Canada's powerful Liberals, 168-strong in Parliament v. the 50 seats of their Progressive Conservative challengers, went to elections with smug confidence. Just before the vote last week they canceled an advertising campaign, to save needless expense. But with the first returns, an astonishing trend set in. From half a dozen eastern constituencies that were long firmly Liberal came the flash: "Tories Leading." The Tory surge grew as it moved west. Quickly the last seat of the overwhelming Liberal majority fell, and the Liberals' 22-year rule over Canada came to an end. When final returns were in, the Conservative Party...
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