http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comment/kelly-mcparland-quebec-sets-a-fiscal-example-for-the-other-provinces-which-they-will-of-course-ignore
A good article to read. Quebec's provincial government has been the most fiscally responsible in Canada for years now, regardless of party.
As for the three elections yesterday:
The Left won in Ecuador, but the right is challenging it on the grounds of fraud. Unclear what the real story is.
The Pro-European candidate won in Serbia, as expected.
The ruling party in Armenia has won re-election, with enough votes to likely get a majority, but not enough for the special rules that apply when you win a majority. They've won 49% of the vote it seems, which means 50%+1 of the seats in most PR systems due to thresholds and smaller parties that won't win any seats, but, Armenia has a law that says any party that wins between 50%+1 of the vote and 54% of the vote is automatically brought up to 54% of all seats. This is offset by rules that effectively make it so no party can win more than 2/3rds of the seats.
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