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2008-02-09 Afghanistan

Canadian government asks Parliament to extend Afghan mission to 2011

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Posted by Fred 2008-02-09 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top
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#1 You can take a majority with 37% depending on how that support is distributed. The Bloq Quebecois can hold more than half the seats in Quebec with that 7% and the Greens fail to take a single seat across the country with that 11% support. Conservative polling must look good and the Liberals must know it.

Posted by Excalibur 2008-02-09 07:44|| 2008-02-09 07:44|| Front Page Top

#2 Concur, Excalibur. Raw numbers are not representative because of distribution anomalies. A full fledged election campaign will bring out the screams of leftist outrage from the usual suspects. The conservatives are rolling in money from individual donations and the libs, dippers and greens are starving. More money = more effective election ads and communications. It should be an interesting year.

Posted by Canuckistan sniper 2008-02-09 12:35|| 2008-02-09 12:35|| Front Page Top

#3 I agree with my fellow Canadians.

37% Conservative support bodes well if the other percentages hold. Greens will steal enough Liberal and NDP votes in swing ridings to put the Tories back in with a majority. (Nice to see the Canadian left divided for a change.) Be interesting to see how Harper governs should that happen.

But given those numbers, I'd be surprised if a no-confidence motion passes anytime soon.

And how pathetic it is that Canada has to resort to shaming the Europeans (UK, Holland excepted) into placing their troops in harm's way in Afghanistan. No beef with their soldiers. Their gutless, myopic politicians are, as usual, the problem.

Posted by kcspence 2008-02-09 13:38|| 2008-02-09 13:38|| Front Page Top

#4 I appreciate the feedback from our Canadian readers. If you don't mind responding again, your assessment of Harper so far?

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2008-02-09 14:47|| 2008-02-09 14:47|| Front Page Top

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