Small P and Large P Politics and the F Word

I’m starting with the PEI election of Monday May 4 th for a number of reasons. As a much smaller election it takes less time to break down and comment on and I have a number of things on my plate at the moment. I also find the often overlooked Maritime Provinces interesting and think there may be some cultural features that differentiate women’s political experiences here from other parts of Canada.   Plus, this election has now been totally eclipsed by the success of the snowball overcoming the heat of hell as seen in the NDP victory in Alberta. I’m still not entirely sure I wasn’t dreaming the coverage I watched on my computer last night.  It is interesting how similar Monday’s election in P.E.I was to the September 2014 election in New Brunswick. In my blog breaking down the New Brunswick results, I commented, “so few seats combined with a moderate number of seats changing hands and a moderate number of safe seats usually held by men, mean fewer women.” This is ev...