Kudo's to Elections Canada, as promised, the first results were there on the page within 45 seconds of the NRC official timestamp for 10pm, and here's an interesting factoid: at 17.4% of the votes, Green Party hopeful Shane Jolly is just a half-percent point behind the Liberal newcomer Verona Jackson.

ok, ok, yes, I know, that was when there was only one poll reporting, and now that there are 5 of them in, he's slipped to nearly 9 points behind, but like I said, it don't mean nothin', it's just a factoid.

at 2% of the potential votes counted, it's 52% to 22.8% to 14.9% to 10% ... I leave who's who to your imaginations ;)

Sorry Shane, but I just could not resist the pun, because it is true, a fab show, an amazing show, no one could question Larry's chances and he came through with some 48%, but while out in the wilds of Canada the Greens claimed only 4% of the popular imagination, here in Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound we show our Green Conscience at 13%. noticably ahead of the NDP and nearly half the voting mindshare of the Liberals ... and on a budget of how much?

Nearly nothing, that's how much.

Cool move. If only my car could get that sort of mileage, we wouldn't need a Green Party!

Anyway, seems it is all pretty much over now, not much chance for any suprises as the stragglers tally in, here in B-G-OS we're nearly half for Larry Miller, and the final score across the Great Nation seems very much that, and with only twice the popular vote of the Greens I might add, Gilles Duceppe is the defacto Prime Minister of Canada, with no less than three (3) Leaders (sic) of the Oppositions.