Newfoundlander

Well we have a province like Quebec recieving billions in equalization payments and offering $8 a day health care while adding to their debt.

Well then we should get rid of it.

BC is not Alberta but they're still able to have the same corporate tax rate as them, just like Ontario can.

Maybe they should increase the corporate tax rate then and see if companies stop leaving Toronto for Calgary.

Raising taxes, unless on cigarettes and alcohol, should be out of the question.

So is healthcare but most members of the NDP are opposed to people receiving healthcare from a private provider. If they are opposed to two-tier health care what about two-tier education?

What are the NDPs views on private schools?

Equalization needs major reforms. If the federal government is going to provide equalization to provinces they should have some say in how it's spent.

It's not hard for your economy to not see major downturn during a recession when it's continuously performing poorly. As well Nova Scotia's economy did shrink slightly in 2009.

The Wildrose has still been increasing in recent weeks while the PCs have been falling. According to ThreeHundredEight.com the Wildrose's average support is 27%, which would likely mean they could elect 17 members, however their high range seat count is 50 seats.

Nova Scotia had the worst population growth between 2006 to 2011 of any province and their economic growth is well below the Canadian average.

With the Wildrose up in the polls again Alberta is set for their first exciting election in 20 years.

The reason the Conservatives didn't agree with the gun registry was because it treated law abiding citizens who owned guns like criminals. Now they want to bring in a bill on all internet users to monitor what they're doing to see if they can find people who are looking at child porn. Treating everyone who uses the internet as criminals.

Hmmm... it's coming from a computer on parliament hill that has been updating wikipedia with pro-NDP information.

Turns out the NDP are responsible for the Vikleaks30 twitter account. http://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Vikileaks30%2Blinked%2BHouse%2BCommons%2Baddress/6165497/story.html

Topp has said he wants to increase corporate taxes from 15% to 22%. Mulcair has said he doesn't plan on raising any taxes. From what I've heard Peggy is considered to be furthest to the left.

Mulcair is more centrist for sure, he has already stated he won't raise taxes unless it's necessary. Topp is a bit odd. Some consider him to be more left-wing and he has talked about raising corporate taxes by 50% and increasing taxes on high income earners, yet he tries to come off as someone who will run a fiscally responsible government and won't implement programs unless they can be afforded. Nash is the biggest lefty in the group and more of a old time NDP, yet she'll allow provinces to implement private healthcare. She is more to the left then Layton. Dewar is said to be a moderate. He probably wouldn't be much different then Layton. Cullen I believe has described himself as pragmatic and seems to be more of a progressive rather than a "social democrat".

The race might start to get interesting now that the candidates are starting to attack each other.

Time for some common sense.

Why Topp?

How were they the only party keeping the Conservatives from a majority? The Conservstives won a majority regardless of Quebec, and they won more seats in the province in 2006 and 2008 when the Bloc Québécois were strong.

Paul Dewar was a teacher and Nikki Ashton went to university!

When you consider that the leader of the NDP was running in the district, which always had strong NDP support, Layton's numbers weren't great, though the gap between him and the Liberals continued to widen.

I've haven't interacted with many commies, but you're by far the worse.

The only one who seems to have a personality in a debate is Nathan Cullen, and he's doesn't stand a chance of winning.