Vancouver King

Another Conservative minority on the way. CPC - 142 Libs - 82 NDP - 36 Bloc - 48 ______________ 308

It means ezxactly what the pollster said it means - Harper down 4% and Dion up 4%.

Conservative support down 12% in Ontario Strategic Counsel poll taken Oct. 10th National Standings Cons 35% (down 4) Libs 28 (up 4) NDP 19 Grn 9 Bloc 9 Second poll conducted in last 2 days showing trend away from Tories. Hmmm. http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/stor...081011?s_name=e

Good point. Even a partial PR would force parties into formal coalitions lessening the Blocs ability to obstruct. Also coalitions are a gain for working people who have been left off agendas by successive Liberal and Conservative govts whose priorities are always geared toward big business, the rich and govt cronies.

Even I will vote for him on February 14th, Angus.

Minutes ago, Harper in full oratorical flight, implored voters to grant him their votes on February 14th. CTV just featured it on Newsnet. This, of course, is conclusive proof he's not fit to govern.

The Carrot Creek Bugle just went for Harper. I'm reconsidering my vote.

This from a Finance Minister who tabled two budgets with increases in spending so huge it would make a New Democrat blush.

As Tuesday night's election sweeps through time zones and borders, it is a reasonable estimate Conservative ridings won and leading will be down by 8 seats as the count hits the Ontario border. Wrapped up in the Tory numbers is the 'Alberta bias', where the party will expend a huge portion of it's support to win only 10% of the nation's seats. Can Liberal friendly Ontario grant Harper sufficient extra seats to offset losses to the East and buffer now-expected losses in B.C.? We shall see.

If you don't want to be bothered by pollsters - or telemarketers - simply join the wireless wave and remove your land lines. We did that a year ago and no one has had an unsolicited call yet. Apparently master lists of prospects numbers don't include 3 digit area codes assigned to cell companies. Pollsters stateside have woken up to this bias in their random samples - 15% of US households now communicate exclusively with mobile equipment and these leading edge techies are predominantly non-conservative in their politics.

You can argue with success all you want using your hopeful theories. Until another pollster proves it, I will base my opinions on proven winners - not biased losers.

Rest assured coming from you, I will wear that smear like a badge of honor. Mortgaged your bungalow yet?

For a man who has spent years railing away on govt intereference in the free economy, your defense of Harpers $25 billion market intrusion is laughable.

Conservative lead slides to 4 points. The country's most accuarate pollster shows Tory popularity at 32% - lowest of the campaign. Cons 32% Libs 28 NDP 22 Bloc 10 Grn 8 http://www.nanosresearch.com/election/CPAC...er-11-2008E.pdf

Harper getting dumped is noe pretty much out of the equation. Too bad, I would have preferred a PM with some humanity or class.

Ipsos Reid for CanWest News. Election prediction: Conservative minority. Cons 34% Libs 29 NDP 18 Bloc 9 Green 8 http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/sto...7d-719bc5d3f1e1

So Quebec in isolation would be great since it would bring you personal humour. Is that right?

Quebec's isolation, again, is a distinct possibility. Will the country go through new separation turmoil? It pains me to admit that representation by appointment is better than the alternative of no Quebec cabinet presence at all.

Great for what? Great for who?

People always need a roof over their heads. That means demand for housing no matter how bad it gets. It also means this demand will, in relative terms, stabilize housing values. I've already said today there is nowhere to hide in today's environment. Housing seems like the least unattractive spot to be.

CBC just reported outrage in some Quebec circles over Harper's unseemly haste to junp on Dion's comprehension problem during the Halifax interview. The anger apparently stems from the 'free ride' Harper has always been given by Quebecers on his tortured French syntax etc. Although down to a half dozen seats there, Tories continue to stumble in the province. What if they win a minority without any elected representation from Quebec?

Should I post the third battleground riding summary from CTV - Strategic Counsel, the one showing the Tory carnage in Quebec? No, not even I could be that cruel to Conservatives.

This should offset Dion's interview problem.

Just playing a little pin the tail on the dinosaur - don't take it personally.

It's easy to play a non zero-sum game when you have a treasury to backstop your mistakes. Surely you don't think sub-prime mortgages represented an expansion of real wealth?