"Oh, Canada -- you're not really going to elect a Conservative majority on Monday, are you? That's a joke, right? I know you have a great sense of humor, ... but this is no longer funny," Moore complained in a commentary on his website.
I just wonder....
Could Michael Moore be trying to influence the Canadian election the way he influenced the 2004 election in this country?
OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada took a tentative step to the right in Monday's federal election, ousting the Liberals after 12 years in power and voting in a fragile minority Conservative government, television networks said.
Preliminary official figures at 11 p.m. (0400 GMT Tuesday) showed the Conservatives winning or ahead in 122 electoral districts compared to 103 for the Liberals of Prime Minister Paul Martin.
The result was a personal triumph for Conservative leader Stephen Harper, a 46-year-old economist who forced through the creation of the party in December 2003 by uniting two squabbling right-wing movements.
"It shows that Canadians were looking for change," deputy Conservative leader Peter MacKay told CTV.
Support for the Liberals shrank amid voter fatigue and a major kickback scandal which brought down the minority government of Prime Minister Paul Martin in November.
How long Harper can stay in power is open to serious question, since he will have nowhere near the 155 seats he needs to hold a majority in the 308-seat House of Commons.
Poor "little" Michael. You know what he should have done?
He should have sent a whole load of patronising letters to the marginal ridings of Canada, telling the voters that the people of the world would laugh at them if they were ignorant enough to vote for the Wicked Harper. I bet that would have worked.
The Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler
Don?t bang your head!
It wouldn't be the first time.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2004/07/14/moore_elxn040714.html