election fun

the only thing enjoyable about this election is watching the high-level of heckling politicans are facing on this campaign trail. more candidates are being jeered at, more campaign signs are being knocked over, and overall there seems to be some level of engagement by people on one side or another of all public discussions.

no doubt, the closer an election gets the more heated supporters of either side get.

in any case, i was looking online this morning to see if i could find anywhere web-broadcasting tomorrow night’s leaders debate – and in the process stumbled across this very interesting site political canada: an interactive look on the cbc website. it’s full ofinteresting factoids about canadian political history such as the fact that canadian federal elections must take place on mondays (by law), last election was the lowest voter turn-out in canadian history (61.5%), and the motto for bc is “splendour without diminishment” (i have lived in this province all my life without knowing that)…..

if you are a politics geek, or even interested in obscure facts about canada’s provinces – it’s worth a check out. nice presentation, interesting information.

and they also have a political cartoons archive where i picked up this from the montreal gazette.. enjoy!