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Close federal race continues - Tories down in Quebec up in Ontario (2009-05-02)

• Tell me syld do they save the brown envelopes until the third day of the love-in?

Liberals and Conservatives still close - Trend favours the Liberals at the expense of the NDP (2009-03-21)

• Is that how it is in your world syld. To get elected Iggy will have to be a real leader and take a position and stop dancing - avoiding doing so is easy when...

Chat about the Leaders' Debate Live (2008-10-02)

• I really do not like the format for the debates Nik - it is always 4 against 1 and this leads to a lot of talking over one another. Harper was the only one w...
• Polls are here to stay - when you, as a campaign director, are devoting so much money to your campaign, you must know what results you are achieving vs the c...
• With equal zeal, I disliked the format of the debates intensely. I hate people talking over one another and I detest rudeness. I know that some leaders are g...
• Thats a given (the effort to prevent crime) but abhorrent crimes committed by youth still occur and when they do, they must be dealt with severely. The bad g...

Time for federal politicians to refocus (Nanos Sun Media Column) (2008-08-18)

• I agree with you on Obama and totally disagree with you on Harper - I and many others like the Harper style of government with its control on the puffy littl...

The Bernier Resignation - Is it more than political "eye candy"? (Video Blog Post) (2008-05-30)

• I think its more than that Bernie - I think minority governments must be cautious if they want to accomplish something - the Conservatives are fortunate in t...
• In Quebec, Dion will always be viewed as Cretien's lackey. He speaks and conducts himself like the meek little professor that he is - capable of writing a gr...
• And just what is wrong with our preferring a little sex and titillation hollinm - now get away from that computer and get out and appreciate some of that eye...
• I think you missed my point larryl, I have never voted for one party and accepted whoever the party establishment proposes as a leader, I think we must judge...

Speech from the Throne - Tories Continue "Leadership" Narrative (2007-10-17)

• Hi Nic, Based on the women in my circle I think that the conservatives are doing a great job and I'm pretty convinced that if an election were called, the Li...

Harper Tories Should Tread Carefully on Elections Canada Issue - Nik's Sun Media Column (2007-09-10)

• The timing could not be better to question the common sense and practices of Elections Canada. I can't wait to see how many people turn up at the upcoming by...
• I may be wrong Parnel but I think the success of Mario Dumont and the ADQ in Quebec reflects support for conservatism and Mr. Harper in Quebec. An important ...
• I think you are in for a surprise Hope - the Conservatives said what they were going to do and they did it - ya know, we do deserve "clean" government. I liv...

Summer will be serious for PM - Nik's Sun Media Column July 16, 2007 (2007-07-16)

• I find the criticisms of Mr. Harper as being a "bully" and a "one man show" pretty hollow indicating that he is probably doing a pretty good job. I read anot...
• I don't think you're right when you say that Quebecers are pacifists (inferring the weakness of our society here). I think that the justification of the Agha...

Conservative NASCAR Sponsorship – Likely more risk than political payoff (2007-06-21)

• Hi Nik, I perceive that your comment "My view is that the symbol of the sponsorship appeals to the Conservative core vote but has little appeal beyond tha...

SES National Ballot Tracking (as of May 1) - Liberal-Conservative Dead Heat - Greens Up (2007-05-08)

• I think that in Quebec the results are deceiving in that every vote for the ADQ is a Conservative vote in a Federal election. The people in Quebec are more C...
• Thus far I think Stephen Harper is one of the best Prime Ministers we have ever had - he gets the job done, works for the people and not the press, fulfills ...

Nuclear Power - Is it part of our future or past? (2007-03-10)

• I think that Nuclear Energy is a critical component to meeting the energy requirements of Canada and it is, as well, a product (Nuclear Generated Energy) tha...
• In Quebec, we are fortunate in having the natural resources that allow us to harness an enormous amount of hydro generating capacity and this capacity is bei...

Watch, Rate and Comment on the New Conservative TV Ads which Attack the Liberals (2007-01-31)

• I think these ads are very effective in that they do not attack Mr. Dion but rather remind us of how the Liberals were really bankrupt of ideas and oh so cor...
• I disagree that Canadians will consider these attack ads or even negative ads since they are just playing back comments we all heard during the Liberal leade...
• I think this comment is unfair to Mr. Dion in that he is a very well-intentioned and dedicated person who, as leader of the Liberals, faces an up hill battle...
• I really fail to see how the Conservatives have very much to be nervous about. Kyoto was ineffective in that it was not supported by the world's worst pollut...
• Obviously John, the Canadian people saw the Liberals as not being fit to continue in office do you suppose we arrived at that conclusion pre-maturely or with...

Environment as an Issue - Is it over-hyped? (2007-01-08)

• I think that although we are all concerned about the environment, it alone is not a high priority ballot issue. The reason for this, in my opinion, is that a...

Who has the best chance to defeat Stephen Harper? (2006-12-01)

• I think the Liberals need the newest face possible to have a chance and that would be Mr. Ignatieff because he has not been around during the scandals. Altho...

What is the Paul Martin Legacy? (2006-11-30)

• I have always found it impossible to believe that Martin wasn't involved in or at least aware of the scandal and its depth in his party in his province. The ...

Liberals Defeat One-member One-vote (2006-11-30)

• They aren't ready to share power as the other parties have but it will take a sound defeat at the next election to drill this home.
• I am very disappointed when I watch the type of dealing and horse trading going on right now at this leadership convention in order to get delegates to commi...

Liberals Withdraw 'Quebec as a Nation' Motion (2006-11-29)

• I am against this decision because I feel it will be very divisive and I feel cheated because I wanted to see the Liberal position (or rather Mr. Ignatieff's...
• I agree Nik - what does it mean - I feel it is playing with semantics without an appreciation for the depth of emotion this has as an issue to many French Ca...

What Canadians like and dislike about the Liberal Party of Canada (2006-11-23)

• For myself Nik, the Liberals have just demonstrated a particularly dislikable characteristic in their rejection of the one-man-one-vote issue - they are cont...

Federal Tories-Grits Statistically Tied - Tory Turbulence in Quebec (2006-11-16)

• Hi Martin - I feel that the drop in the popularity of the Conservatives reflects what always happens when a party is in power and many of us take advantage o...