Congratulations to Roger Valley and the Liberal party for election 2004

Roger Valley is the new Member of Parliament for the Kenora riding. He will be taking over from Bob Nault who represented this region for the past 16 years (four terms). On Monday evening, Roger Valley received nearly 36% of the votes cast in this region.

The Liberal party will form a minority government for the first time in many years. CBC describes the challenge ahead as ...

"To pass legislation in the months ahead, Martin will need the assistance of another party – either the left-leaning NDP with its 19 seats or the sovereignist Bloc Québécois with its 54 MPs. That sets the stage for a government built on philosophical compromise and day-to-day deal-making rather than a single party's priorities...."

Check out all the elections details for all the ridings and the regions across Canada on the CBC election coverage web site (click here).