WTF Polling: Trudeau-led LPC would Tie with Cons, NDP?
I heard it mentioned first in this Toronto Star article. It’s apparently a poll done by a firm called Robbins SCE back in December. I remember Robbins doing a series…
Volkov
End of the Sovereigntist Option?
Yessir I do believe it is, especially if certain allegations are proven true: Former BQ MP Michel Guimond contends that someone close to the Bloc leaked the information. “It has…
Is It Just Me Or Are There a Lot of Federal Liberals in the CAQ?
I don’t think its just me. To date we’ve heard rumours of Marlene Jennings possibly running for Legault’s party in the next provincial election, and someone named Dominique Anglade –…
Two Candidates Declared For Toronto-Danforth Liberals
According to the T-D Liberals, Grant Gordon and Trifon Haitas have been officially declared as candidates for the Liberal nomination in the upcoming Toronto-Danforth by-election to replace Jack Layton. They’ll…
Gingrinch Just Stuck a Fork in the GOP
And here’s the perfect quote to explain why: “… the Establishment will be staring down the barrel of two utterly unpalatable choices. On the one hand, Gingrich’s national favorable-unfavorable ratings…
Two Quick Polls
The first is the somewhat talked about Forum poll which showed everyone gaining a bit after the Green collapse of the last Forum poll. Topline numbers were 35-28-25, which in…
Don’t Understand SOPA? Listen to This
A few people don’t understand exactly what the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and “Protect IP” Act (PIPA) is, and why Wikipedia is unusable because of their opposition to it.…
Bob Rae – the Most Approved-Of Political Leader in Canada?
I kid you not. Look at this: Rae shows surprising strength for a caretaker… With 44-per-cent approval, he eclipses the prime minister’s rating and with only 25 per cent disapproval…
Two Polls, Two Minorities
Two polls have come to my attention which show that the situation federally and possibly in Quebec is further deteriorating towards minority governments and three-way races. First, in Quebec, the…
Ottawa 2012 – We Came, We Saw, We’ll Win
Where to begin? For all the 3000-3500 individuals who attended this biennial convention, you really don’t need much in the way of a re-telling of what happened, what we accomplished,…
#Ott12 Post – Impressions of the Mood in Ottawa
Hello fellow Liberals! After being among my own kind for a day and a bit now, I feel fully indoctrinated! Love for all! Let’s create universal childcare! Let’s create sustainability!…
Shorter Bob Rae
I think this government sucks and the government I ran, which most people think sucked, doesn’t suck as bad as this one does. I kid, of course. His speech was…
Alberta in 2012
Following my Quebec projection a couple days ago, I thought I’d throw out my current projection for the province of Alberta, given that it is most definitely going to have…
Did Warren Kinsella Just Shoot Our Foot?
I like Kinsella on a general scale, but if you need proof that the man operates outside the bounds of normal, sane practices that will help the Liberals in the…
Quebec a la post-2011 and Equipe Autonomiste
Here at Blunt Objects we seek to provide lovely graphics wherever possible, such as now. Here’s what I’ve culminated so far for Quebec’s rapidly changing political environment (which now includes…
Zach Paikin – the Evil Conservative Conspiracist Of Evil
That’s right, folks – Zach Paikin, who is running to become the LPC’s national policy chair, is a closet conservative! At least, according to fellow Liblogger Happy Wanderer and Max…
Ron Hartling and Mike Crawley – My Choices for LPC President
With the Biennial Convention rapidly approaching, I’ve had to narrow down the field for the Liberal presidents. There are five outstanding candidates – former cabinet member and local gal Sheila…
And so the Primaries Idea Goes Out With a Whimper
That makes me sad. I was looking forward to voting in the primaries-style system that was proposed before. Is is so wrong to move towards a system that, yes, is…
The Monarchy Question as a Novelty
The media is a bit abuzz over the proposed resolution proposed by the Young Liberals coming up this January at the Biennial Convention to sever Canada’s ties with the monarchy.…
Canada at the End of 2011
We saw quite a lot of shifts this year, and I opted against doing a full polling round-up federally for 2011 since, frankly, it’s been done to death and there…