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Antiloop33rpm
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Its going to be a very interesting election once The Liberals finally lose a vote of confidence. I wont bother making predictions because as I learned very clearly in the last election, Canadian elections tend to swing all over the place. It will be interesting to watch though. Last election The Liberals were able to use The Conservatives stance on gay marriage to keep voters from swinging away. This time, they dont have that strong card they can use. Unless The Liberals can put forward some really good platforms on issues such as government accountability, election reform, and anything else to help rebuild their credibilty, The Conservatives are going to put up a strong challenge (even with Stephen Harper as leader).
So yeah, not much else to say other than Vote NDP!
www.cbc.ca/story/canada/n...51105.html
Tories take lead in opinion poll
Last Updated Sat, 05 Nov 2005 13:08:31 EST
CBC News
A new poll conducted after the release of the Gomery report suggests the Conservatives have now pulled ahead of the Liberals in public support.
The poll, conducted by the Strategic Counsel and published Saturday, suggests the Tories have the support of 31 per cent of Canadians, an increase of six percentage points from a similar poll carried out three weeks ago.
Although Justice John Gomery exonerated Prime Minister Paul Martin in his report on the sponsorship scandal, the poll found the issue has eroded Liberal support across the country.
The Liberals have 28 per cent, down 10 percentage points from an Oct. 14 poll. The NDP trails with 20 per cent, and the Bloc Québécois is at 13 per cent.
The pollsters interviewed 1,000 people, starting one day after the Gomery report was released.
The Oct. 2-3 survey, conducted for the Globe and CTV, is considered accurate to within 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. With that kind of margin of error, the Liberals and Conservatives could be seen to be in a virtual tie for support.
In seat-rich Ontario, the two parties leading in the poll each had 35 per cent of support. The NDP now leads in British Columbia, while the Bloc has 57 per cent of the francophone vote.
The results may be just the political ammunition the opposition needs to trigger an election, Strategic Counsel chair Allan Gregg told the Globe.
The prime minister promised to call an election 30 days after Gomery's second report, due in February.
Martin will talk about the interim report during his two-minute radio address on Sunday.
So yeah, not much else to say other than Vote NDP!
www.cbc.ca/story/canada/n...51105.html
Tories take lead in opinion poll
Last Updated Sat, 05 Nov 2005 13:08:31 EST
CBC News
A new poll conducted after the release of the Gomery report suggests the Conservatives have now pulled ahead of the Liberals in public support.
The poll, conducted by the Strategic Counsel and published Saturday, suggests the Tories have the support of 31 per cent of Canadians, an increase of six percentage points from a similar poll carried out three weeks ago.
Although Justice John Gomery exonerated Prime Minister Paul Martin in his report on the sponsorship scandal, the poll found the issue has eroded Liberal support across the country.
The Liberals have 28 per cent, down 10 percentage points from an Oct. 14 poll. The NDP trails with 20 per cent, and the Bloc Québécois is at 13 per cent.
The pollsters interviewed 1,000 people, starting one day after the Gomery report was released.
The Oct. 2-3 survey, conducted for the Globe and CTV, is considered accurate to within 3.1 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. With that kind of margin of error, the Liberals and Conservatives could be seen to be in a virtual tie for support.
In seat-rich Ontario, the two parties leading in the poll each had 35 per cent of support. The NDP now leads in British Columbia, while the Bloc has 57 per cent of the francophone vote.
The results may be just the political ammunition the opposition needs to trigger an election, Strategic Counsel chair Allan Gregg told the Globe.
The prime minister promised to call an election 30 days after Gomery's second report, due in February.
Martin will talk about the interim report during his two-minute radio address on Sunday.
