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Canada's Liberals Lose Parliament Control
The Liberal Party lost its outright control of Parliament on Monday but easily won the largest share of seats and will now try to lead Canada's first minority government in 25 years. Though dogged by scandal, and pressed by a newly unified Conservative Party, the Liberals prevailed by largely holding their ground in Ontario, the most populous province. Projections by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. suggested the Liberals might win roughly 140 seats overall, short of the 155 need to singlehandedly control the House of Commons, but far more than 90 to 100 seats the Conservatives were projected to win. In Quebec, the Bloc Quebecois, which advocates independence for the French-speaking province, did well at the Liberals' expense. The Bloc increased its share of Quebec's 75 seats from 33 to more than 50.Posted by: Fred 2004-06-29 |
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