kschell

A member since November 30, 2006 20:04

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CPAC-Nanos Tracking CP 39, LP 24, NDP 19, BQ 9, GP 8 (ending September 25) (2008-09-26)

• So, the CPC lead holds, and they take the lead in Ontario. I can't see this getting any better for the Liberals. It was interesting to see the contrast i...
• One would have to wonder if the Liberals would have been elected so many times in the last 15 years if there was: a) no Bloc b) a united conservative party...
• I agree with you HC. I have never been able to figure out what the Liberals really stand for. The CPC has their 'founding principles' on their web site - som...

CPAC-Nanos Tracking CP 37, LP 26, NDP 21, BQ 9, GP 7 (ending September 23) (2008-09-24)

• I think that has been one of the biggest faults of the CPC - not getting the full message out on what they are really doing. Of course the left biased media ...
• I agree. Ridculous to be spending our tax dollars to air Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy. Not to mention their obvious bias.
• It may be possible at current level, if the libs & ndp split the left wing vote in some Ontario ridings, ditto for the ndp, libs & bloc in Quebec ridings. Wi...
• christine, notice the word 'automatic' in the first line of the decision. Harper's proposal is to give judges the discretion to do publication bans. This i...
• rsharp, I don't understand how you can say Harper and the CPC are beholden to big business. That was the Liberal's constituency, as evidenced by the Sponsors...
• What, no one who disagrees with you is allowed to vote? Give me a break. When you are ready for serious discussion of the issues instead of your ridiculous ...

CPAC-Nanos Tracking CP 38, LP 27, NDP 21, BQ 8, GP 6 (ending September 22) (2008-09-23)

• Unless I am wrong in my assumptions a 38 for the cpc on the 3 day average means that the one day total for Monday note must have been 45. This is based on th...
• But if this is a 3 day moving average, equally weighted, we should have seen one more day of low CPC numbers due to the statistical outlier, which came into ...
• One would hope that Nik's calling is spread out geographically each night. I guess it would have to be to get the regional numbers he gives. I guess tomorro...
• Harper has not released his full platform yet. I'm sure there will be a few new planks. The new policies he has mentioned so far have had fairly small price ...
• There's a good chance that the libs will fall even further after the debate. Dion will have a tough time selling his tax and spend plan in either official la...

CPAC-Nanos Tracking CP 35, LP 30, NDP 22, BQ 7, GP 6 (ending September 21) (2008-09-22)

• Foxer, I have been tracking the numbers in a spreadsheet and I agree with you, the only way a 36 could have come up was if they polled a 31. And to get 35 on...
• There could be some polarization going on. The libs really seem to have lost their way under Dion, so I could see the leftmost wing of their party moving to ...
• At least the NDP is a known quantity and they are consistent in their policies - though I (and most Canadians) believe they are wrong. The libs on the other...

CPAC-Nanos Tracking CP 38, LP 31, NDP 14, BQ 9, GP 9 (ending September 11) (2008-09-12)

• Here is a direct quote from The Daily (Statstics Canada Online publication) from April 23, 2008 titled "Residential Telephone Service Survey": "The survey a...

Speech from the Throne - Tories Continue "Leadership" Narrative (2007-10-17)

• Bernie, perhaps you should read it before you comment. The speech did address the environment, with a commitment to reduce greenhouse gases by 20% by the ye...

Jack Layton & the NDP - The Minority Challenge (2007-08-27)

• To correct some inaccuracies in Bernie's comments: Harris did not run a bigger deficit than the the Rae NDP government. When Harris took over, the deficit w...
• Bernie, as you are the one who made the original assertions, I think you should provide the proof. (also, as I am busy at work, I don't have time to look up...
• Bernie, here are some stats for you: Ontario (deficits)/surplus: June 1995 (11.1) Billion (Harris gov't took over in 1995) 95-96 (8.8) 96-97 ...
• Thanks! The left has played fast and loose with the facts for too long, and unfortunately the media goes right along with them. Mike Harris is reviled in th...
• Hey Bernie, thanks for your honest response. I felt compelled to check out the facts myself, for the same reason - memory can't always be trusted! I don't m...
• Bernie, I would have to disagree with your logic on newspapers taking their editorial cue from the advertisers that pay them. Companies put advertisements in...
• Bernie, I know what you mean about work and family - they always come first (hopefully not in that order!). I was always keenly interested in politics, but d...

Nuclear Power - Is it part of our future or past? (2007-03-10)

• Nuclear power is definitely something that should be a major part of our plan to replace fossil fuel burning plants. However, my understanding is that it is ...

Watch, Rate and Comment on the New Conservative TV Ads which Attack the Liberals (2007-01-31)

• Election attack ads are like telemarketers - everyone claims to hate them, but the reason both are in existence is that they both have been proven to work. ...
• So are you saying that Harper can't have changed his opinion in the intervening years? Do you still hold exactly the same opinions you did 10 years ago? Th...

Wajid Khan and Changing Political Stripes (2007-01-16)

• Besides, even if they sat as an independent, they could still vote with the party they would have crossed to - and so would effectively be part of that party...

Who has the best chance to defeat Stephen Harper? (2006-12-01)

• There is a poll in the National Post this morning that shows voting intentions based on the 4 top contenders for the Liberals, i.e. which party would you vot...

It's Speech Night. (2006-12-01)

• Ken Dryden really surprised me... This is by far the most emotional I've ever seen him! A very impressive performance, although he should have gone with a t...
• Stephane Dion - well, you can tell we are in the top tier of candidates now! This is more of a campaign style speech than a leadership speech. Lots of snipin...
• Gerard Kennedy - you have to give him credit for guts, running that video comparing himself to Laurier, King and Trudeau! Although I'm not a French speaker,...
• Bob Rae - did differentiate himself by talking more about his past than policy, and in a bit of a self deprecating way at points. Speaking without notes and ...
• Michael Ignatieff - A strong performance, as expected from the front runner. He certainly did nothing to hurt himself in this speech. But again, the same t...
• Liberal day care was not enough to win the election last time, not sure why you think it will make a difference next time! As for his comments about universi...

What is the Paul Martin Legacy? (2006-11-30)

• Lorne, you are forgetting the other legacy of the Mulroney area, which the Liberals opposed when in opposition, but embraced when they came into power - the ...

Liberals Defeat One-member One-vote (2006-11-30)

• Naci, it wasnt' even the 2%, as there were only about 700 of the 6000 delegates in the plenary session whent the vote was held. Apparently in the morning se...

What Canadians like and dislike about the Liberal Party of Canada (2006-11-23)

• Russel, the "one member one vote" system proposed was based on a preferential ballot, also called single transferrable vote or instant runoff. That's the onl...
• This could happen with a delegated convention too. A special interest group could swamp a riding association and get all of its own delegates elected. The ...
• I don't have the wording, but heard it being discussed on CPAC. They will definitely bring it back in 2 years, perhaps in another form, or some sort of hybri...