jdobbin Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/061022/...ral_byelections Two seats to fill in Ontario and Quebec. I guess we'll see how strong the Tories are in those provinces. Quote
Ricki Bobbi Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 Hmmm, the Liberals won the London seat by 6,000 votes in January and the Bloc won the Quebec seat by 24,000 votes. Don't see much to be read into Liberal and Bloc wins in the by-elections. Quote Dion is a verbose, mild-mannered academic with a shaky grasp of English who seems unfit to chair a university department, much less lead a country. Randall Denley, Ottawa Citizen
watching&waiting Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 Well if the CPC did win either of these seats, it would not bode well for the fortunes of the incumbent parties now would it. Quote
Canuck E Stan Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 Quebec riding will be a shoe in for the Bloc, but on the other hand London has a chance for the tories with the former mayor looking like the candidate.Also the Green party leader has said she will run in London. This race will definately show how the voters are thinking in Ontario.Rae has already said No to running, but that may bring Kennedy on board. Globe and Mail Ms. Haskett is a polarizing figure in the community — a popular mayor who nonetheless caused controversy by refusing in 1995 to declare Gay Pride Week. She and the City of London were fined $10,000 by the Ontario Human Rights Commission. Calling the London by-election now would force Liberal leadership candidates who don't have seats in the House of Commons to decide whether they want to take the plunge during the heat of the leadership race. This one will be interesting Quote "Any man under 30 who is not a liberal has no heart, and any man over 30 who is not a conservative has no brains." — Winston Churchill
jdobbin Posted October 22, 2006 Author Report Posted October 22, 2006 This one will be interesting They have been trying to draft David Peterson. Not very likely but he remains popular in the area. Quote
August1991 Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 (edited) The new head of the Green party is going to run in one of the two byelections Prime Minister Stephen Harper called on Sunday. CBCI don't know the riding but I think she'll do well. She speaks well before the media and she knows how to preach to the choir. --- I just noted that Canuck already had that detail. Edited October 22, 2006 by August1991 Quote
admclark Posted October 22, 2006 Report Posted October 22, 2006 The new head of the Green party is going to run in one of the two byelections Prime Minister Stephen Harper called on Sunday. CBCI don't know the riding but I think she'll do well. She speaks well before the media and she knows how to preach to the choir. --- I just noted that Canuck already had that detail. I hope the Tories get these seats. But could be hard with this, the Green is strong. Quote
geoffrey Posted October 23, 2006 Report Posted October 23, 2006 I hope the Tories get these seats. But could be hard with this, the Green is strong. The last thing I'd call the Green's anywhere is strong... except maybe amongst a few B.C. coastal pot smoking hippie ridings. Then again, they did beat the NDP in Alberta... The seats will go as they were before. 24,000 vote win? Ha. Not a chance for the CPC. 6,000 votes with a former (popular?) mayor? Maybe, though unlikely. Quote RealRisk.ca - (Latest Post: Prosecutors have no "Skin in the Game") --
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