Canada Spring General Election May 2, 2011

Canadians head to the federal polls for the 41st General Election ("Vote. Shape your world") on Monday May 2, 2011. Canadian citizens 18 and over can vote in 308 federal electoral districts on election day or at advance polls on April 22nd, 23rd or the 25th. You can see the Toronto electoral districts here.

The upcoming election was announced by Prime Minister Steven Harper on Saturday March 26, 2011 after meeting with the Governor General David Johnston. The Parliament of Canada website said "On the advice of the Prime Minister, the Governor General, by proclamation on Saturday, March 26, 2011, dissolved the Fortieth Parliament and gave instructions to issue writs of election. Monday, May 2^nd, 2011 has been set as the polling day."


Opposition parties had passed a non-confidence motion on Friday March 25 against the ruling Conservative minority government and the main reason given was they felt the government was in contempt of Parliament.

Marlies #1 Fan

Some excited young Marlies AHL hockey fans going to the Saturday, March 19 game against the Phantoms at the Exhibition's Ricoh Coliseum. The ghostly Phantoms kicked ass and took names and the Marlies lost in a 1-3 score even though the Marlies had the higher shots on goal against the Adirondack team.

Tickets go from $14 to $43 (less if you buy ahead of time) and you should keep this league in mind if you can't get tickets to the Maple Leafs!

This weekend isn't done yet - now in Real 2D

Spring brings out the fun, long buried under a collection of snow, salt and miscellaneous debris. Besides the Hobbystar animeCON and Wizard World Comic Con we have a bunch of other shows going on at the same time: The Sportsmen's Show at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, The Canada Blooms Festival at the Direct Energy Centre and the Toronto Wine and Cheese Show at the International Centre - Now I will drink to that.

I picked up my free Home Depot bag from Canada Blooms and got a litle Garden Inspiration with the Flower and Garden Festival while the Sportsmen's Show lineups were quite intimidating.