then you have rich housewife, who feels it is her civic duty to vote, and looks in disgust at all the “common” people who have shown up at her place to vote. Usually she votes because she feels it is in her financial interest to do so. I hate this type the most, because they are the most difficult to put in their place. The typical upscale housewife spends very little time in the kitchen because they have an illegal Mexican to do all their chores (usually named Rosa or Maria). They don’t understand the value of a women’s place. This type of person will also head “fundraisers” for causes that get “ohs”, and “ahs” from people like “save the whales”, or “feed the starving children of Africa”.
Then there is your average joe or jane, who has a genuine interest in politics for the country as a whole, and isn’t in it for personal or financial gain. I really hate this type of person also because they are not the least bit selfish, and care about the welfare of others.
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