Jack bumps Gilles: Duceppe may lose seat?
I have trouble believe this one.Gilles Duceppe in a fight for even his own riding.Duceppe’s campaign volunteers are of uncertain minds when asked how they think Monday’s result will go.Michel…
May 2011
Once More Unto the Breach
This will be the last post before election results begin to bombard us, so let's take some time to reflect and look back.Tomorrow, Canadians will get to cast their ballots…
Final Projection
Here's what's going to happen... I guess you can vote if you want: CPC LPC NDP BQ IND National 150 50 62 45 1 NL 1 4 2 0 0…
Final Projection
Here’s what’s going to happen… I guess you can vote if you want: CPC LPC NDP BQ IND National 150 50 62 45 1 NL 1 4 2 0 0…
Final Projection
Here's what's going to happen... I guess you can vote if you want: CPC LPC NDP BQ IND National 150 50 62 45 1 NL 1 4 2 0 0…
Final Projection
Here’s what’s going to happen… I guess you can vote if you want: CPC LPC NDP BQ IND National 150 50 62 45 1 NL 1 4 2 0 0…
308 seats
Saw this link from a friend on facebook (!)– ThreeHundredEight.com Basically a blog that keeps track of all the polling nationally, as well as in each riding. I’m not sure…
Vote
It’s the right thing to do. Let’s make this a more progressive Canada.
Best CN Cycle for CHEO/Tour Nortel Yet
Well surprisingly this was the best year ever that I have had riding in the Tour Nortel or CN Cycle for CHEO. I've been fighting something off all week and…
The relationship between public goods and sovereignty
As our world modernizes, the relationships of self determination and sovereignty flex and change. Technological and sociological changes have made the provision of a wide variety of public goods possible…
One Vote
Strategic voting is an interesting animal. When applied to the left, the idea is that you should vote for the candidate that stands the best chance of defeating a Conservative.…
Stephen Harper tweets that a coalition government would be legitimate
Democracy is all about choices, deciding which individuals and which parties we want to represent us in government. There has been some concern that Stephen Harper might not accept the…
Beltaine.
Sundown April 30, to Sundown May 1st. On the Wheel of the year, directly opposite Samhain. (Halloween) Or, Bel-tinne, more clearly "fires of Bel." Bhealltuinn, in the Irish phrase, "Eadar…
Famous "john" : Jack put the LAY in Layton
"john" Jack Layton claims to be fighting for the "little guy". There is no "littler guy" than a young foreign female forced to have sex with strangers to pay her…
Election Prediction? Beats Me!
Well, this election has turned into quite the roller-coaster ride, hasn't it? Depending on your pollster of choice, we're either headed for an historic NDP breakthrough or a Conservative majority.…
The Blowhard Donald Trump Finally Gets His Presidential Comeupetance
I'm sure that I'm not the only one who takes special pleasure in seeing blowhards cut down to size. (Indeed, aren't most of us hoping for that with Monday's election…
Its going to be a Harper Majority
The polls open in less than 24 hours, so its time for a prediction...and sorry to say it looks to me like a Harper majority. Based on the polls, especially…
Pollsters and seat projectors should beware Monday’s results
****UPDATED 12:15 AM MAY 2ND"Polls don’t elect MPs," said Michael Ignatieff today. "Votes elect MPs. Let’s wait for the Canadian people to do what they want to do."The pseudo-science of…
Harper’s Reckless Economics
Throughout the election campaign Stephen Harper claimed the political high ground on the management of the economy. The surprise is that the opposition has pretty much let him get away…
2011 Election Party Endorsements
With the media being our primary source of election information, the following newspapers and magazines have thrown their support behind a respected political party. If you are a reader of…