Canada has just elected its new minority government, a liberal minority government. After a very long night last night at the polls, numbers came in at the finale, leaving most confused as to the real situation.

At the final count, the Liberals and NDP combined were unable to catch that combined majority of a new 308 seat house of commons. In the final numbers, the Liberals caught 135 seats, right after the conservatives managed to grab 99 seats from across the country.

The Bloc Quebecois took Quebec with the wind by beating Lucien Bouchard's record of 53 seats. The Bloc now holds Quebec with 54 seats compared to the Liberals who only hold 21 in the province.

The NDP only managed to take a small amount of seats – larger, though, than their previous standing – in the house of commons with 19 of the 308 available seats.

In a post-election speech, Martin says “Canadians have sent us two messages today. We as Liberals have lost votes. We have lost good members of Parliament. But an election is a time to pass judgment, and the message in this regard was unmistakable. Canadians expected and expect more from us. And as a party and as a government we must do better, and we will. I pledge that to you tonight….. At the same time, millions of Canadians have cast their ballots in support of the kind of Canada that we as Liberals want to preserve and to strengthen. A progressive Canada. Mr. Martin also conceded said that Quebeckers showed they wanted better -- but insisted they want to stay in Canada.

“Stay to accomplish their dreams. Because this is the land of their future.”

It doesn’t say much about what is next to come, but we can be pretty sure that Canada will see another election in the soon future. There are not enough liberals and ndp MPs combined to pass any legislation as was though at the beginning of the night; that was before recounts.

The Bloc Quebecois and the Conservatives are also lacking enough seats to team up, if they ever did, to pass anything. The Bloc and Conservative parties would be unlikely to make any special alliances unless Stephen Harper agreed to follow through with plans which give special advantages to the Bloc’s adgenda.

Canada is heading in for a minority government. It’s likely to make politics in this great country even moreso interesting, something it’s lacked [interest] for several decades. It’s not likely to last though, as the Liberals are sure to call another election when the numbers are in their favour.

Final Standings:

Liberal: 135
Conservative: 99
Bloc Quebecois: 54
New Democrats: 19