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It wasn't that we lost where I'd imagine fans will be disappointed. It was how we lost. We were ahead 3-0 in the third period. The play got scrambly the opponents scored 5 goals.
The Ottawa Senators have managed to *catch* New Jersey, I noticed. :p
However, for a few years I've been a Montreal fan :p after decades of being far too loyal to the Leafs.
Once the Leafs missed the playoffs three years in a row, which they haven't since being the St. Pats, enough was enough.
I've lost count of how many times in a row it's been by now.
After dumping the Leafs, I went shopping for an Eastern Canadian team to root for, and soon eliminated the Senators.
On political matters, I've learned there's a new party in Canada, the Coffee Party. :)
Here's a link:
The only thing I really know about the Ottawa Senators is Carrie Underwood comes to see them, for some unknown reason. :)
It's always nice to see new political parties, I guess. I don't keep track of them because I don't vote for them. In our first past the post system they have little chance of getting much more than a bit of publicity.
The next Ontario election won't likely turn on the things you pointed out. The Liberals have to run on their record of taxation, management of the electrical system, HST and the ability of the people to afford another 4 years of the same.
It's always nice to see new political parties, I guess. I don't keep track of them because I don't vote for them. In our first past the post system they have little chance of getting much more than a bit of publicity.
The first past the post system normally beats the proportional representation system, in my opinion, and apparently in most Canadians' opinion, since they voted against it when it was once on the Federal ballot some years ago.
There are at least three problems with proportional rep.:
1) Fewer majority governments over time, which can often be a bad thing, say if things urgently need to get done. Instead with proportional rep. you can have endless 'Pizza Parliments' with minority governments, as in Italy.
2) Taking the example of Isreal's Parliament, we see that one or more parties (sometimes that could be seen as extreme) can have a very small number of seats, and yet hold the balance of power. Another effect of 'Pizza Parliment'.
3) Taking the example of 1930s Germany, an extremist party can gain a foothold more easily in a 'Pizza Parliament', then start swinging deals etc. until it actually gains power.
In the case of First Past The Post as it stands in our country, we happen to have an anomoly where minority governments are now also likely to be normal, because of the existence of the Bloc at the Federal level, which either should never have been allowed, or at least the Bloc should have been disbarred after it in effect broke its oath of convenience to Canada's Parliament by subsequently swearing an oath only to Quebec soon after. Plus, imagine if every province had its own version of the Bloc.
The next Ontario election won't likely turn on the things you pointed out. The Liberals have to run on their record of taxation, management of the electrical system, HST and the ability of the people to afford another 4 years of the same.
This has to be brutal on pensioners.
The Liberals by all rights should lose, of course, but don't discount the power of Dalton's lies and tricks, especially on any voters who haven't been personally affected that badly as yet, and above all the totally flacid effort (to date) put forward by the provincial PCs. If nothing else, many people may park their vote with the NDP, which has a better leader. Then Dalton may salvage a minority government as a result.
Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Murphy's law, by Edward A. Murphy Jr., USAF, Aerospace Engineer
However, for a few years I've been a Montreal fan :p after decades of being far too loyal to the Leafs.
Once the Leafs missed the playoffs three years in a row, which they haven't since being the St. Pats, enough was enough.
that's straight up one of the most disgusting things i've ever read. abandoning your favourite team during a rough stretch is literally worse than child abuse. i can't wait until the devils have a string of non-playoff years just so i can continue following them as intently as i do now and feel superior to fair-weather fans such as yourself
ruben, carrie underwood will no longer be going to sens games. you must be heartbroken
everytime it hurts, it hurts just like the first (and then you cry till there's no more tears)
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