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Federal Q1 surplus exceeds estimate for entire year What is the private sector whining about now? One would think they would be pleased that Canada is paying down its national debt. You just can't win with those clowns!

If one looks at the latest Ipsos Reid poll released today, I doubt very much the Libranos are going to be in a rush to go to the polls. I read over the weekend they were going to be strutting their stuff out West. I honestly cannot imagine why. Maybe if they showed more humbliness, and less arrogance, voters might be more receptive to them.

Oil price may rise above $75 We're on a roll here folks, the price of oil is gonna go through the clouds.

Link Add on that Ipsos Reid poll released today, and the Layton New Democrats clearly cutting them loose, and it beginning to look like a REAL S*** WEEK for the Martin Liberals.

Link Good luck with this Chuck.

Sounds like a good strategy to me.

Reversing another terrible Mike Harris decision: Hospitals much better off apart

British Columbia L - 38%, up 3% N - 25%, down 1% C - 25%, down 2%

What's happened to the Con support in BC? They are now tied for last place there! Can anyone spell G-R-E-W-A-L

"Nearly one in five Canadians -- 19%, up from 13% in June -- say they are undecided, refuse to say for whom they would vote, or would not vote if a federal election were held tomorrow. That includes 22% in Quebec, up from 13% in June." National L - 36%, up 1% C - 28%, up 1% N - 17%, down 1% Atlantic Region L - 46, down 6% C - 31%, up 6% N - 17%, down 1% Quebec B - 47%, down 4% L - 26%, down 1% C - 12%, up 5% N - 9%, down 1% Ontario L - 45%, up 3% C - 29%, up 1% N - 19%, down 2% Sask & Man C - 34%, down 1% N - 32%, up 6% L - 29%, down 4% Alberta C - 56%, down 7% L - 24%, up 8% N - 13%, up 1% British Columbia L - 38%, up 3% N - 25%, down 1% C - 25%, down 2%

Maybe, maybe NOT. Check the latest Ipsos Reid National Poll which came out today in the National Post however bear in mind that the undecided has skyrocketed to 19%. This is excellent news.

Party/Today/June 28/Election 2004/Change Lib / 36% / 35% / 37% / Down 1% Con / 28% / 27% / 30% / Down 2% NDP / 17% / 18% / 16% / Up 1% Grits NOT gaining: poll

Layton's timing is impeccable. The Liberals are about to start on a big Western offensive tomorrow, and Layton drops this bombshell tonite.

Liberal-NDP Alliance is Over: Layton Interestingly, Layton is sounding very conciliatory towards the Conservatives. The Liberals will be trying to exploit this possible new Bloc-Con-NDP alliance, but hopefully none of these parties will let that happen.

You would have to compare the the percentage of the seats won by the Bloc to the percentage of the popular vote they received in the last election. Based on the last election. I don't think it would be of benefit directly to them however if it can stop the Liberals from forming these massive majority governments with only 35-40% of the friggin' vote, the Bloc might be interested, although I doubt it. I know that several of the provinces are moving on the question of PR, and in the election this year in BC, BC voters voted 57% in favour of changing the voting system, a much higher percentage than the party which received the most votes. The chances of having a refendum on PR this Fall - zero in my opinion. If we are very lucky we might get a referendum question on the ballot in the next national election in Feb-March, 2006. The Cons & the NDP should definitely have as part of their election platform next time around, the UNFAIRNESS of the voting system.

Liberals head west in bid for support It seems like the Liberals are up to their usual tricks playing both sides of the fence. But hey why not, as it has worked successfully for them in the past so why not now, eh!

Stronach leaving the Conervatives is one of Harper's biggest failures as leader, because Belinda was one of the few people in the Conservative caucus that gave the party credibility with middle of the road Canadians, and I'm sure is responsible for some of the loss of support for the Conservatives in the polls.

I thought that is pretty obvious. Isn't it the Alliance and/or Reform, whatever it was called, and the PCs combined?

We are looking at a strong possiblity of another Liberal majority government in the next election with the Liberals receiving between only 35-40% of the popular vote. Do you think that is a FAIR system, and are you going to be comfortable with those kind of results. I'm not. The way to seriously address the democratic deficit is by implementing a proportional representation system. The PMO appoints over 3,000 positions while receiving what was it last time, only 37% of the popular vote. Martin thumbed his nose at the other party leaders when he appointed the GG, not consulting them in the slightest. No wonder people who study politics, and who are not Liberals, are freaked out by this distortion and quite frankly, abuse of power. When the Layton New Democrats negotiated a deal with the Martin Liberals to keep them in power, they had to ensure that what they requested was going to be supported by Canadians. I think the NDP's assessment was that not enough Canadians were versed in the advantages of PR. I think what the NDP are hoping for is a referendum question on the ballot concerning PR during the next federal election. In other words the NDP feel the citizens of Canada need to be consulted prior to its implementation. I would be very surprised if it is not an importanty part of the NDP agenda in the Fall. Martin has babbled on about the democratic deficit, the way he has babbled on about many other issues. He has absolutely no intention of making any changes concerning a FAIR voting system, if he can help it. Why should the Liberals as the distorted UNFAIR voting system is working fine for them?

Correct me if I am wrong but this is my take on the different political party's positions on health care: Lib - single-tier, publicly funded NDP - single-tier, publicly funded Bloc - single-tier, publicly funded Con - two-tier, publicly and privately funded

So there you have it folks, three of the four national political parties in Canada are committed to the principles of a single-tier, publicly funded health-care system. Once again the Conservatives are the odd person out, and people wonder why they are sinking in the polls. I don't.

Health Minister Dosanjh delivers ultimatum to provinces and a big screw you to the recent Supreme Court decision: Holding our feet to fire on health

I have just been looking at the SES polling chart showing results from when they started polling in 2002 to 2005: Party/2002/Today/% Change Lib / 49% / 39% / Down 20.4% Con / 35% / 25% / Down 28.6% NDP / 10% / 19% / Up 90% This is really quite staggering when one analyses these results. The Layton New Democrats are about to converge with the Conservatives. Incredible turnaround for the NDP since Layton has become leader.

Yup, same as the salmon runs, or lack of them, in BC. The greed factor is alive and well.

Signs pointing to end of bull If it is the end of the Bull why don't people just short the stocks and make money on the market's way down as well?