Reflection on the election results

Reflection on the election results

Liberals win again! Given the dismal record of the Liberal government, one has to question why voters choose Liberals for another term.

Historically, Liberals and Conservatives in Canada are in power 3 to 2 (90 years vs. 60 years). By comparison, Democratics and Republicans in US are presidents 1 to 1 (96 years vs. 96 years). Why do Liberals dominate Canada while two parties in US are roughly equal? There could be many reasons. The difference in resource ownership might play a significant role.

In US, resources underground are owned by the private landowners. In Canada, resources underground are owned by the governments. Canadian governments also own large tracts of crown lands. Overall, Canadian governments own a great amount of resources, compared with US governments. Hence, Canadian governments control a great amount of wealth. Since Liberal Party aggressively increases the size and role of government, many people are naturally associated with the Liberal in one way or another. Liberals may have a terrible record running the economy, but Liberals have an excellent record distributing wealth to the government and government related professions. This is why it is so easy for many voters to forget about the terrible performance of the Liberal Party on economics.