Another Update

10:30 PM

Just heard that Paul Martin will step down as the leader of the Liberal party.  It’s a good move on his part, especially considering the new leader could be Belinda Stronach (a former Conservative who crossed the House in May 2005).  Now the Liberals can put the sponsorship scandal and look to take down the Conservatives.  Not that this is good for Canadian politics, but it should mean that electoral reform will take place at some point in the near future.

Word is also out that the turnout for the election was 64%.  This is up 3 or 4% over recent elections.

The seat count:

Conservatives – 122
Liberals – 103
Bloc – 51
NDP – 29
Independent - 1