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Some people say it is common knowledge that the Liberals engineered a deal with the PCs in the 2000 election basically as follows: Liberals would support Joe Clark in Calgary, and PCs would support Landslide Annie in Edmonton, and other ridings as well. Well, if the above were true, could it not also be possible for arrangements to be made for the pollsters to play around with the polls? For example. if Ipsos-Reid started including the Christian Heritage party as an option in their questionnaire about which party you are voting for, I can pretty well guarantee you that the Christian Heritage party would start doing better in the polls as well, similiar to the Green party, now that Ipsos-Reid is including them as an option. Just ask yourself which of the major parties benefits most from having Green party on the list of party choices, and you may well get your answer as to what is going on. With our present first-past-the-post system the Greens will not elect anyone.

Asper's Blindingly White Election Team Do you think that impacts on the kind of reporting we get? Of course it does.

Jim Harris, leader of the Greens, is an ex-Tory. a right winger, who I believe lives in Toronto.

Ont. pushes Conservatives toward minority: poll How big a factor is momentum in politics?

Mario Dumont dit non aux conservateurs No harm in trying though.

La bataille de l'Ontario Exciting times, eh?

Layton shoots for the breeze on green energy This is quite representative of Liberal party politics. NDP suggest an idea, and the Liberals adopt it.

Canada Company Date-----------LI CO ND BL GN Ipsos-Reid 04/06/2004 32 31 17 11 06 SES CPAC 04/06/2004 37 34 17 09 03 SES CPAC 03/06/2004 35 32 19 09 04 SES CPAC 02/06/2004 37 29 19 11 05 Leger Marketing 02/06/2004 35 30 17 12 05 SES 01/06/2004 36 25 22 13 05 Ipsos-Reid 31/05/2004 34 30 16 11 06 SES 31/05/2004 36 26 20 13 05 SES 30/05/2004 34 31 19 12 03 EKOS 28/05/2004 38 30 18 11 SES 28/05/2004 40 31 16 10 03 SES 27/05/2004 42 29 17 10 02 Environics 26/05/2004 38 29 21 11 SES 26/05/2004 41 28 18 11 03 Compas 22/05/2004 39 31 17 11 Ipsos-Reid 22/05/2004 35 26 18 12 05 04 Ipsos-Reid 20/05/2004 39 26 15 11 05 Interesting to compare the Ipsos-Reid national polling results from May 20, 2004, a couple of days before the election was called, to today. Libs: 32%, down 7% Cons: 31%, up 5 % New Dem: up 2%

British Columbia Company Date----------LI CO ND GR OT Ipsos-Reid 04/06/2004 32 31 23 13 ?? Leger Marketing 02/06/2004 29 32 28 09 01 SES CPAC 01/06/2004 34 29 29 08 ?? Ipsos-Reid 31/05/2004 34 39 14 ?? ?? EKOS 28/05/2004 29 37 30 ?? ?? Environics 26/05/2004 27 34 36 ?? ?? Ipsos-Reid 22/05/2004 28 31 20 14 ??

Atlantic Region Company Date----------LI CO ND BL GR OT UN SES CPAC 08/06/2004 45 26 27 00 03 ?? 25 Ipsos-Reid 04/06/2004 46 31 21 00 ?? ?? ?? Leger Marketing 02/06/2004 41 30 21 00 06 02 ?? SES CPAC 01/06/2004 41 30 26 00 02 ?? 12 Ipsos-Reid 31/05/2004 44 25 25 00 ?? ?? ?? EKOS 28/05/2004 61 21 18 00 ?? ?? ?? Environics 26/05/2004 63 24 12 00 ?? ?? ??

Quebec Company Date----------LI CO ND BL GR OT UN SES CPAC 08/06/2004 30 15 10 43 03 ?? 28 Ipsos-Reid 04/06/2004 28 ?? ?? 45 ?? ?? Leger Marketing 02/06/2004 33 09 09 46 02 01 SES CPAC 01/06/2004 30 13 05 49 03 ?? 22 Ipsos-Reid 31/05/2004 29 ?? ?? 44 EKOS 28/05/2004 36 ?? ?? 45 Environics 26/05/2004 32 10 10 48

According to the Ipso-Reid poll released June 4, 2004, it sure looks like the Liberals have huge problems in Ontario.

Manitoba & Saskatchewan Company Date----------LI CO ND GR OT Ipsos-Reid 04/06/2004 38 45 13 Leger Marketing 02/06/2004 35 34 26 02 02 SES CPAC 01/06/04 41 35 23 01 Ipsos-Reid 31/05/2004 36 30 25 ?? EKOS 29/05/2004 36 38 23

Alberta Company Date----------LI CO ND GR OT Ipsos-Reid 05/06/2004 27 50 14 09 00 Leger Marketing 02/06/2004 28 54 12 04 02 SES CPAC 01/06/2004 Ipsos-Reid 31/05/2004 27 49 14 EKOS 28/05/2004 31 55

Canada Company Date-----------LI CO ND BL GN Ipsos-Reid 04/06/2004 32 31 17 11 06 SES CPAC 04/06/2004 37 34 17 09 03 SES CPAC 03/06/2004 35 32 19 09 04 SES CPAC 02/06/2004 37 29 19 11 05 Leger Marketing 02/06/2004 35 30 17 12 5 SES 01/06/2004 36 25 22 13 5 Ipsos-Reid 31/05/2004 34 30 16 ?? 6 SES 31/05/2004 36 26 20 13 5 SES 30/05/2004 34 31 19 12 3 EKOS 28/05/2004 38 30 18 11 SES 28/05/2004 40 31 16 10 3 SES 27/05/2004 42 29 17 10 2 Environics 26/05/2004 38 29 21 11 SES 26/05/2004 41 28 18 11 3 Compas 22/05/2004 39 31 17 11

Ontario Company Date-----------LI CO ND GR Ipsos-Reid 04/06/2004 32 35 23 ?? Leger Marketing 02/06/2004 39 37 18 05 SES CPAC 01/06/2004 39 32 25 Ipsos-Reid 31/05/2004 36 36 21 EKOS 28/05/2004 40 35 22 Environics 26/05/2004 46 29 22

Ipsos-Reid regional polling for Ontario released June 4, 2004: Ontario Cons:35%, down 1% Libs: 32%, down 4% (down 17%, in 3 weeks) New Dem: 23%, up 2%

I know it has been a long time since you were in power but seriously, you Cons need to lighten up. It's from the show: "This Hour Has 22 Minutes'.

Do you remeber people talking about Martin winning 250 seats around the time of his coronation? That seems like such a long time ago.

CBC announced about a week ago they were not going to comment on the polls during the election. Gee, I wonder why.

Are the regional statistics available? Just curious as Ipsos-Reid had a rogue poll with their previous regional polling. Even a right winger like Norm Spector called it. The national numbers they just released seem to make sense though.

Struggling to find wedge issue to beat Tories, Martin settles on charter Harper needs to button it for now.

Argus....I don't think that is fair. Who knows what someone's personal thoughts are?

I am pleased Montgentaler mentioned the Liberal failings in this area as well as the Conservatives, as the Liberals are walking around with this "holier than thou" attitude towards the Conservatives on social issues. Good on Morgentaler to point out the hypocrisy. Liberals often don't walk the talk.

Morgentaler warns Canada's abortion rights at stake