Regardless of the federal party you support, you may have woken up Tuesday morning with a certain disappointment, said a political scientist from Manitoba.
Professor Kelly Saunders of the University of Brandon told 680 CJOB The start That the election of another minority government may not have been the final declaration that certain voters had hoped.
“No matter who you could have supported last night, I think what the voters really sought above everything was perhaps clarity and stability in the future,” said Saunders.
“There are still a lot of fluctuations here, but it looks like a third minority consecutive government for Canada.”
And while the Conservatives – who only a few months ago seemed ready for a major victory – may not have had the night they wanted, they were able to win gains, despite the party leader Pierre Hairy losing his own seat in Ontario after more than 20 years.
“They certainly increased their voting considerably, they certainly increased their number of seats, but obviously, it is a huge loss with Pierre Hairy,” said Saunders.
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“How will it have an impact on this celebration in the future … They have a lot of big decisions. (There are) good things that they can withdraw from the elections, but I think that is not quite the victory they hoped for.”
Saunders says that there have been some unexpected results in the constituencies in the Manitoba, in Winnipeg and outside the perimeter.
“To the north in Churchill-Keewatinook Aski, to see Niki Ashton, a longtime deputy, to lose his seat up there, I think it was a bit of a shock for many people.
“To see Winnipeg West Losing, the Conservatives lost that, of course, following the Liberals … and also in Elmwood-Transcona, I think, which was a conservative collection.”
Paul Thomas, professor emeritus of political studies at the University of Manitoba, told 680 CJOB Winnipeg connection That although Canadians are confronted with a minority government is something that the nation has lived several times in recent history.
“I don’t think it’s a terribly bad thing to have a minority government,” he said. “We know how to make these functions work.
“There is volatility and uncertainty attached to them, but creative things can be done. And there can be an inter-party collaboration. We will not see a repetition of a formal agreement between the NPD and the Liberals this time, but they can resolve the question.
“I remember the moments when parliament was quite productive in a minority situation.”
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