As a form of reassurance of non-apocalypse...

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Michael Byers' opinion on the likely consequences of an NDP federal government:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadavotes2011/story/2011/04/27/cv-election-vp-byers.html

Read and discuss if you've a mind to. I'll be interested to see the reactions to this linkage.