nicky10013

So what you're saying is that the government misquoted the AG on this? See, that would fly if it wasn't for the fact that the AG is saying the quote is ripped from a previous report about a previous government. So you're really making the argument that the fact that it's exactly the same as a previous report is merely a coincidence? Taking a previous report about a previous government and ripping nice comments and then passing it off as it's going to actually be in this report is in fact forgery.

Yep. So what was that about stupid is as stupid does?

Conspiracy theory to disavow any responsibility of the people you vote for. Most people call it denial. What I personally don't understand is the sheer stupidity of passing off a AG report about the previous government as if it was praise for your own. Is it so inconceivable to the people running our country that something like this is REALLY easy to find? That the media would've found out about this once the actual report was released? It's one thing to not comment, but it's another thing to forge a phony document to make you look better so you have a better chance to hang onto power. Mind boggling.

I guess you don't read the press period. I suppose for a Harper supporter since the campaign started, probably for the best. Plausible deniability.

I think a minority will be tough to get, but that's what's great about election campaigns. Anything can happen. I always came into this saying the Liberals win at least 15 seats and I'm still sticking by that. The funny thing about the "math" being in the Liberals favour is that everyone says the united right is way to strong a base to be taken down as if the united right has yet to lose an election. Martin did win, and he won during the middle of sponsorship. The votes are there to be won and it's all about winning Canadians over with your message. The Conservative base is the west of course, but there are seats to be won in BC, Ontario and Quebec. The thing about the "math" is that it completely skews the national polls. Alberta, Saskatchewan and to a certain extent, Manitoba, support for the CPC is so high that of course national support goes up. Thing about that is there aren't any more seats to win there. As for the 20% of undecideds, they ask those questions. About 40% don't vote. These are the 20% of the population who have told pollsters that they actually are going to vote but haven't made up their minds.

Really? You mean these kinds of front pages? http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-gmqvTiuZn_U/TZZC9APRkRI/AAAAAAAACEk/Dtz3i7t05-Y/s1600/2011April11_macleans.png

I don't know what campaign you're watching, but all the papers, Macleans, even the National Post are backing me up. Harper looks tired and petulant. It doesn't look like he's running for office, it looks like he's been locked out of his office. It's as if he's lost his fight. His entire campaign narrative was destroyed on the 3rd day of the campaign when the press came out with story after story about Harper saying how great coalitions are when it was the Liberals who were in power. Not to mention story after story about Tory staffers who had to be let go because it was found out they were under investigation by the RCMP. We have stories about how the CPC is running the most inaccessible campaign in history. Harper has been blasted for only taking 5 questions a day, barring non-partisans from events for which he actually had to apologize. The campaign has been marred by gaffe after gaffe. Meanwhile, you have the Liberal campaign that's the exact opposite. Ignatieff is desperate so he's answering every question he can and he's taking unscripted questions from everyone. Every press outlet has remarked how shockingly good of a campaigner he's been. I've seen the comment more than once that the Tories bought into their own propaganda about Ignatieff and were caught flat footed out of the gate. Now, considering how reasonable he sounds on TV, the months of anti-Ignatieff ads are coming back to haunt the CPC. I said this before the campaign and I'll say this now, Ignatieff's expectations were so low it was ridiculous. Not only is he exceeding them, he's flown over them by leaps and bounds. As the article I posted said, he's taken the hardest hits Harper's had to lay out and he's still standing - more than just that. Furthermore, we haven't even had the debates yet and there's very few people who are expecting Ignatieff not to do well.

Even if the costs are double? Furthermore, if we don't have to actually sign the contract until 2014, we have the time to go back and actually tender the contract without penalties, correct?

They did it before perfectly fine especially considering our rates are already competitivey low. Corporate taxes don't create jobs. Show me proof. I work for the largest insurance company in Canada and we're currently already sitting on $800,000,000 in pure cash. That extra 2% is going straight into dividends for our stockholders - not into creating jobs. If we wanted to create jobs, we've already got the money to do it.

Yet their national numbers have remained surprisingly consistent.

Again. This is still with 20% undecided. I mean, it could go both ways but the Conservatives have run, by all accounts, a terrible campaign thus far. A strong debate by Ignatieff could really shake things up.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/second-reading/douglas-bell/harper-best-get-ready-to-rumble/article1976932/

I think we'll see a bigger shift in the numbers after the debate on Tuesday. that's when Canadians traditionally tune in during a writ.

Promises of fiscal restraint from a guy who has promised it every year and has only increased the size of government? Every year and every budget, the press has said "Harper is saving the tough cuts for next year." Every year, the government has gotten bigger. At least with what Ignatieff proposed, it's been costed. It's not increased spending, it's a reallocation of spending and considering the Liberals record on deficit reduction, I wouldn't write his promises off as not being able to be kept or the Liberals not being fiscally responsible. The only government in the past 40 years to run a balanced budget and pay down debt was the Liberals.

Yet you vote for Harper....how long did Bruce Carson work in the PMO? It was a horrible mistake for this candidate to get through but at least Ignatieff did the right thing and canned this guy.

Nice to see a platform where I can get things not after this election, but the next election. If there's any proof of how stupid Harper thinks Canadians are, it's basing all his promises on eliminating the deficit which is at least another election away.

Bingo. I've never thought him to be a good debator. In the english language debates last time around I felt even Dion got in a few good punches and THAT's saying something. On paper and at least what I've seen from past performances, Ignatieff would eat Harper alive in a one on one which is why I can't believe Harper suggested it in the first place.

Disputing the law of gravity is hardly the same thing as disputing a day care program. Disbanding one would destroy everything as we know it. And no, it isn't socialized daycare.

Wow...times must be really tough in Tory Town to resort to this level of attack on the press.

I guess you're forgetting the editorials in the entire Sun chain of newspapers along with the National Post AND at least last election, the Globe and Mail that pleaded people to vote for Harper. Also, this entire post surmises that the Liberals didn't have the money beforehand.

Not the way things are going right now. Even the National Post is saying Ignatieff has all the momentum. http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2011/03/31/john-ivison-ignatieff-ditches-%E2%80%98uptight%E2%80%99-image-for-campaign/

I think there are odds of a Tory majority, but the only thing slim about that is their odds.

When Layton has the chance to become PM.

No, the issue is Harper is a snivelling coward. He bluffed and Ignatieff called it and now he's backing out with his tail between his legs.

I think it's a shoe-in that the Tories will start bleeding support. It seems that for them it's been getting worse and worse as the week has gone on and it's going to continue for a couple of more days now that the bully has been revealed to be the coward that he is by chickening out of the 1 on 1 debate. The questions that linger is how much they'll be able to cut in and if they can keep it up. The CPC seems to be hopelessly off message. If they can get back on things would stabilize I think. However, if Harper is content to run out the clock playing up the coalition boogeyman as it seems he's more than happy to right now, who knows what could happen.