Psst - guys - the election is over; you may have seen that; it was in all the papers.
You might find this thread more appropriate for ongoing discussions:
Noted. I looked, but couldn’t find anything more appropriate.
By “the nature of how he was elected”, you mean “by the clear favor of the electorate”?
What’s with this crazy talk???
In a Constitutionally directed manner whereby a free and fair election was held by a nonpartisan agency? Where’s the con?
I hope you mean “stand up for,” and even then… I mean, c’mon, you know that isn’t true, right? Canada is a wonderful country and I love it, but loving your country doesn’t mean you pretend it has some some pretty immoral or hypocritical things, and doesn’t continue to do so.
Yes, thank you, I meant “stand up for its principles”. I was going to blame too many late-night martinis, but from the time of the post, it was probably due to too little early-morning coffee! 
And yes, I stand by that statement. Countries are like people – none of them are perfect, but in many cases, their heart is in the right place, with a culture of empathy and compassion. There are other places in the world that have certain specific advantages like great weather or higher per-capita income, but overall, on balance, there’s no place in the world I’d rather live in than Canada.