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Harper would definitely be better for Canada. His French is much better than McKay's. He is an honest and trustworthy person. Unlike McKay who broke the pledge that lead to him becoming leader of the now-defunct Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. It's all pretty moot though. The dump Harper 'movement' has a whole 60 signatures on their petition yet. Hell I bet you could even find 60 committed Liberals who would sign such a petition against Dithers, but that story wouldn't see the light of day in the mainstream Canadian media...

I've spent most of my life living between the two cities. It really depends what you are in to... Calgary is slightly warmer, closer to the mountains if you ski/snowboard, and is geared more towards the oil industry in terms of commerce. Edmonton is the seat of government, has a better university and a bigger cultural/live band scene. People don't really read the posts they reply to. If you are from Minneapolis the weather won't be that big a deal for you in either city. Edmonton/Calgary will be slightly colder than you are used to but it is an extremely dry cold. You will probably get less snow than you are used to in either city. Both cities are rocking right now because of oil, which could make it tough if you are looking to start out with a standard coffee shop/waiting tables kinda job. You will find the people in both cities pretty welcoming.

Good first post. Boisclair actually seems to be the most realistic candidate, in term of economics, of the lot. He actually admits that maybe Quebec won't be as well off financially if it separates and some steps need to be made in proactively dealing with the finances of a sovereign Quebec.

I always found the "gateway drug" argument to be pretty disingenuous. Realistically, if you asked how many coke users have drank before you would probably get the same number of affirmatives as you would with pot. (100% maybe) Agree with the differences you note between coke and booze. People who use coke are much more likely to become addicted than are people who drink. There are lots of people out there who can have a glass of wine with dinner and live a happy, normal, well-adjusted life. I personally haven't met ANYBODY who does a line of coke with dinner everynight.... eta, I can't believe that Boisclair basically told the media to piss off and leave him alone on the issue, and they have....

Completely agreed. But is it a Liberal or a Conservative minority?

Gomery's interim report comes out November 1st. The Liberals definitely do not want that hitting the fan in the middle of an election. It's all up to Jacko, if the NDs want to go in the fall then we will have an election. Are the NDs better off with more seats in a CPC minority government? Makes you wonder...

Kinda painful to get into, but please explain how your quoted rant below supports your earlier assertion that cocaine poses the same potential risks to both user and society as do pot and alcohol? Or did you not mean to make that association. It sure sounded like you did...

That's a pretty weak comeback. People can care about our country, yet hope for it to be better. By giving an example to emulate, that doesn't mean whe should want to "move there".

You gotta be kidding me. Are you honestly saying that cocaine poses he same potential risks to both user and society as do pot and alcohol? That is definitely how your "arbitrary classification" quote reads. If that wasn`t your intention I hope you can see how it reads that way. Protect him all you want but the guy is toast. In today's Devoir two different columnists went after him full bore. One of the biggest criminal problems in Quebec today is the Hell's Angels. Let's guess if more of their income is generated from cocaine or booze....

wtf is this coming from? Idiots, hmmm thanks for that mr. non-partisan. Please provide a link to the article with Harper lying to the reporter.

Harper came out against the dissidents. He made a great speech. Of course it got buried but supporters can't really ask for any more than what he has done. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/stor...319/?hub=Canada Good way to deal with the dissidents.

OMG, you must be kidding me. There need to be some sort of standards. Taking issue with a provincial cabinet minister doing cocaine while a cabinet minister is not really puritanical. It is blatant disregard for a law supported by the vast majority of the public. Given the grey area that pot currently falls into I am sure there wouldn't be an issue with this admission had it been weed, but come on.

Seriously, he should be condemned for the drug use given his responsibilities at the time. Some college kid or some punkass stockbroker or ad exec - who cares. Even if they do go into politics after the fact. But buddy doing coke while a cabinet minister is what the story should be. Here's a great quote from cbc.ca. Kimmy, as much as you did say it sarcastically. the killings in the film version of American Psycho really do detract from the main point of the book. i.e. the vacuousness and ridiculous of Bateman's life in general. In the book buddy spends ample time describing his clothing in the most minute detail.

This guy is definitely from the very right wing of the party, but he does make some very good points. I wonder if a disaffected Sheila Copps supporter, who started their own group with an official sounding name but without party status, could release a letter like this about Mr. Dithers and get coverage? Hmmm, probably not....

