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The tax debate we need

Does anyone know how these polling firms operate? Do they choose the best data possible for the political party they are closest to, in their daily polling, and publicize it? It kinda makes sense to me, as the intention it seems with publicizing these polls, is to manipulate voters.

I am a Canadian voter, and I am not comfortable with the fact that I may be stupid if someone lies to me. That is a very clear: "BLAME THE VICTIM MENTALITY" 4 or 5 years in power for someone who has lied to the Canadian public to get elected is just not acceptable. Politicians need some serious pressures, in the present tense, on them to be honest with us. Let's start setting much higher standards for politicians in Canada, by providing them with an incentive such as a jail sentance if they lie to us to get elected

How is the Canadian voter supposed to make a wise decision if politicians are going to lie to us. Perhaps there should be something put into Canada's criminal code that would jail any politician who lies to Canadian during an election campaign.

Canadians have been ruled by elites in our society whether Cons or Libs for way too long. It is time for Joe Average Canadian to take back thier country from the powerful, secretive lobbyists that rule the roost in Ottawa. Jack Layton walks the talk, he is a real environmentalist in his personal life - he even rides as bicycle to work. The NDP policies represent the average Joe, and looks out for the less priviledged. THE NDP is the only party that supports a publically funded, publically delivered health care system. With the NDP what you see is what you get. No smokescreens, no deceiving, no twisting into a pretzel to try and con the Canadian voter. Jack Layton and the NDP believe in Canada, like Canada, and want to improve Canada for all of us. Jack Layton's New Democrats are bullish on Canada.

Now we have another poll out today, quite a contrast from one out a couple of days ago, by another polling firm. This one a Compas Poll for National Post/Global shows: Bloc 11% Cons 31% Libs 39% NDP 17%

There are several different polling firms in Canada and their results often conflict with each other. Do you think these polling firms are connected to one or another of the political parties, and if so, which polling firms are connected, or supportive of, which political party? My understanding is that these polling companies right now are polling every day. Could it be that when their polling results are better for the political party they support, those are the polling figures they release to the public? I think maybe that's the way it works, eh?

Probably Canada's biggest myth is that the right wing is fiscally prudent. BY far the largest deficits that Canada ever had were brought in under Tory regimes - like Harper's recently acquired buddy, Brian Mulroney. Remember him folks. More importantly remember his deficits, what were they 42 billion dollars per year, or something like that.

Bloc out in front to be quick out of the blocks Conservative support in Quebec is equal to NDP strength in Alberta.

Vic should step down as Cons Justice Critic until the trial is over. He may well be innocent but imagine how this looks right now.

Greens launch platform, predict big gains Maybe the Greens are the only party with momentum going into the election.

Tory justice critic in court on spending charges

When was it Joe Clark started speaking out?

The Conservatives federally have crashed and are at the bottom of the heap with only 23% in the latest BC polling. That is my one concern in this federeal election, that the Cons are so weak the Liberals will get a majority again. I think the NDP needs the Cons to show some strength if the NDP is to do well (3 way races).

I guess you have not seen the polls - the Cons are at the bottom of the heap.

B.C. Liberals hit the skids: poll Greens 11%, down LIbs 37%, down NDP 44%, up Just wait until you see the impact on the federal election results.

Good article by Susan Riley in today's Vancouver Sun: This election is still wide open, and the NDP are going to exceed people's wildest expectations.

Campbell Liberals face horse-race with NDP next May despite huge majority The reality of the NDP being re-elected in BC is finally starting to sink in on the right wing. The right have been in major denial about the NDP resurgence, for quite some time now.

Keeping a level playing field Chantal goes on to talk about the corporate community being involved in the free-trade debate. What a huge mistake that was.

OPINION: Moore's documentary could destroy Bush Gee, it looks like it is going to be one long hot summer for the US Administration.

If they have nothing to hide why doesn't the National Citizen's Coalition open up their books and share with Canadians who their donors are? Why the secrecy? I have learned in life the fewer secrets one has the better, unless one has something to hide, that is. Maybe there is foreign money funding this secret society. That could explain the reluctance to open the books, wouldn't it? And how come the NCC is not democratic? When are the elections, and how are they run, or is it a dictatorship? Things just seem to be going from bad to worse for the Cons. Stephen, I think you've got some spainin' to do.

Wasn't it the Conservatives, now led by Harper, that ran up the biggest deficits in Canadian history in the nineteen eighties? Crash, there goes another Canadian myth that the Conservatives are fiscally prudent.

Let the two right wing parties fight each other off. Looks good to me.

StephenHarperSaid.ca This will be a vicious campaign. I'm glad I'm not a politician, as it must be rough getting to sleep some nights, knowing only too well all the nonsense you have spewed out all day long.

In an ideal world we would not need an election campaign. With fixed election dates, we would know every 4 years we go to the polls, and based on what each voter observed over the past four years, voters could either vote to re-elect, or elect someone else in their respective communities. It would of course involve MPs, and potential members of Parliament working in their respective ridings for four years. But then imagine how well we would get to know the candidates that way.