Author: Kyle H.

It’s time to finally lay to rest Blunt Objects. I’ve had a lot of fun on this site, there is no doubt about that, but it is time I moved on. I’m not moving very far, mind you, but still – moving on. I started this blog several years ago

Below is my transposition for the new provincial electoral boundaries in Newfoundland and Labrador. For some background, the new boundaries are kind of odd – they reduce, rather than increase, the number of provincial constituencies in time for the next election. That’s pretty hard to think about in most parts

Well, today we not only got the resignation of Peter MacKay, but also of his to-be Liberal opponent in Central Nova, veteran David MacLeod. I’m not sure what to feel about the former Justice Minister/Defense Minister/PC Party Leader. I don’t think I’ve ever particularly liked Peter MacKay, and in some

Since Éric Grenier posted his somewhat controversial “308PR” post last week, I’ve spent some time looking at differing electoral systems and really trying to nail down what I liked and did not like about the various options on the table. I’ve come up with the one that I think I

Boo-urns I continue to be perplexed by the anti-GM (genetically modified) food groups, who were out yesterday in force in 48 cities across the world, including Toronto.A lot of these groups specifically target Monsanto, a giant agricultural and biotechnology firm which has some shady history and legal issues, as well

We don’t have the actual numbers regionals yet, but supposedly a new EKOS poll shows that the federal New Democrats are leading the pack, with 29.2% compared to 28.6% for the Conservatives and 27.6% for the Liberals – in other words, a race so close that the margin of error

The news today is about yet another graphic flyer being distributed by the anti-choice #No2Trudeau campaign, run by group of Canadians (mostly) who are concerned with this country’s rather lax abortion laws, some of the least restrictive in the world. This flyer in particular has been focused on attacking federal

Well, that was wild. If you didn’t stay up to watch last night’s election returns in Alberta, let me inform you what I’m sure you already know: the New Democrats formed government, a majority government. That isn’t some cruel joke, it is actually real, and man, was it ever impressive

After last night’s fun in PEI, today’s election promises to be even more fun, with the possibility – nay, the likelihood of a New Democratic majority in Alberta coming to fruition. To the right is my final projection for Alberta, which you can view in detail if that is your

There are a number of poll releases today, with two currently out already (one from Return on Insights done at the behest of the CBC, and a Leger poll that I can’t find the link for but shows similar results) making me feel right silly because I updated my average

The Liberals will win another majority government!!!! Okay, well, it isn’t that bold and is pretty much what everyone else is saying or will say on election night. If you caught the debate last night, nothing in it really laid out massive changes in momentum for any of the party

If you’ve yet to come across it on the Twitterverse, there is a semi-popular hashtag circulating among the various conservative politicos that talk about how bad life and the economy was under the various New Democratic Party regimes that have ruled parts of this country off and on since the

Tonight was Alberta’s only televised leaders debate, and it was an hour-and-a-half of nannering back and forth between four people, three of which are actually in the position to get the top job. The moderator was terrible, the questions kind of sucked, but overall, it was a fun ride –

I’ve made a huge mistake.  I’ve been asking this question to myself over the last few days as we see more and more polls come out showing the longest-serving government in Canadian history about to be crushed in the voter’s mad rush towards the polls this May. Its been a

Ask and you shall receive, eh? A polling company called Abingdon Research, which hails from the other side of the country in Vancouver, released a weighted poll of 511 PEI residents, the first campaign poll we’ve seen so far – and possibly the only one, so make sure to hold

The second week of Alberta’s most bizarre provincial election campaign has come and gone, and now things are starting to form up a little better than before – or, if you view it another way, things are crazier than ever. Let’s start with polls. Polls – Week 2Google Surveys (April