Election Eve

Not surprisingly, on the last day before a pretty large federal election... I'm really not that concerned.
The second round of the NHL playoffs are underway, and Steinbach product Ian White is looking like a well seasoned playoff veteran (despite this being his first ever taste of the post-season).  Among defensemen, he's second in assists, second in points, second in +/-, 5th in power-play goals, 10th in goals, and 10th in shots.  That's together with the fact that several of the guys ahead of him have already been eliminated from the playoffs.  Way to go Ian!
MLB is now into their second month of the season, and the Blue Jays are about normal where they usually are (13-15).  Jose Bautista is leading the league in several categories, including: batting average, homeruns, runs scored, walks, OBP, slugging percentage, and slugging plus OBP (a stat that has been gaining in popularity in the last few seasons).
April and October are the best two months in sports, which seems to take priority in my mind over this election.  So the polls are suggesting that the NDP might take a significant amount a seats away from the Bloc in Quebec, and could end up as the official opposition for the first time in history.  This doesn't take away from the fact that the Conservatives will win another minority government.  My biggest problem with the whole thing, is that none of the parties are sticking to their traditional platforms.  With everyone just trying to be popular (instead of actually standing for something), all the platforms start to look the same.  The next problem, is that ever since the Reform party broke onto the scene and were quickly followed by the Bloc, it's virtually impossible to win a majority.  Constant minority governments just result in continued crappy bickering, totally unwarranted non-confidence votes, and millions being spent on an election that will possibly change the official opposition, but obviously very little else.
Not that I'll let that stop me from watching the election results tomorrow (during hockey commercials).

Stay tuned.