Over 100 people indulged in Molson Canadian beer, Canada Dry ginger ale and live coverage of the Canadian federal elections last night at the ARCO Forum at the Kennedy School of Government.

The audience was pleased with the election results and took the opportunity to dig into Canada's right-wing minority. The ruling Liberal Party swept Quebec and Ontario to win a third consecutive term, the first third term in more than 50 years.

The forum's big screen loomed over a crowd of students, many completing problem sets while listening to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) live from the Parliament buildings in Ottawa.

The viewing was sponsored by the Canadian Consulate to Boston. The consulate had originally planned to hold the event at its New England headquarters but changed the location to the ARCO Forum to meet demand, said consul representative Dean Sherratt.

"We love to help out with these sorts of events," Sherratt said. "We work with Harvard's Canadian clubs a lot on these sorts of things. Harvard's and MIT's Canadian clubs are great examples of the Canadian communities we try to support."

The consul funded the satellite link to the CBC, Canada's largest national television network. Because Canadian law prohibits election results from being broadcast in any region before the 9 p.m. poll closings, attendees tuned in to CBC stations in a number of Canada's six time zones throughout the night.

The crowd appeared to enjoy the defeat of Canada's right-of-center parties, the Progressive Conservative Party (PC) and the Canadian Alliance.

"Thank God for Ontario," said Matt Lincoln '03 of London, Ontario, referring to the strong Liberal support in that province. "We keep the West straight."