The elections: good news and bad news

The Conservative Prime Minister Steven Harper was re-elected last night, as part of another minority government (the third one in a row).

The good news: With the Liberals being so weak right now, a Conservative victory was completely unsurprising, but at least they did not win a majority like the polls previously indicated. I feel much better knowing that they will continue to be kept in check by the other parties, since they will need their approval before passing legislation.

The bad news: The campaign lasted 5 weeks and cost $300 million, and here we are now, exactly at the same place where we stood yesterday. Same Prime Minister, same government, very few actual changes in representatives, at least in Quebec. And since it's another monitory, it means the circus will be in town again very soon, most likely within the next two years.