An Ipsos poll for Canada shows that if Canada held a Parliamentary election today, voters would support parties in these proportions: Conservative 40%, Liberal 25%, New Democratic 13%, Green 11%, Bloc Quebecois 10%. See the story here.
An Ipsos poll for Canada shows that if Canada held a Parliamentary election today, voters would support parties in these proportions: Conservative 40%, Liberal 25%, New Democratic 13%, Green 11%, Bloc Quebecois 10%. See the story here.
If the Libs were willing to go into coalition with the NDP and Greens at the national level, they’d be able to easily change the direction of Canada (as far as I know, they don’t want to join with the Bloc).
Oh, Richard, if you keep an eye on this wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/41st_Canadian_federal_election it gives weekly or better polls for the five major parties.
That is great news: Fifty-nine percent of the voters appear to be opposed to the Conservative Party!
“That is great news: Fifty-nine percent of the voters appear to be opposed to the Conservative Party!”
I guess you’re being facetious. Under the FPTP system this breakdown is likely to lead to a Conservative victory.
Actually, I was being serious. It would be nice if the opposition parties formed an electoral alliance. Is that too much to hope for?
P.R. and nonpartisan A.V.
ALL current *parliamentary regimes* (i.e. Canada and the U.K.) are TYRANT REGIMES — a powermad arrogant EVIL party hack prime minister in control — with party hack robots in the parliament doing his/her bidding.
At least SOMETHING got learned in the American Revolution — have the EVIL party hacks NOT hold both legislative and executive offices — aka the lesson of SEPARATION OF POWERS to reduce the tyrant stuff.
EVIL rotten enough that executive officers in the U.S.A. still have any party hack monarchy vetoes — carried over from the DARK AGE of divine right of kings.
Canada can go over the edge with any gerrymander plurality election (the MORON phrase – *first past the post* from English horseracing) — i.e. west – east Civil WAR and/or English – French Civil WAR or both.
The U.S.A. regime will of course intervene and likely wipe out Canada — and add some more States in the frozen north.