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Harper widens leadership advantage over Ignatieff: Nanos Poll (Completed September 11th) (2009-09-14)

• Harper has had a bad week. First he has to admit he and Flaherty have miscalculted the deficit, yet again, then Harper gets boxed in by Ignatieff and gets i...

Nanos National Poll - Election speculation fuels Tories (Completed September 2nd) (2009-09-09)

• Why not a leadership contest for the CPC. A new leader would yeild a majority for the conservatives in a heartbeat. The party is in a great position, but u...
• Latest EKOS Poll says: LIBERALS/TORIES IN DEAD HEAT AS ELECTION LOOMS - September 3, 2009 MUCH TIGHTER RACE THAN THIS TIME LAST YEAR [Ottawa – Septe...
• Sorry, my error. The new one is September 9th.
• Can't you read? I already stated that I was mistaken.
• No problem.
• The Liberals can't force an election. So they will only pay for forcing one if the public is misinformed.
• "The fact that Iggy would attack Harper in Quebec when clearly its the Bloc that is the threat to both the Libs and Canada tells a lot about the thinking in ...
• What Kool-aid are you drinking. Harper has not a hope in hell of a majority. No one but Harper is even considering it. Not one poll not one pundit. Gt re...
• The list is much longer than that website shows. There are websites that list the lies in the hundreds. Its breathtaking when you see them.
• Scouted around and Harper's best poll this year shows seat projections of him 20 seats short of a majority. The last three polls show him 28 seats short. A...
• Look at Harper and his blue propaganda back drops. They are so lame. The stupid campaign style blueboards he constantly stands in front of pretending he is...
• No.
• Harper has once and for all written off Quebec with his little secret agenda video. This ensures he will never get a majority. Ever. So, if the public d...
• Ignatieff. Now they see Harper is a hypocrit right wing creep, he is toast.
• "Hang on to your hat because here comes a Conservative majority government." This statement is a complete joke, now the country can see with their own eye...
• Ignatieff only criticizes Harper as PM, nothing personal and they are not attack ads Harper is the desperate one, knowing he is finished if he doesn't get...
• I guess you didn't watch TV tonight. Everyone is saying Harper is completely finished in Quebec after seeing the hidden agenda video. Andrew Coyne says Har...
• He is a disgrace and now Canadians can see with there own eyes that Harper has been decieving them all along. Canadians don't like to be made fools of, and ...
• Harper has no hope of a majority now. apparently Quebec is outraged over the treatment harper gave them in his hidden agenda speech. The At Issue Panel all...
• Ignatieff has the proof now that Harper has been sabotaging the oppositiona nd is completely uncooperative and it is he who is causing the election, not Igna...
• The hidden agenda video clearly shows harper has no intention of working with the opposition. He said so. Harper is uncoperative and pretends he is cooperat...
• Harper wanted a coalition and even asked Duceppe what he wanted for his support. Harper will simply lie that he would never do it. so why now is he hypocri...
• That is lame. Calling it an attack ad because he referred to the Holiness as the guy. Give me a break. Feable. I agree Harper has said those things bef...
• No that's what Harper wants to scare Canadians with. Harper is a hypocrite, he wanted a coalition and even asked Duceppe what he wanted for his support. ...
• Yes, even with Harper it is possible, who tried one with Duceppe. He is lying again when he says he would never do it, he even asked Duceppe what he wanted ...
• EI does count and he did not "steal" it from Jack. His proposal is different from Jack's. Harper does not negotiate at all and then lies and fabricates fal...
• Harper id Mike Harris X10. If Ontario hated Mike Harris, they will really hate Harper when they hear his true agenda he has been avoiding to promote. That ...
• That's funny, Polivere was in full damage control today and looked like a foll when the media called him on his foolish lie. It was patheic performance. No...
• "Harper can't hold a candle to previous corrupt Liberal administrations." You are correct Harper is worse, I agree.
• Sorry, the video proves ABH correct.
• I just saw Polievre get eviscerated by Paul Dewer on Power Play. Iyt was embarassing to see him lie over and over and get proven wrong every time as a disse...
• Craig Oliver said it was a bad week for the Cons -called on the coalition lie -admitted they miscalculated again on the economy -Harper's true colours wer...
• That's a joke. Eves was only premier for one year. Harris' years as right wing premier are now dispised by Ontarians. He took the deficit from 11 billi...
• How Harper blew it was by purposly not admitting it was coming because he was afraid he would not get re-elected, therefore delaying action. Then Flaherty/H...
• That's not what everyone else is saying. The lie about the coalition has been proven that Ignatieff is not trying to form a coalition and the CPC is lying t...
• Prove any Liberal politician broke the law or stole money, you can't. Prove it! No proof in court or anywhere else, its all Conservative lies. No Liberal ...
• I don't care if asked for a majority or not. That is a red herring to turn the subject away from what ABH was really talking about. the unveiling of Harpe...
• That's the same letter Harper created with his name, Duceppe and Layton. What a bunch of deceitful hypocrites. Fear mongers and deceivers of Canadians.
• You have called it correctly. Why else would Harper cave in to the NDP. Fear!
• Harper's conservatives are back to their sleeze again in the HOC. They are again using members statements to slag Ignatieff personally. They are yelliing t...
• Give me a break, Eves was Harris' Finance minister. Harris cut services so severely that people died and no one has ever forgiven him for privatising water ...
• You are right Lex, the Harper gang are not trying to change the tone. They are continuing with their sleeze campaign as usual. They need to drive down the ...
• This is all about Harper's destructive divide and conquer attitude. He bad mouths Quebec, because he knows his base loves it, even though it is destructive ...

