Well, here I am, a proud member of the New Democratic Party of Canada, watching the election night results. If you have been following, you can expect that I have mixed feelings. As I write this, it is certain that the Liberal Party will form the next government. To see Harper and his Conservatives go down to well-deserved defeat is sweet. I look forward to his concession speech so much I can hardly stand it.
As a New Democrat I would prefer that the Liberals do not form a majority government, so that they will rely on the NDP for support in the next Parliament. At the moment this does not seem likely. The NDP is losing most of the seats we gained in 2011, and we appear to be headed to a small rump.
For the benefit of my fellow progressives to the south, I'd like to offer my observations, below the NDP orange squiggle.