Canada 2011 Official Thread

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Canadians split (54-46 in favor) on the idea of a NDP-Liberal coalition government: http://www.globalnews.ca/story.html?id=4545230

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A PM with a line mustache? Yes please!

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French debate with English voice over: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadavotes2011/story/2011/04/13/cv-election-french-language-debate.html

lol @ CBC for having the Harper voiceover guy sound as queer as possible.

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been a while since I've seen the BQ in purple.

I did that so it was easier to differentiate between them and a marginal Conservative seat.

Bgwah, I believe this is the thread you're looking for, re: precinct maps.

Thank you for distracting me from my homework!

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Quick question: why didn't the NDP surge much further in 2008 when there was a lot of anger towards Harper from the left and with the Liberals having such of a weak/unappealing leader and campaign message? Is it possible that many possible Liberal to NDP vote switchers voted for the Greens instead or were NDP ads and messaging just not as good as they are now?

It's just that in retrospect, 2008 strikes me as the perfect opportunity for the NDP to become or come close to becoming the chief opposition party and it seems weird to me that the NDP would be doing better now with a stronger Liberal leader in Ignatieff.

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The Angus Reid poll isn't that spectacular of a gain for the NDP when it's compared to their previous poll.

Tories 35 (-1)
NDP 30 (+5)
Liberals 22 (-3)

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Prediction: The NDP will either come very, very close to winning in Bramalea-Gore-Malton or will win it outright. They have a star candidate in Jagmeet Singh, a very young and charismatic lawyer. He's easily the most competent candidate running there.

http://www.youtube.com/user/jagmeetndp

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Ipsos Reid have a new poll... Con 38, NDP 33, Lib 18, BQ 6, Greens 4

Compared to their last poll:

Tories 38 (-5)
NDP 33 (+9)
Liberals 18 (-3)
BQ 7 (+1)
Green 4 (+0)

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Some more riding polls:

Pontiac: It can now be confirmed that the NDP is in the lead there, 39-33. Interestingly, Cannon hasn't lost any support.

Churchill River: Tories are in the lead here, 57-35 over the NDP. So much for my thoughts...

Juan de Fuca: Tories are ahead here 40-35 over the NDP in this open seat.

Nunavut: Tories lead the Liberals 71-20.

Are these new?

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Is Elizabeth May the only person who possesses American citizenship in the HoC?

Well that explains her Americanized pronunciation of about. It all makes sense now.