Nanos National Poll - Canadians' views on minority governments and Harper's re-election a mixed bag (2009-08-22)

• If that change number is growing (which I think it is), nothing you say policy-wise matters. When the public wants change in a big way, the incumbent is fin...
• Not sure about that, but I do know that Harper is not stupid. He knows that it is not going to get any better than it is right now and he will stay on if he...
• True, except there was no demand for one last year either. That didn't stop Harper. The whole scare tactic from having an election by the CPC is a defensiv...
• Not at all disingenuous. It has nothing to do with federalism and it matters not, quebeckers can vote for whom they please -it is a free country, so far. I...
• If the BQ disappeared tomorrow, why would their left leaning voters vote CPC? If the BQ wasn't there, it would b an easy majority for the Libs.
• I can answer the question about where the seats are going to come from, that is easy. You mean how can the Libs get 10 more seats. They are already polli...
• If Iggy hurt himself so badly, why is he neck and neck with Harper who has had all summer unopposed to campaign?
• Bernie, your argument sounds good on the surface, but it misses one thing. There is substantial left-wing hatred for Harper. ABH, will be more prominent in...
• See my comment to Bernie 09:01. Also, a good number CPC seats in Ontario were won by under 1000 votes. IIRC, double digit amounts. Most of those will be ...
• I heard David Frum say that Harper is going to appear more left in order to get re-elected. He said that Rush Limbaugh is making an error by pushing his rig...
• Geen, NDP votes = Harper PM. Just as long as you are ok with that.
• You are correct, this is worthless speculation because the Bloc and Duceppe are going nowhere. The one thing we do know right now (and Harper knows this al...
• I can guarantee you that the Liberals are not going to scrap the Canada Health Act and Harper wants to do just that. If you don't mind risking that, vote Gr...
• You mean how can the Libs get 10 more seats. They are already polling 30+ seats better than last election and Harper is polling 23 worse. And that is Harper'...
• You are correct, Canada is not conservative. But it is completely false to say harper is left of Clinton. That is likely an attempt to trick voters into be...
• Harper is right wing hiding behind liberal values to get elected. To say Harper is not right wing is not credible and purposely misleading and you know it. ...
• Well duh. He's in a minority and is playing down the middle to secure a majority. Do actually think he could campaign on his wish to dismantle the Canada H...
• Harper doesn't want to change it, he wants to scrap it completely. He has said so many times.
• Please don't turn things nasty with your aggressive language, because you have no response that proves it wrong. Swearing does not prove it wrong, it makes ...
• And Canadians want harper's privatized healthcare? I don't think so.
• Harper's hypocrisy and dishonesty is daily and constant. Unlike anything in the history of Canadian politics. No contest. He even sells out his own party.
• Quoting Harper is not spin. He is a self-professed right wing politician. Why is the statute of limitations for CPC hacks decades and for Liberals only a f...
• Why? And prove he has changed his mind and would not do so if he got a majority. Otherwise I take his word for it.
• You are correct, the CHA doesn't prevent the private delivery of healthcare. So why does Harper want it scrapped? Because it prevents tampering with th...
• I do know what I am talking about, which is why you do not refute my statements with anything but opinions. The health insurance plans must be "administer...
• I have provided quotes that Harper has said he wants to scrap the Canada Health Act. You have provided none to the contrary. We agree that the act does not...
• Ah... no. I just gave you quotes by Harper (not my opinion), section 8 of the CHA (not my opinion) to show he wants to privatize health insurance. I did no...
• Again, that is not true. The provinces cannot opt out of universal funding. CHA states: All insured persons must be covered for insured health services ...
• "I can get quotes of him saying the opposite but that’s not going to convince you now is it." Actually, it will. If you can find a quote where he says ...
• Thanks for the effort and mannerly approach to this. I have read this lukewarm statement and I have searched and he does not deny his conviction to privat...
• If I had to choose between transfer cuts and private insurance, I'd pick transfer cuts in a heartbeat. I'd prefer neither, but 80% of Canadians would make t...
• Good night. Good chattin to you too.
• Today: The Globe and Mail, via the Canadian Press, is reporting on a new Harris-Decima poll that more or less erases the Ipsos-Reid madness of the last fe...
• Ignatieff has never stated he wants to scrap the CHA. Harper has. One year before becoming PM: Stephen Harper Promises To Privatize Canadian Healthca...
• Saying what you said, doesn't make it not so either.
• Very observent. This is Harper's biggest problem and why he is running from an election. He has no growth.
• HD poll is also more accurate than the IR poll, with double the sample size. This one shows CPC and Liberals losing a lot of ground to the NDP and a hug...
• syl (Inactive), this poll would result roughly in the following seat totals: Liberals - 118 Conservatives - 109 Bloc Quebecois - 51 New Democrats - 29 ...
