Newfoundlander

Exactly. It's stupid to criticize someone as being unqualified for a position that doesn't have a job description.

I was thinking a similar thing.

They do the breakdown and like Bill said that's how polling works.

So what are the list of qualifications to be an MP?

If someone is leaving a job for a new one they have to take all those things into consideration. Would you not consider salary and pension plan when getting a new job?

In all seriousness polling is very important IMO. While they can change quickly long term trends can have huge impacts.

What?

While MP pensions need major reforms I don't agree with imposing them on all current MPs. Some could have retired in 2011 under old rules but chose to run again, they may have retired had they known there were new rules being imposed. Some MPs may have never run for parliament had there been a different pension plan.

Ontario needs another Mike Harris to put things back in order.

Just like the Liberal Party in Quebec which Forum said was dead, or the PC Party in Alberta. Don't be such an idiot all the time.

Then go look at Nanos' website, what difference does it make if they were polled for the first time or not?

Is it hard for your leadership score to go up when there's no other serious option?

Personally I don't look at polls unless there are leaders of all parties.

Not even 51% actually.

Jean Chretien and Brian Mulroney weren't boring, neither was Pierre Trudeau. They're the three most recent successful Prime Ministers. Harper is of course dull.

Yes hardcore Liberal! I figured you'd "social democrats"(ha) would disagree.

Though I'm sure some Dippers here will disagree, Mulcair appears to be changing the Sherbrooke Declaration's perceived ideas. Supposedly 50% + 1 is not necessarily enough for Quebec to separate, which is different from what I've heard from NDP members. He then went onto say that even then it would be up to the Supreme Court of Canada on whether to start negotiating Quebec sovereignty. http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2012/09/17/mulcair-firms-up-ndp-policy-on-quebec-sovereignty/

Thank god a new Nanos poll shows that the NDPs support is not evaporating!!

He just needs to get over his anger management issues and his boringness and he's a shoe in for PM!

Strange many people felt the same way about Tom Mulcair a year ago, yet the NDPs numbers were going down then though.

Is Trudeau mentioned in the poll?

You were the one going on a while back about how wonderful the NDP were polling.

The provincial Liberals also took 50% of the vote in a riding that's held by the CPC, but I'd also dismiss the poll if I were you.

Well I definitely read something stupid.

Bad poll for the NDP, only a few points ahead of the Liberals. Not really a great poll for the Conservatives either. National CPC - 34% NDP - 27% LPC - 24% Greens - 7% Quebec NDP - 31% Bloc - 25% LPC - 24% CPC - 15% Greens - 4% Ontario CPC - 39% LPC - 29% NDP - 23% Greens - 6% http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/16/oll-gives-conservatives-edge-as-parliament-prepares-for-acrimonious-return/