Home > Jason rambling List of Elections that Wouldn't have Happened Saturday, March 26 2011 @ 10:39 MDT Contributed by: Views: 1,591



1900 - Boer War

1917 - World War 1

1925 - Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake

1930, 1935 - Great Depression

1940, 1945 - World War 2

1953, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963 - height of the cold war

1993 - Bosnian war

2004, 2006, 2008 - War on Terror in Afganistan

2008 - Global economic crisis



Indirectly possibly affecting Canada:



1872 - 7.2 earthquake in California, Great Boston Fire

1878 - Russo-Turkish war, England anticipates war with Russia.

1882 - trouble in the mid east, specifically the Anglo-Egyptian war

1904 - Russo-Japanese war

1908 - earthquake and tsunami in Sicily

1911 - Mexican revolution

1935 - Hitler re-arms Germany

1949 - Berlin airlift

1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1972, 1974 - Vietnam war

1968 - Arab-Israeli war

1979 - Iranian revolution

1984 - Iran-Iraq war



This leaves the federal elections of 1867, 1874, 1887, 1891, 1896, 1921, 1926, 1980, 1988, 1997 and 2000. So if elections were called on the basis of "Harper's it's not a good time" doctrine, Canada would have had only 11 elections since Confederation, the last in 2000 and most prior to 80 years ago. This is indeed another sign of how much contempt Stephen Harper and his supporters have for democracy. Harper and his Conservatives are dangerous and need to be stopped while Canada still is a democracy. Given Harper's theory that with the natural disaster in Japan and the trouble in the Middle East there shouldn't be an election, here is a list of Canadian general elections that shouldn't have been held due to troubles that were directly or indirectly affecting Canada: Directly affecting Canada:1900 - Boer War1917 - World War 11925 - Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake1930, 1935 - Great Depression1940, 1945 - World War 21953, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963 - height of the cold war1993 - Bosnian war2004, 2006, 2008 - War on Terror in Afganistan2008 - Global economic crisisIndirectly possibly affecting Canada:1872 - 7.2 earthquake in California, Great Boston Fire1878 - Russo-Turkish war, England anticipates war with Russia.1882 - trouble in the mid east, specifically the Anglo-Egyptian war1904 - Russo-Japanese war1908 - earthquake and tsunami in Sicily1911 - Mexican revolution1935 - Hitler re-arms Germany1949 - Berlin airlift1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1972, 1974 - Vietnam war1968 - Arab-Israeli war1979 - Iranian revolution1984 - Iran-Iraq warThis leaves the federal elections of 1867, 1874, 1887, 1891, 1896, 1921, 1926, 1980, 1988, 1997 and 2000. So if elections were called on the basis of "Harper's it's not a good time" doctrine, Canada would have had only 11 elections since Confederation, the last in 2000 and most prior to 80 years ago. This is indeed another sign of how much contempt Stephen Harper and his supporters have for democracy. Harper and his Conservatives are dangerous and need to be stopped while Canada still is a democracy. Filed under: Jason rambling What's Related More by evilscientist

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