• That's because he does not want the public to realize that over 90% of Canadian casualties have come under his watch, in much less time than the troops were ...
• Yes, lets be fair. Lets be also accurate and truthful here. Martin moved and rasied the number of the troops to Kandahar but did not change the role to com...
• Until March 2006, Canada had sustained 8 casualties, after 4 years in Afghanistan. Harper became PM, changed the mission and the casualties began to mount r...
• I am not distorting realities, look it up, it is no secret. It was Harper. "Their only objective is to spread misinformation or to distort the facts in...
• What facts show our soldiers would have been slaughtered if Harper had put them in a combat role. That is only your opinion and misguided at that. The fact...
• "Load of hooey" is your proof against what I say? Show me facts or statistics. You don't quote the stats or facts because they will embarass you, so you ig...
• "What facts show our soldiers would have been slaughtered if Harper had put them in a combat role." Should read: What FACTS (not opinions or talking poin...
• My mistake, it was HC in AB that said Martin did it. This is false to say Martin sent them to the killing fields. He did not. He sent them to the city o...
• Yes, you would liike peple not to talk about this because it is a huge error by Harper that cost many Canadian lives. Are you desperate for me to stop talki...
• They do seem to do that quite often, don't they. Especially when they have been caught dead to rights. The soldiers deaths and who is responsible is now a ...
• Harper is principled? That is the funniest thing ever said on this forum. Not going to be able to sell that stupidity to the public. The only one's that w...
• You have hit the nail on the head with that statement.
• Yes, roadside bombs outside the city where they are participating in combat operations. That is why no one was killed under either PM when the mission was r...
• As I have said before, they are being killed outside the city in there combat operations. Reconstruction is largely in the city. That is why the casualties...
• Chretien was correct in saying he sent them to Kandahar. The fact is, that mo troops were killed as a result and no troops were killed while Harper kept the...
• Harper sure is not principled when it comes to lying and personal attacks. His beliefs are not so strong when he contradicts his own religion on these count...
• Harper the failure, coward and hypocrite. Very principled fellow. Daniel Leblanc Ottawa — The Globe and Mail Last updated on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009...
• Harper's Arctic adventure and sabre rattling a photo-op scam. Nothing more. Robert Smol: We're not serious about Arctic defence Posted: August 27, 2009,...
• True, true, true, Seeker. It can't get any worse than Harper, that is for sure. I think even the CPC would be better off without him. Ignatieff would ...
• Kandahar city.
• CPC is on a roll, NOT! Statistical tie after all the millions in taxpayers money Harper wasted this summer on unopposed campaign propaganda. Why has Ha...
• After a summer of unopposed campaigning on the taxpayers dime, the new Ekos poll shows Harper with a 1.7% lead and if an election were called today he would ...
• Harper's new chief of staff on Harper's economic performance: "It is no contest between the Harper government's spending and that of [former prime ministe...
• Neither party has traction right now. If you disagree with that you are not honest. The problem for the CPC is there is no growth potential. Every pollste...
• Dramatic! With these polls and seat projections we either already have one or are only a few seats away. Its not the 2008 election this time you know. H...
• hollinm, yes you did say you believed it: "As for the IR poll I don't believe it was an outlier." This means you think it was accurate. NOT! Everyone n...
• Ok, if you think rational is a tie in the polls between the Libs and the CPC is equal to the Libs being dramatically behind the CPC, I am not that kind of ra...
• Me too. I'm going away for a few days. Have a nice weekend. Harper will try to say the stimulus helped the economy and he is to recieve credit, but the ...
• You know you are doing terrible when you had a summer of unopposed campaigning and the polls show a minority Liberal government. Todays Ekos poll seat proj...
• I just saw Jason Kenny on TV. He was frightened. All they have is the tax credit threat and the economy will crash threat. Both arguments were completely ...
• The Ekos poll today shows a tie nationally and 7% lead for Libs in Ontario. It also shows Harper support slipping somewhat in Alberta to the Liberals, which...
• The only politician who can "force" an election is Harper. The home reno a lie being spread by Harper. He is lying about it and he knows it. Anyone wh...
• IT doesn't matter. The law states that when a government makes a tax announcement before it is passed, it must be honoured. That measure was instituted to ...
• Latest AR poll says while Canadians don't seem to like the idea of having to go to an election, they agree that it is time for a change. This is, I think, ex...
• Well, yes another minority. Not a soul except a few lunatic hacks are saying there is a possibility for a majority. Quebec will make sure of that. Harpe...
• If Ignatieff enters the election call with no platform, you may be right. I doubt he will. Your characterization of the two leaders is somewhat simplistic ...
• If Ignatieff enters the election call with no platform, you may be right. I doubt he will. Your characterization of the two leaders is somewhat simplistic an...

