tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post2426080722824220268..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: "Fight For Their Lives"Steve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-67289067002728024222007-09-03T15:15:00.000-04:002007-09-03T15:15:00.000-04:00Yes, Thomas Mulcair could win Outremont for the ND...Yes, Thomas Mulcair could win Outremont for the NDP. He is a man of rare integrity--having quit the provincial Liberals over a number of environmental issues--and that appears to be much appreciated in Outremont. <BR/><BR/>Beside NDP candidates have often done very well in Outremont. Check out my blog for more.<BR/><BR/>MaryMary Soderstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09265519935852076762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-82969127991094977662007-09-03T14:52:00.000-04:002007-09-03T14:52:00.000-04:00"unless you count her "intuitions", which are neve..."unless you count her "intuitions", which are never wrong because they trail usually the polls by about 48 hours."<BR/><BR/>Touche :) She is stating the obvious in the other two ridings, but I do see her perspective on Outremont as somewhat indicative, or at the very least reflective of the "buzz".Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-63843124267338884622007-09-03T14:23:00.000-04:002007-09-03T14:23:00.000-04:00Steve,I would second everyone's reservations re He...Steve,<BR/><BR/>I would second everyone's reservations re Hebert. Basically she is claiming that the Libs don't play well out of Montreal, which everyone one knows, and that they will lose the two seats everyone knows they will lose.<BR/><BR/>Then she also claims that they are a bit worried about a seat they shouldn't lose, and that who knows? maybe they'll lose that seat too.<BR/><BR/>And who knows, maybe they will? But there is absolutely no new facts in her piece, unless you count her "intuitions", which are never wrong because they trail usually the polls by about 48 hours.bigcitylibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-74625522365741994212007-09-03T14:03:00.000-04:002007-09-03T14:03:00.000-04:00Well then:liberal.ca/donate_e.aspx?riding=24047Well then:<BR/><BR/>liberal.ca/donate_e.aspx?riding=24047Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-70744877447030000012007-09-03T13:27:00.000-04:002007-09-03T13:27:00.000-04:00ti-guyFair enough. I'm curious why nobody has act...ti-guy<BR/><BR/>Fair enough. I'm curious why nobody has actually done a poll of the riding, given the national interest.<BR/><BR/>lept<BR/><BR/>As it relates to the "coolness", it is very disappointing to date, that the Liberals have made no attempt to "re-brand" themselves in Quebec. From the outside, everything appears status quo and that clearly won't cut it.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-5143000058820592832007-09-03T13:12:00.000-04:002007-09-03T13:12:00.000-04:00'a potential "lame duck" leader in his home provin...<I>'a potential "lame duck" leader in his home province'</I><BR/>Rather a wishful turn of phrase there Steve V. I generally find Hébert to be disappointing in her analysis of Québec: I was particularly unimpressed during the last federal election when she was a virtual cheer leader for Harper (seems her ardour has since cooled).<BR/>But she is right about the coolness to Dion here in Québec and the quote from her article that I find the more telling is:<BR/><I>"In the heat of that battle, Mulcair once quipped that he had found Dion so contemptuous in his approach to Quebec-Canada files that he had come to better understand why so many Quebecers had been driven to support sovereignty."</I><BR/>The only hope for Canada, it seems, is for another Harper minority with the dim hope that the Liberals will then elect a leader less directly from the party establishment.Lepthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12300425802850862584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-15996744625628961432007-09-03T12:44:00.000-04:002007-09-03T12:44:00.000-04:00Chantal Hébert is often wrong about a lot of thing...Chantal Hébert is often wrong about a lot of things. And she's not unusual in that respect; most political discussion is just wild speculation and most of it is, as with political polling, designed to <I>limit</I> political thought, not encourage it.<BR/><BR/>I can't imagine what the voters of Outremont think they're going to get by voting NDP (although I quite often under-appreciate 'self-satisfaction') but whatever...I don't live there, so I don't care.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-83137389106524528282007-09-03T12:06:00.000-04:002007-09-03T12:06:00.000-04:00It can in the future affect whether or not Harper ...It can in the future affect whether or not Harper gets a majority!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-11371358877495909172007-09-03T11:36:00.000-04:002007-09-03T11:36:00.000-04:00anonWhat does that have to do with a by-election i...anon<BR/><BR/>What does that have to do with a by-election in Quebec?Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-25976269586721714392007-09-03T11:21:00.000-04:002007-09-03T11:21:00.000-04:00Hey, we don't need our nation's capital to be Otta...Hey, we don't need our nation's capital to be Ottawa anymore - Quebec is ruling our country.<BR/><BR/>Too bad people wouldn't just hold their noses once when voting - to counter-attack Quebec's control.<BR/><BR/>Enough is enough. They don't even want to be part of Canada.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com