wlloydm

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Too many election risks (2008-01-22)

• Hi, from Lloyd MacIlquham No time to comment on everything. Afghanistan: Before Harper, or anyone else, does anything there may be an issue that r...

Canadians are remarkably optimistic (Nanos Mood of Canada Poll) (2007-12-12)

• from Lloyd MacIlquham Comments on: THE MOOD OF CANADA "The mood of Canada: a country moving in the right direction" by Nik Nanos . . ...

Canadians want limits on accommodating minorities - SES Research/Policy Options Survey (2007-09-25)

• I think, with all due respect, that conduction opinion polls regarding human rights of minorities can be a dangerous thing, even in a democracy, or perhaps b...

Duceppe Provokes Election Showdown (2007-09-22)

• I agree. An analysis of the various opposing forces indicates, to me anyways, that the Conservatives won’t be defeated in a confidence vote anytime soon. T...
• Thanks for the reply. I think most Liberals, and Canadians generally, take governing our country much too seriously to play such games as to deliberately ...
• You are mistaken when you say “I think it is somewhat presumptuous for suggesting that only the Liberals are pragmatic and Dion can only be effective if he i...
• Thanks for the reply – unfortunately I’ve been busy and its taken me while to response. Just for the record I’m not a Dion insider, although he probably...

Reading the entrails of the Quebec By-elections (2007-09-16)

• I don’t think the results of the by-elections, per se, will cause any of major parties to seek an election in the near future. Since, to force an electio...
• I made the above comment before the results of the By-elections so this is a follow-up. I am not really sure the results of the by-elections in Quebec can...
• Thanks for the reply. “You've got your rose-colored glasses on …” Actually, as set out in my comment I was taking a cold hard look at the facts – vis.:...

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

• With all due respect, I can’t see this as having impact your article suggests. On the scale of impacts, if the sponsorship scandal was a 10 this would be a ...
• UPDATE: I have to amend my comments since it was made a long time before much of what happened was made public or well understood, including Elections Can...

Green Party of Canada - Likely the Political Wildcard in the Next Election (2007-08-30)

• For clarity my view is that the longer an election is put off the greater the chances that Harper will be able to re-habilitate his position on global warmin...