Quebec By-Elections Tonight
The provincial ridings of Argenteuil and La Fontaine, from which two Liberal MNAs had resigned – David Whissell and the corrupt douchebag Tony Tomassi – are having élections partielles tonight,…
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Better Know a Provincial Electoral District: Rothesay
On June 25th, the voters in the provincial district of Rothesay, New Brunswick, will be heading to the polls to vote in a new Member of the Legislative Assembly after…
Morning Nanos Poll: 33.6% NDP, 33.5% Con, 24.9% Liberal
Once again Nanos brings Liberals everywhere a small ray of hope in the form some slightly-trend-breaking numbers, in more ways than one. Nanos Research (Federal – May 26-31, 2012) New…
Run, Bob, Run – And Many Others as Well
Let’s face the facts right here and now: with the recent news that the Liberal executive will allow Bob Rae to run for the permanent leadership position (and suffice to…
Larry Miller: Idiot
I cannot stress how silly some of our elected politicians are sometimes. I don’t find people like Stephen Woodworth, or Alexandre Boulerice, or even good ol’ Gilles Duceppe “silly” –…
Forum Ontario Poll: 36% PC, 30% NDP, 28% OLP
This latest Forum Research poll for the provincial scene in Ontario has shown slight increases for the PCs and Liberals, and a drop for Dippers and Greenies – however all…
Another Unofficially Officially Declared Liberal Leadership Candidate
This time in the form of Jonathan Mousley, a government economist and former assistant to Liberal MP David Collenette, who is apparently a “proud lifelong Liberal” who is ready to…
Opposition Filibuster is Missing Phase 2
This is what the current filibuster boils down to: The Underpants Gnomes’ Business Model I understand the purposes of the filibuster, I understand why people are protesting the budget and…
Environics Ontario Poll: 37% PC, 28% NDP, 25% Liberal
It’s just one of a continuing series of polls to show the Liberals in third, though a very close third (in terms of the popular vote). It’s actually Environics second…
Herman Cain – Syndicated Radio Host
That’s right, you’ll now be able to hear the wisdom of Hermain Cain, Godfather’s Pizza CEO, former GOP Presidential contender, and misogynist, on the radio in Atlanta. This new media…
Our First Look at Redistribution 2013
Newfoundland and Labrador’s federal boundary commission has released the first draft of what redistribution in the province will look like, and it’s something of a favourable map for the Conservatives.…
Is This Copyright Infringement?
I was just trawling some of the Canadian minor party websites because, hey, I’ve got 20 minutes to kill before dinner, and I saw this in the banner of the…
Forum Poll: 36% NDP, 32% Con, 20% Liberal
And in case you were unsure, this poll could also prove that voters are more persuadable than you think by irrational arguments to nostalgia, as people apparently believe this: 45%…
Angus Reid Poll: 37% Con, 33% NDP, 18% Liberal
Thus making it the third poll, after Ipsos and Abacus, to show the Conservatives at 37%, possibly indicating momentum for the incumbent government. Angus Reid (Federal – May 22-23, 2012)…
Proof that Fox News Rots Your Brain
Fairleigh Dickenson University conducted a US-wide poll, asking respondents who solely watch/listen to certain media, ranging from Fox News to NPR to The Daily Show, to answer questions about international…
Robocalls Suspect Makes an Official Statement
… more or less. Just for some background, Andrew Prescott (a.k.a. “Christian Conservative,” hint hint) is one of the biggest names to come up during the investigation into the robocalls…
Abacus Poll: 37% Con, 35% NDP, 17% Lib
Sorry for my absence the last few days, but work and other things took over a small portion of my life. Abacus Data is now out with a new poll…
And Now There’s 164
A judge threw out the result of the 2011 federal election in the riding of Etobicoke Centre, which saw former Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj defeated by a mere 26 votes…
Two Quebec Forum Polls
Forum Research has come out with a set of twin polls only two days apart, which if you read their summaries have apparently seen a massive shift of numbers, while…
Environics Poll: 36% NDP, 32% Con, 19% Liberal
Indeed, except unfortunately Environics only released the numbers for Quebec and Ontario, because hey, why not hide the rest of the country from us? Seriously pollsters, don’t do this. That’s…