[Canada] Canadian Politics Redux

[Valmy]

Malthus isn't a good person?  Hey look just because he is a lawyer I....oh wait I get it now.

[crazy canuck]

Interestingly....this morning radio said that polls were showing a slight possibility of a Liberal majority as NDP and Green supporters were moving to the Liberals. this evening radio said a new poll shows a dead heat between the THREE parties at 30 per cent.

Once again the Polling companies get it terribly wrong.

[crazy canuck]

Good grief.

Ontario is full of some really stupid people.

No just stupid Conservative politicians.  Promising to cut 100,000 jobs in a Province where unemployment is a major issue was dumb.  When you combine that with their failure do deal with their mathmatical error in calculating their 1 million jobs promise you get a result of the Conservatives losing an election they should have been able to win easily.

One hopes the Federal Conservatives are watching.

[Josephus]

Interestingly....this morning radio said that polls were showing a slight possibility of a Liberal majority as NDP and Green supporters were moving to the Liberals. this evening radio said a new poll shows a dead heat between the THREE parties at 30 per cent.

Once again the Polling companies get it terribly wrong.

Well the morning poll said there was a chance of a majority; but generally yes they were wrong.

[Neil]

Good grief.

Ontario is full of some really stupid people.

No just stupid Conservative politicians.  Promising to cut 100,000 jobs in a Province where unemployment is a major issue was dumb.  When you combine that with their failure do deal with their mathmatical error in calculating their 1 million jobs promise you get a result of the Conservatives losing an election they should have been able to win easily.

One hopes the Federal Conservatives are watching.

I got the feeling that Hudak's campaign was crafted in large part based on the model of the American right.  Sure, public servants can be rather annoying sometimes, but there aren't too many people who like the idea of throwing 100,000 people out of work.  In a province where unemployment is a big issue, promising to add 1.5% to the unemployment rate right off the bat is bad politics.

[Josephus]

Neil!

[PRC]

What planet is Kathleen Wynne from?

[crazy canuck]

In a decision that will surprise no one the Northern Gateway Project has been approved by the Federal Government   First Nations groups are vowing to commence litigation to block the construction and the Province may have to be forced through litigation to issue necessary permits for construction.  It will be interesting to see if Enbridge can ever build this thing.

[viper37]

In a decision that will surprise no one the Northern Gateway Project has been approved by the Federal Government

Yeah, nobody saw that coming

[PRC]

There are still many hoops to jump through before Northern Gateway becomes a reality.  These headlines may even be a piece of theatre for Washington, after all Northern Gateway requires an Asian consumer.

[Grey Fox]

Can't we seriously not build a damn refinery.

[crazy canuck]

These headlines may even be a piece of theatre for Washington.

Maybe for Americans deciding whether to proceed with Keystone but from the Canadian perspective American demand for our oil is dropping.  Access to a non American market is important.  From the Canadian perspective Northern Gateway is more important to develop than Keystone but both will be necessary.

[crazy canuck]

Can someone explain to me why Peter Mackay is a cabinet minister?

[Barrister]

Can someone explain to me why Peter Mackay is a cabinet minister?

He was leader of the PC Party when he agreed to merge with the Alliance (despite promising in writing during his own leadershop campaign not to do so).  Harper owes him a huge debt.

[crazy canuck]

Can someone explain to me why Peter Mackay is a cabinet minister?

He was leader of the PC Party when he agreed to merge with the Alliance (despite promising in writing during his own leadershop campaign not to do so).  Harper owes him a huge debt.

Maybe but after so many screw ups one would think that debt is well past paid.