Nanos National Poll - Economy slides as an issue of concern - no political dividend for Conservatives, yet. (2009-08-10)

• Harper is terrified of an election. He has too much to lose. If he doesn't repeat or get close to the last election he is in big trouble as leader. We al...
• Harper is doing his best to stay away from healthcare. He knows he will get killed on it, because he wants to privatize it like the US system. To distarct ...
• Don't see any screenshot link. There is no doubt every dirty trick in the book will be used by Harper. Why would he change now? They are following Bush/...
• Another incompetant Harper minister. Did you read this one?http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/creating-a-crisis/article1255927/
• Graham Richardson CTV News, said tonight that top Liberals are reporting that Ignatieff will pull the plug on the Harper government on the first opposition d...
• Posted in: Canadian Politics 2009 Canadian Election Following on the heels of Conservative suggestions that they are preparing for an election later in 2...
• More empty and phoney photo ops. More taxpayer paid election campaigning and tax dollars wasted. That money could have gone to the people of Iqaluit, whose...
• Haha, you are right. That is the wrong link. Problem is it was two days ago... I don't know what the right link was. Disregard please.
• CPC MP's seem to be sensing a loss of seats coming. Maria Babbage The Canadian Press Last updated on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009 05:13PM EDT Cracks...
• I admitted the link error and asked you to disregard the post, where's the cred loss in that? Everyone makes mistakes.
• Nice spin yourself. If an election is going to be so good for Harper, why is he so desperate to avoid one. Only a spin meister would think, he is not going...
• Latest seat projections on the Aug 20 EKOS poll show Harper would lose 23 seats and the Libs gain 31 seats. That does not look like Liberal sliding, but it ...
• “And I will say over and over again, I have not met a single Canadian, a single real person out there, whose telling me that they think we should be fighting...