Conclusion of my last Story
Because you all care so much about Canadian democratic politics.
The winter elections were technically difficult. A cold snap and terrible weather had buckled out the railroads to the west, and it took weeks to get the votes in from the more remote regions.
Most political prognosticators had predicted a People's Party victory, but none had expected one at such a huge margin.
Van der Laaden's party was elected with an incredible 79% of the vote. The Liberty party's platform simply could not stand up to the excellent and consistent results of the People's government over the last few years since Canada's independence.
The Liberty party ended up with only 15% support, far lower than had been expected and hoped for. In the wake of the political 'disaster', the whole party's leadership was once again overhauled. The awarding of Official Opposition status to the Liberty Party was little reconciliation.
The Freedom Party received only 4% of the votes, decimated by vote-splitting and strategic voting by its supporters (in retrospect, quite unnecessary). It only managed to retain official party status due to a clarification of one electoral law, lowering the number of votes needed by a party to receive official party recognition*.
The remaining 2% went to various minor fringe parties, ranging from Egalitist idealists to Theocrats and Monarchists.
The results of this landslide victory were immediately obvious. The People's Party were now rather unhindered in their goals, which could now all be passed (assuming party solidarity). For the most part, Van der Laaden's 'Business as Usual' went on. However, the small opposition remained vocal, assuring Canadians that their democracy was by no means in threat of becoming single-party.
In the mean time, the People's Party policies from earlier years began to pay off. Canada was beginning its economic rise at last.
*Presumably because the People's Party wanted a divided opposition, and wanted an ally for further support in the future.