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Ontario Provincial Liberals Lead by Seven Points – Underlying Stats Provide Cold Comfort for Liberals
The McGuinty Liberals should not take too much comfort in their seven point lead over the Tory PCs. Looking at the underlying numbers, Ontarians are split as to whether the province is going in the right direction (38%) or on the wrong track (39%). One half of Ontarians (51%) describe the McGuinty performance as Premier as “average”.
All the provincial party leaders trail their parties. Asked who would make the best Premier of Ontario, 31% chose McGuinty, followed by unsure at 30%, Tory at 24% , Hampton at 13% and Frank de Jong (Green Party Leader) at 3%.
Generally, polling indicates that the Liberals have slowly regained the ground lost from the broken promises episode early in their mandate. Opinions have shifted from the negative to the neutral column over the past year.
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I think most pepple in Ontario are fed up the Liberals Provincial or Federal, Bu... more
kwlawson (British Columbia) 18 Dec 01:48
Toronto Crawler, Im actually a member of the Liberal BC Party, but you forget th... more
kwlawson (British Columbia) 19 Dec 14:38
Hello Nik: Right now, after hearing Jack Layton, I think that he is the only ... more
blossom (Québec) 18 Dec 20:59
Can't respond to Mirabel as I am not really up on all the local issues. Is quit... more
supper (British Columbia) 19 Dec 17:25
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kwlawson (British Columbia) 18 Dec 01:48
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kwlawson
I think most pepple in Ontario are fed up the Liberals Provincial or Federal, But the BC Provincial Liberals seem to be holding their own. But how could you not with these Deadbeat NDP that almost destroyed the Province as Opposition, Does remind you of Bob Rae somehow in Ontario!
18 Dec 01:48
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TorontoCrawler
The difference between the BC and Ontario Liberals are that BC Liberals actually are Conservatives, other than the moniker, and have no affiliation with the federal Liberals. Ontario Liberals are not really much different than their federal cousins (with the possible exception of the crime file where they are slightly further to the right), and they are tightly integrated with the federal party. Ontario Libs. also has the P.C.'s to the right of them to compete with, where as the BC Liberals don't.
19 Dec 11:41
kwlawson
TorontoCrawlwer I sent you a reply but put in the wrong box read it on the site I put to Toronto Crawler
19 Dec 14:39
supper
Living in BC, right now I would say the major difference between the federal liberal party and the bc liberal party is talk about the environment. The bc liberals are much closer to the federal conservatives in their disdain for the subject. The federal liberals are promising action and I sure hope the follow through. I like the provincial ndp party and wanted to join, but seems impossible to join the provincial wing without joining the federal wing. We did (my wife is a member) give them a small donation this year, though and will actively help (at least with funding) during provincial elections.
19 Dec 17:56
blossom
Hello Nik:
Right now, after hearing Jack Layton, I think that he is the only one who is reading
your blog, and starting to get the real message! Perhaps this will change the tone
of Canadian politics, or am I naive?
This is just going to be a year of real surprises to all, and that's a sure bet!
Just today, PM Harper was in Mirabel, whereby 70sq. miles had been expropriated
from the farmers, and residents, highly underpaid, and some resorted to suicide.
He is giving back those people 44.4 sq. km. of land.
Now, this property is worth lots of money,and good arable land. Many nice stables
were built since then, and it used to be good horseback-riding country, right up to
the airport, right through maple-wood fields. However, a lot of the people vote
"bloq". I agree, that this has been long-forgotten, and should have been addressed
years ago. Those who lost, will never gain.
I remember, less than a decade ago, riding out, and being alone inside this huge
" white elephant" airport, and it was eerie...Not a human in sight!
blos
blossomf@videotron.ca
Cheers,
blos
blossomf@videotron.ca
18 Dec 20:59
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supper
Can't respond to Mirabel as I am not really up on all the local issues. Is quite confusing when the mayor comes out against it. Guess you would have to live there to understand it. As for Jack Layton being cosy with the conservatives. This is really hurting the federal ndp in BC. I think it is mainly the war - is not popular here - and offering to bolster up the current government comes across as ndp seats are more important than good government. Actually I supported the federal ndp until Layton became leader. He seems insincere in most of his actions. Like this antiwar stuff he preaches, while appearing to actively be looking for strategies with the conservatives to muddy the liberals. Should be an interesting election coming up and lets hope that Dion keeps his promise on greenhouse gases.
19 Dec 17:25
blossom
supper,
You're taking the words right out of my mouth.
bloss
Mtl.
blossomf@videotron.ca
19 Dec 17:48
kwlawson
Toronto Crawler, Im actually a member of the Liberal BC Party, but you forget the strong influence of the former Social Credit members in this Party. Like Dave Barret said a recent form over the history of British Columbia it has been Social Credit vs CCF/NDP. The occasional Liberal Party like now, I do not recall when a Conservative Party actually ran the Province, but Nik would know. Did you knnow the OBman in BC is going to investigate the BC Lottery Corp. like Ontarion is doing.
19 Dec 14:38
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westerner
The Liberal Party in BC is mostly conservative in ideology and makeup. It calls itself Liberal because it would not get elected in BC as a Conservative government.
27 Dec 15:25