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I got the impression that this is what the late Reform Party was all about. Have more "libertarian" voters been absored into the conservative coalition....?
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Ehh... there aren't really any "libertarians" in Canada. The people that label themselves with that term do so and vote for the Conservatives.
You have to look at it this way: every major political party in Canada is really just a different flavour of centre. Some are to the left, others are to the right. The parties that don't get elected are the fringe parties that are truly left or truly right, and voters view them as too radical.
The Liberals make a good balance because they are right on some issues and left on others; in the end, it may not make everyone happy but you have a higher level of people who say the government is doing "okay." Better to have 70% of the population saying that you're doing "okay" than 40% saying you're awesome and the remaining 60% hating your guts. Canadians like being in the middle.
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I read a recent speech by Martin, and it just amazes me that a politician can stand up and talk of welfare state policies the same way our president can talk about "hard working Americans" and how much we love freedom and shit.....
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Well, a country won't function as effectively as it could if half of the people are living in relative squalor compared to the rest. So we're not as rich as Americans... at least we are happier on the whole. :P
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