ottawacitizen.com - 12/5/2008
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46% of Canadians say they'd vote for Harper if an election were held today 56% would rather go to the polls again than let the coalition govern 72% said they are 'truly scared' for the future of Canada - - - Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservatives would romp to a majority victory ...
guardian.co.uk - 12/9/2008
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 12/4/2008
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yglesias.thinkprogress.org —
I once had the unpleasant experience of being
subjected to an unhinged attack from Cato’s Ilya Shapiro...
who’s apparently the kind of libertarian who sees dogmatic American nationalism and attacks on other people’s patriotism as ...
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Majority Rule: The New Coup
conservative.ca - 12/2/2008
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conservative.ca —
On October 14, 2008 Canadians rendered a clear
judgment in the Federal Election. Stephen Harper and the...
Conservatives promised strong, certain leadership to protect Canada’s future in a time of unprecedented turmoil. Canadians passed judgment on ...
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No mandate for Liberal-NDP-Separatist Backroom coalition
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"58% oppose coalition; 45% support Conservatives"
Daimnation! —
... coalition with Bloc Québécois support.
While Mr. Harper had overall support for his decision to shut down Parliament on Thursday, the poll also shows that Canadians have real worries about the future.
Slightly more than half of respondents (55 per cent) feel that Canada is on the wrong track, and only 33 per cent feel that the country is on the right track...
Dizzy with spin, I say. Compare with what the Ottawa Citizen ran as the front-page lead:
Majority of Canadians want Harper to lead nation: ...
Ignatieff to be Next Liberal Party Leader of Canada
Firedoglake —
... It seems likely that his plan is to wait, and let the crisis take it's toll on Harper, and perhaps, that is all he can do, with a majority of Canadians polled wanting Harper to remain PM. ...
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