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Advertisements [ ? ] Hope that turncoat learned his lesson. var addthis_pub = 'du_addthis';

Advertisements [ ? ] ...and it was - how can it be disputed - a resounding personal rebuke of his abilities as a national political leader. He consistently placed well back, right at or near the bottom, of every poll on leadership qualities. In short, he blows...he's tone deaf (i.e. he makes a confusing new tax the central plank of his campaign? Really?) ...

Advertisements [ ? ] Edited on Wed Oct-15-08 08:17 AM by Bragi To measure the effectiveness of this strategic voting campaign, the Citizen calculated the concentration of the non-Conservative vote. If voters are split in a riding, the NDP, Liberals, Bloc and Green will share smaller chunks of votes not cast for Tories. But if the "ABC" vote is concentrated ...

Advertisements [ ? ] Edited on Tue Oct-14-08 11:21 PM by sorrywrongemail It was brought up in the Parliamentary committee meetings time and time again that the new ID laws violate the Charter and amount to voter suppression. I'd like to see the voter turnout in this election compared to those prior to the new law. The easiest way to vote is w/ a driver's ...

Social democrats who are parochial and narrow-minded to give a damn about the bigger picture.

Advertisements [ ? ] We may not be all that happy, but my hunch is, neither is Harper, nor his MPs. var addthis_pub = 'du_addthis';

Advertisements [ ? ] Canadians have re-elected Stephen Harper's Conservatives, but it is still unclear whether the party will gain enough seats across the country to form a majority government, CBC News projects. The Tories' fortunes were buoyed early in the evening by surprising gains in Atlantic Canada, especially in New Brunswick, despite the party being ...

Advertisements [ ? ] MONTREAL– In a province Prime Minister Stephen Harper had hoped to more deeply seduce with his avowed record of open federalism, but which appeared to repudiate his appeal halfway through the campaign, Quebecers saw fit to give him the benefit of the doubt. But the Bloc Québécois, after what analysts said was a good campaign by leader ...

Advertisements [ ? ] I think she has the best chance in my riding as she's held it for a long time. Michael Byers (NDP)is decent, but with the threat of Lorne Mayencourt (The DUMBEST man in politics) I have to play it extra safe and vote for Hedy. Lorne was an MLA here and is a compelte bufoon. He once got punched by a homeless guy for "trying to enforce the ...

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Advertisements [ ? ] Great to see Layton all over the news yesterday giving up on attacking Harper, and instead trying to get people in winnable Liberal ridings to waste their votes on Jack's cult and let the Cons come up the middle and re-elect Harper. Way to go Jack. I knew we could count on you to be a divisive and sectarian "my no-hope party first" kind ...

Advertisements [ ? ] Canadians have re-elected Stephen Harper's Conservatives, but it is still unclear whether the party will gain enough seats across the country to form a majority government, CBC News projects. The Tories' fortunes were buoyed early in the evening by surprising gains in Atlantic Canada, especially in New Brunswick, despite the party being ...

Advertisements [ ? ] I think she has the best chance in my riding as she's held it for a long time. Michael Byers (NDP)is decent, but with the threat of Lorne Mayencourt (The DUMBEST man in politics) I have to play it extra safe and vote for Hedy. Lorne was an MLA here and is a compelte bufoon. He once got punched by a homeless guy for "trying to enforce the ...

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Advertisements [ ? ] Ottawa admits it must act on the economy BRIAN LAGHI , HEATHER SCOFFIELD and STEVE CHASE AND TARA PERKINS Globe and Mail Update ... Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty and the banks say no bailout is on the table and the plan falls short of an intervention, but sources told The Globe and Mail Ottawa now ...

Advertisements [ ? ] Edited on Sun Oct-12-08 09:39 PM by CHIMO HALIFAX – Green party voters should consider voting either NDP or Liberal in tight races to avoid a Conservative victory, says Green Leader Elizabeth May. With just two days until the federal election, May said in an interview on Sunday "there's no question that there are some ridings where you ...

Advertisements [ ? ] We may not be all that happy, but my hunch is, neither is Harper, nor his MPs. var addthis_pub = 'du_addthis';

Advertisements [ ? ] Source: Vancouver Sun A disgruntled motorist extinguished a lit cigarette in the eye of a bylaw officer issuing him a parking ticket Tuesday afternoon, West Vancouver police say. Jozef Baksay, a 55-year-old West Vancouver resident, was taken into custody at the scene and charged with assault with a weapon and assault of a peace officer...

Advertisements [ ? ] Edited on Tue Oct-14-08 11:21 PM by sorrywrongemail It was brought up in the Parliamentary committee meetings time and time again that the new ID laws violate the Charter and amount to voter suppression. I'd like to see the voter turnout in this election compared to those prior to the new law. The easiest way to vote is w/ a driver's ...