Canada take a small baby step to the right with the election of a Conservative minority government. They ousted the 12 year reign of the corrupt, complacent and Liberals. There are many ways for this new government to be defeated in Parliament, therefore they will have to tread softly which means their anti-gay marriage and anti choice stance will have take an almost non-existence priority.

I'm happy that the Liberals have been slapped in the face but the Conservatives are on a very short leash.

Conservatives - 124 seats
Liberals - 103
Bloc Quebecois (Quebec French Separatists) - 51
New Democratic Party (left) - 29
Independent - 1