[Canada] Canadian Politics Redux

[crazy canuck]

What's your position on the Northern Gateway? Yes/ No/ wait for the review?

I am waiting for the review.  There is a lot of information coming from both sides as to what the potential risks are.  I think both sides are suspect given they both have obvious axes to grind.

[Jacob]

Looks like your Liberals will remain in power CC, which should make you happy 

As of this moment, however, Ms. Clark is trailing by a little over 100 votes.

[Barrister]

Looks like your Liberals will remain in power CC, which should make you happy 

As of this moment, however, Ms. Clark is trailing by a little over 100 votes.

Holy crap - that's surprising.

Not sure what I think about it.  I of course am a dedicated ideological foe to the NDP, but the BC Libs have certainly Not Impressed with their time in government...

[Jacob]

I guess I don't get to see whether the NDP really would destroy the economy of the province like CC said.

Curious to got some analysis on why the pundits and pollsters were so off with their projections.

[Neil]

It's the same as the Alberta election.  Ultimately, things aren't really that bad, so why try some dangerous extremists?  Sure, people are mad about the corruption of the party and the fact that there's an incompetent woman in charge of the province, but it's better the irritant you know than the devil you don't.

[crazy canuck]

Now that is a relief!

One pollster has explained why they got it so wrong (a 14 point swing from what they were predicting) by explaining that the NDP polled well in the 18-35 age group and that the voting intention in that group was also strong but that the actual voting in that group didnt match up with the pollster's voting intention data.  ie the kids couldn't get off their social media devices long enough to vote.

Lucky thing too.

[Josephus]

LOL. I'm sure that's true.

Maybe future elections should be held on twitter

[crazy canuck]

LOL. I'm sure that's true.

Maybe future elections should be held on twitter

Based on the quality of thought that goes into most twitter posts I would rather have the barrier of requiring at least some effort to vote.

[Jacob]

Based on the quality of thought that goes into most twitter posts I would rather have the barrier of requiring at least some effort to vote.

I"m surprised your familiar with most twitter posts....

[viper37]

LOL. I'm sure that's true.

Maybe future elections should be held on twitter

Based on the quality of thought that goes into most twitter posts I would rather have the barrier of requiring at least some effort to vote.

like typing a captcha?

[viper37]

Anyway, what about the Cons defeat in NFL by-election?  Will they learn from their mistake, clean their act, abandon monarchism, abandon centralism, start balancing the budget, stop being dicks in parliament and actually share info-real info with other MPs and parliament's officials, learn to cheat without getting caught or don't do it at all?  I do wonder...

[crazy canuck]

Since when did a riding in Labradour become some kind of bell weather for the country?

[viper37]

Since when did a riding in Labradour become some kind of bell weather for the country?

Since the Liberal has a new somewhat charimastic leader, even if empty when it comes to content, and he just won a by-election, something the previous Liberal did not do (outside of places where a pig in a red tie would win) since Harper has been elected, if I recall correctly?

[Barrister]

Since Labrador was previously held by a Conservative, a Liberal win certainly means something.  But does it mean something nationally?  Or was it a strong liberal candidate and a weak conservative one?

[viper37]

He was weak because of previous illegal financing on his campaing, but he was the current MP and he was a minister.