Projections for Manitoba 2011
Manitoba's election is utterly down the wire - but it's pretty much looking like yet another term for the Manitoba NDP and Premier Greg Selinger, who's running his first election.I've…
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PEI Votes Liveblog
This shall be where I liveblog what what results I can from the PEI provincial election. If you want to follow along yourself, here's the official results table, or here…
Ekos – OLP – 37.8, PCPO 30.6, ONDP 22.7
Ah, good ol' Ekos - just when you needed a new spin thrown your way.The Liberal lead over the Progressive Conservatives appears to be solidifying as the parties approach the…
PEI Goes to the Polls
And the fate of the province's Liberal Premier, Robert Ghiz, looks pretty certain at this point. Here's why:Screenshot off of 308.comJust a basic average of these polls gives the PEI…
Andrea Horwath Lied
And if she's lying about her son's visit to the hospital - something involving a member of her family - then how can we expect to believe anything else she…
Sid Ryan = Deal Del Mastro, NDP = Conservative
Need proof that the NDP and Conservatives are more similar than not? Let me offer this up:The Ontario Federation of Labour has commissioned a new poll that shows New Democrats…
NDP Leadership Update: Cullen, Dewar, and Singh – wait, who?
Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen has announced his intentions; Ottawa Centre MP Paul Dewar will announce Saturday; and local Nova Scotia businessman Martin Singh will announce Saturday as well.One of…
Meet the new NDP – sans Quebec?
So ProgBlogger Accidental Deliberations came up with this fun post based on this Globe and Mail article, which states that the new NDP is made up of "left-leaning Liberals and…
Wrezesnewsky for Leader?
That's according to an article in the Epoch Times, which is some sort of online newspaper that I've never heard of before and doesn't do a heck of a lot…
Other provinces have elections too: Newfoundland Edition
Over on the Rock, the Tory dynasty is strong - so strong, in fact, that even the loss of its personable leader, replaced with a monotonous cabinet minister who probably…
This is Pre-Debate Ontario
Pre-debate Ontario has the Ontario Liberals sitting with a minority government, down 21 seats; the Hudak PCs win 37 seats, up 11; and the Horwath NDP win 20, up 10.At…
The Debate Everyone Could’ve Missed
In disagreement with my fellow blog author Teddy (ridingBYriding), who did a good job covering the debates tonight, I feel that tonight's debate was all about one thing - how…
Poll Update – Abacus, Ekos, and the Debates
There's two new polls out for the Ontario election, both showing different results.First up, everyone's favourite pollster, EKOS Research, puts the race at a low 3.5% spread between the Ontario…
Mulcair – the NDP’s Best Option?
He is according to Angus Reid's latest poll, which says that Mulcair would lead the NDP to the best result in a general election today, and is the most well-thought-of…
Yvon Godin Only Wants Democracy For Some
Yvon Godin, the irritable member for Acadie-Bathurst, apparently only wants democracy for some in the NDP:Mulcair suggested Monday that perhaps the party could engage in a province-wide membership drive to…
OLP, PCPO – Intertwined not going anywhere fast
Two polls - one Angus Reid, one Forum (the latter being massive) - show that the Ontario Liberals and the Progressive Conservatives are stuck together like glue, though AR's is…
Mapping the NDP Leadership Contest
A good chunk of NDP MPs and other notables have started lining up behind candidates, and it might be worthwhile to note who is supporting who:Brian Topp:Fmr NDP Leader Ed…
Topp is Top?
At least, according to Warren Kinsella, he is.But the very Léger Marketing poll he used to defend has a conflicting report within it. I don't have full access to the…
Is the PLQ the Only Viable Opposition to Legault?
According to this Léger Marketing poll, well, yeah - they are.The results without Francoise Legault's Mystery Party as an option has the PLQ leading the Parti Québécois, 31% to 26%,…
"Crushing the Liberal fortress of Toronto in a pincer movement"
This is a quote from political pundit Robin Smears, describing in highly accurate military terms, what exactly happened in the May election that finally destroyed the Good Ship Liberal:In the…