CAW Union leader Buzz Hargrove called Harper a Seperatist while he endorsed Paul Martin. That prompted Martin to renounce his pally union buddie's comments in the media firestorm it started and affirm his belief in Stephen Harper's "patriotism." Strange since this campaign started with Paul Martin questioning Harper's patriotism when he heard that Harper had problems saying "I love Canada" on Day one of the campaign... But there I go speaking straight talk again - silly me.
Then SES said that the Tory lead was narrowing. To 5 points to be exact. Then the Strategic Council said that it was narrowing too. However they said that lead was 18 points. Margin of error alone can't account for that slight differential.
I'm thinking there must be a something awry somewhere in those numbers... The way they ask their question must be mighty different - or at least it produces a mighty difference. If it aint wording they must change their tone or voice or something... Maybe one has a phone bank of Dark Vader wannabees that freak out people into voting one way or another?... I'm just thinking that's way more than just "statistical variation."
An Ontario health minister said he would move up his same sex marriage if Harper won the election. At the same time an attack by a former now disgruntled Joe "who?" Clark Tory against the Bloggin' Tories was lobbed...
Apparently any involvement by the Tory Party in a simple website collecting links to bloggers that support the Conservative Party could construe pre-election spending. So off it goes to Kingsley the Elections Canada head guy for him to find out if the Tories have over the spent their limit by this dirty trick. Of course, that line of thinking carefully forgets that radical left wing Rabble.ca gets actual federal tax payer funding but isn't under anyone's scrutiny. Like that your tax money goes towards such things as attacks against the Pope? Well I guess Hedy Fry might not mind - but I shouldn't talk for nobody... She could surprise me! Either way if anything the Blogging Tories should be a lobbying for equal treatment to Rabble.ca if anything.
Bias? Nah... This is just the Liberal's Canada. Go ahead and "choose your Canada" boys and girls.
And that's just the stuff I can remember... Can you smell a Liberal breakdown? Well, if not that atleast this is all very exciting in an election campaign marked more by a dead Liberal party that refused to do anything until after January 2nd... It was the known as the infamous "phase 3" of the campaign. The theory was no one was going to pay attention to a darn thing until after the holidays so the Liberals would conserve all the moneys until then and then unleash a barrage of activity.
Maybe not such a good idea in retrospect...
In all of this Chantal Hebert once again proves that she is the only reason why anyone should buy an issue of the Toronto Star.
"Quebec has been the scene of a dramatic shift, a sea change whose implications are still difficult to measure except to know that they are significant. ... Regardless of Monday's seat count in Quebec, this will have lasting consequences. For better or for worse, the Conservative party has for now become the federalist option of choice in Quebec. "
And that is the ultimate kicker that this election will most probably be remembered for: the rise of the Conservatives as a force in Quebec. This will have lasting consequences in the Canadian political landscape for a while to come... All the rest of this activity is just a side show circus.
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