maplesyrup Posted June 2, 2004 Report Posted June 2, 2004 David Herle, the Martin Liberals Campaign Co-Chair, has been working for both the federal and Ontario Liberals. Herle was involved in assisting the McGuinty Liberals draft up their budget. Herle himself has now become a campaign issue. He may stay around, and totally destroy Martin's campaign, but effectively he's done like dinner. Quote An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don't. Anatole France
Kliege Posted June 2, 2004 Report Posted June 2, 2004 If they get rid of him then Martin will be saying to everyone that he is in some really deep shit. No on is talking about Martin being out of the country this weekend and part of Next week for the D-day events and G-8 meetings. With Martin out of the country for a couple of days what effect will it have on the campiagn? Quote
maplesyrup Posted June 2, 2004 Author Report Posted June 2, 2004 Liberals could lose: PM Prime Minister Paul Martin acknowledged Tuesday he might lose the federal election, while two cabinet ministers showed signs of desperation as they ambushed Stephen Harper at Tory campaign events.Both Immigration Minister Judy Sgro and Veterans Affairs Minister John McCallum heckled Harper over abortion rights and defence spending and tax cuts. The event McCallum attended degenerated into a pushing and shouting match. Quote An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don't. Anatole France
maplesyrup Posted June 2, 2004 Author Report Posted June 2, 2004 Liberals' Ontario stronghold besieged We forget, don't we? Because the Liberals have won 100, 101 and 98 seats in Ontario in the past three federal elections, we think of this as the natural order of things. But we forget.In 1988, before the right splintered, the Progressive Conservatives under Brian Mulroney won 46 Ontario seats, three more than the Liberals. And in 1984, the Tories captured 67 of 94 seats. The omnipotent Liberals? Just 14. The federal NDP also had a robust presence, winning 13 seats in 1984 and 10 in 1988. It's worth recalling these facts as we consider what might happen when Ontario voters cast their ballots in the federal election. Because if the vote in this province were a Hollywood movie, it might well be called Back to the Future. An Ipsos-Reid poll released yesterday placed the Liberals and Conservatives in a dead heat in Ontario, each with 36 per cent of decided voters. The findings confirm a voter shift first identified by Compas in a May 21 poll for CanWest newspapers. That survey put the Liberal edge in the province at a paper-thin three points. An EKOS poll late last week put the Liberal lead at five points. As recently as mid-May, EKOS had the Grits ahead by more than 20 points in the province. All three polls place NDP support in Ontario at between 18 and 22 per cent, more than double its showing in recent elections. Good Article. Quote An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don't. Anatole France
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