[Magdalen] Canada's election

[Scott Knitter]

I think the term applies to what we would call congressional districts, so
it's the geographical area that a member of parliament represents. That
said, I don't know and have always wondered.  The term ridings seems unique
to Canada. In the UK it's a constituency, I believe.
On Oct 20, 2015 3:34 PM, "Jon Egger" <revegger at gmail.com> wrote:

> Why do they call the seats "ridings?"
>
> Grace and peace,
> brud
>
> On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 12:03 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I'm already sick of it. Wake me up when it's time for SERIOUS campaigning
> > (i.e. when it's time to vote in the primaries, and again once the
> > candidates are decided on).
> >
> > Jay, only half joking
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 12:25 PM, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > It DOES last forever and then becomes 'the gift' that keeps on
> giving....
> > >
> > > .02'ingly
> > > Lynn
> > >
> > > website: www.ichthysdesigns.com
> > >
> > > When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have
> > not
> > > a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave
> > me."
> > > attributed to Erma Bombeck
> > > "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a
> talk
> > > by Richard Rohr
> > >
> > > --------------------------------------------------
> > > From: "Marion Thompson" <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 11:15 AM
> > > To: <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
> > > Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Canada's election
> > >
> > > We were exhausted after 11 weeks of it!  Yours seems to last forever.
> > >>
> > >> Marion, a pilgrim
> > >>
> > >> On 10/20/2015 11:05 AM, Jay Weigel wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> Seconding what David S. said.
> > >>>
> > >>> Jay, already tired to death of U.S. politics.
> > >>>
> > >>> On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 10:16 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
> > >>> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>>> In a message dated 10/19/2015 10:35:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> > >>>> scottknitter at gmail.com writes:
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Still,  wish our primaries were next month and the general election
> > in,
> > >>>> say,  February.>>>>>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Amen; amen; amen; alleluia, amen!
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> David Strang.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>
> >
>