It ain't gonna happen. I hope. Must admit the results on the CTV.ca instant poll aren't appealing.

This is from Paul Wells' blog, but he posted it before Jamieson's letter was released publicly. Cartman, about this quote of yours. The polls have been spotty at worst for the CPC. Not as dire as some here have painted them. There were a few Quebec Conservatives upset at him and the 'turfing of workers' is a classic example of the media trying to make a story out of nothing. Do I think this is all the biased "liberal" media? No. Do I think this is a story on a slow news day in an attempt to sell papers? Yes. I agree and don't think he will be. Yokel, Remember what you said is what the Liberals were saying going into last years election and we all know what happened there.

I hear you, but we gotta look at the greater good. This is an admission that you would prefer that is made public before the guy becomes premier. Forcing him to name his dealer is another reason stopping him from doing so. Who knows maybe the dealer is out of business already? PS. Just caught him on RDI. My French is not the best but he was really going after the media. Giving them shit for "threatening him physically" and delving into his personal life. (I think....) Looks like this guys is toast. Attacking the media is the dumbest thing he could have done in this situation. Will not help him at all.

Alas the electorate doesn't pay attention to things like this in general. This may be an issue in Pettigrew's riding, if he runs again. Who knows what will happen in the general. Hopefully Harper puts forth a very ambitious agenda....

Forcing the guy to give up the name of his coke dealer is pretty crazy. My guess is he will be out of the race within the weak. Canadian culture, especially Quebec, is pretty lenient. But a potential premier admitting he did coke repeatedly while a cabinet minister is a bit too much.

I can't believe that I have to do this, people on this board should be more enlightened than this. Especially, if they are going to react so condescendingly to questions. Read post number 8 in this thread and you'll see how your definition doesn't clarify what the f**k Cartman meant with "mutually agreed upon lexicon."

that is the key. would they try to grab the oil? If oil prices stay this high I think they might try. But I honestly don't think they will. I feel that oil will get below $40 a barrel by this time next year. This mini oil shock has been a positive thing. It has probably kicked more people in the butt to start thinking about ways to reduce their personal oil consumption than any government programme could have.

OP, You referred to the 'sound methodology' of this poll yet have ignored the valid concerns with the methodology. I suspect this poll may be close to accurate, yet still would like to know where your assertion of sound methodology is coming from. ps you still haven't explained what you mean by a 'mutually agreed upon' lexicon.

The problem with the NEP is that it exacerbated the problems caused by the oil bust. Oil companies looked elsewhere to drill more profitable wells before the bust and it took them a long, long time to return. There won't be any serious talk about a new NEP anytime soon. This time is a whole different ball of wax. In the early 80s Alberta was the only province that got any sort of money worth mentioning from oil. Now Saskatchewan and Newfoundland get big money from royalties, no where near as much as Alberta, but still a significant chunk of cash. Klein proved his shrewdness in supporting Newfoundland in negotiating its sliding scale for the clawback of subsidies. If Dithers wants to raid the oil money in Alberta they have to risk their standing in Sakatchewan and Newfoundland this time around.

Problem 1 with methodology. Very small sample sizes for the regional breakdown. 125 respondents probably creates a margin of error greater than +/- 5%. This poll doesn't even acknowledge that, only releases the national margin of error. misleading What poll are you comparing to? I went to the Leger site and read the results for this poll but didn't see any regional breakdown for previous polls. Will do as soon as you explain what the hell you mean by a mutually agreed upon lexicon. What are you supposed to do with the undecided when you are making inferences about what they will do when they go to the polls? You shouldn't assume they will break the way the decides broke. Here is a very quick example. In this poll 78% of respondents made a choice, 22% were undecided. You should leave it at that for a number of reasons. With a 22% With the limited information provided on methodology, how do you know it is sound? My questions in my previous post weren't quoted to favour any one political party. I have two guesses as to why this poll has been given a little more scrutiny than it deserves. 1. The media would love the rush of a Conservative leadership race before the next election. Would definitely sell them a lotta papers. 2. Most journalists, as with some posters, don't know how to read polls or the appropriate questions to ask about their methodology.

While either approach may not be particularly manipulative, they definitely can be manipulated. Presenting the information this way is pretty misleading, as is the title of this thread. In reality no much has changed on the public opinion front over the summer.