re: #1 Eclectic Cyborg

Good news from up north: Looks like the Conservative Andrew Scheer will NOT be the next Canadian Prime Minister.

Projections are for a Liberal minority government. Hopefully the NDP (far left party) can help shore up Parliament to keep the Conservative agenda at bay.

It may just be me, but reading the New York Times’ report on the Canadian elections was a pretty annoying experience this morning. As usual the Times seems utterly unable to publish any reportage on a liberal politician (especially when they win) without carping qualifications. To judge by the NYT’s writers, the election was mainly (if not entirely) a personal referendum on Justin Trudeau, and his election “victory” a sort of “reluctant” endorsement (their words): since the bulk of the article dwelt on Trudeau’s foibles and “disappointments” - to the exclusion of almost any other issues.

Now I don’t know enough about Canadian politics to make an informed analysis, but ISTM that the election had to be more than just a “beauty contest” - to me, the main takeaway (though one had to read between the lines) was the failure of the Canadian Right to make much headway outside of their normal base - and despite the Internet hype - the unpopularity of Trumpism Lite North Of The Border: but then, I guess there’s that “liberal media bias” in action…..