Sad news from Canada

In what looks very much like a backlash against social progress, Canadians have apparently given their Conservative party a plurality in Parliament. This is nothing like the stranglehold the right wing presently has on US politics, but I think it's a bad sign. I hope the Liberals and the NDP will join forces and cooperate to keep the Tories in check. Lacking that, things look bleak for minorities, women, and abortion rights in Canada.

The intolerance of humanity really gets me down sometimes. Anyone know of a desert island for sale?