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This is the first time in over a dozen years that a Conservative Canadian Prime Minister will co-exist with an American Congress controlled by Democrats. It seems likely to challenge some preconceived notions about which country has the more liberal government.
Of course, if there was to be a Democratic president, a Democratic Congress, and a Conservative Prime Minister, well THAT would really be something. It hasn’t happened since the early 60′s. If you don’t count Joe Clark that is (and I don’t). Here’s a chart showing the history.
February 11th, 2011 at 9:07 pm
You are losing site of the fact that throughout most of Canadian History where we place the political center has been very different from where it is placed in the United States. You also didn't mention that if you look at your chart Canada is almost always run by the Liberal party (the polite dictatorship). The truth of the matter is that the old PC party was about as Liberal as the American Democrats while the Liberals are far more left wing than any party in the US. The CPC is an ultra right wing party like the GOP but they have come to power because of public anger at Liberal corruption and because the Green Party has further fractured the left and taken votes away from the Liberals.