tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post2458029326815546783..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: The Dangerous Summer Journey of Canadian ProgressivesSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-91042057507281832312015-06-24T00:32:47.698-04:002015-06-24T00:32:47.698-04:00If the Ekos polls only contact those with land lin...If the Ekos polls only contact those with land lines, how accurate are they? How many people under 30 have a land line? Then again, most people under 30 don't vote. Sad. They have the power to destroy the ConsDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-1820678875336546952015-06-23T08:09:14.397-04:002015-06-23T08:09:14.397-04:00hi Eager Beaver...yes you're right, turnout is...hi Eager Beaver...yes you're right, turnout is the key. And if we swamp the polls with our voters it should help us overcome most of our disadvantage. Still, what is fear is that blind partisanship could cause some progressives to vote for their party in a riding they can't win, and that could deprive the other party of the votes it needs to beat the Cons. But then I'm biased, I live for the day when progressives are united...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-40361498930343042892015-06-23T08:04:43.815-04:002015-06-23T08:04:43.815-04:00hi e.a.f...yes I suppose it is a bit dangerous. On...hi e.a.f...yes I suppose it is a bit dangerous. One really should wear a life jacket. Especially since there are boats in the bay that can cause quite a wake. And just last week a guy fell off a party boat, and although he was a certified life guard only lasted a few minutes before disappearing below the surface. But us water boys are pretty good on our feet, and there are always others around to rescue us.<br />But as for the medicare question, I'm making that one of my priorities in the campaign. For as Tom Walkom pointed out the other day, although its a big issue for Canadians, our politicians spend hardly any time discussing it...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-9658946074600899272015-06-23T07:59:17.497-04:002015-06-23T07:59:17.497-04:00hi Mogs....I know that John Roby song well, and it...hi Mogs....I know that John Roby song well, and it is also one of the best. I've played it on my blog at least three times, and I definitely will play it again...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-56194331162381634782015-06-23T07:56:49.910-04:002015-06-23T07:56:49.910-04:00hi mizadarlin...it's true that the Canadian el...hi mizadarlin...it's true that the Canadian electorate is extremely volatile, and not fully engaged it being summer and all. And it's also true that this latest Ekos poll seems a little strange. For what can explain that last week the NDP had opened up quite a lead in Ontario and this week the Cons are back on top?But I still think that monitoring the general trend is useful, for over time they can give you a good idea of what works and doesn't. And as I said in my post, they can serve to warn us about the dangers of splitting the vote...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-80248930977050422522015-06-23T07:52:23.496-04:002015-06-23T07:52:23.496-04:00hi anon...yes I've noticed that. It may just b...hi anon...yes I've noticed that. It may just be that since both Mulcair and Trudeau have started releasing their policies the MSM feels obligated to critique them. But over the last ten years they have not done enough to criticize the foul record of the Cons, so I'm not impressed...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-38388129103016884602015-06-23T07:48:17.434-04:002015-06-23T07:48:17.434-04:00hi anon...I'm glad you like it. There are quit...hi anon...I'm glad you like it. There are quite a few good anti-Harper songs out there, but that one has to be one of the best. I've already learned to play it on my guitar. Now all I've got to do is memorize all those words... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-32328696183210012982015-06-23T07:44:48.512-04:002015-06-23T07:44:48.512-04:00hi Steve...unfortunately the way the system is set...hi Steve...unfortunately the way the system is setup the NDP and the Liberals are probably going to spend most of the summer attacking each other. And let's just hope the don't cripple themselves. As for me, I've always believed that they should try to impress progressives with their ideas and their policies, and save their vitriol for the Cons...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-26808661129058139932015-06-22T22:20:45.865-04:002015-06-22T22:20:45.865-04:00The best way to avoid the problem of potential vot...The best way to avoid the problem of potential vote splitting is to go to the polls in great numbers.<br /><br />After all, it is total votes that counts.<br /><br />If more Liberals or Dippers come out to vote in every riding than do Conservative voters, then the split doesn't matter.<br /><br />Go vote.<br /><br />Bring a friend or 2 with you to the polls. Preferably Progressive-minded friends who did not vote last time around.Eager Beavernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-45342776839549393432015-06-22T14:40:22.200-04:002015-06-22T14:40:22.200-04:00yes, it does look dangerous. The paddle boarder d...yes, it does look dangerous. The paddle boarder does not appear to be wearing a life jacket and is trying to get to the light house. that may explain the political situation in Canada today.<br /><br />People know Harper's record. If he is re-elected then people will get what they deserve, a $30 billion reduction in health care funding in 2017. there are a lot of reasons the Cons need to be ejected from office, because of what they have done in the past, but voters need to look to the future also. A $30 billion reduction in health transfer payments in 2017 will gut provincial health care plans. For all those who think Steve and his Cons have been doing a great job, well think what your health care will be like after that money comes out of the budget in your province. Think you can buy extended private health care, sure, if you don't have a previous existing condition. For a majority over 50, that isn't going to happen, so welcome to the new reality of harper and his cons. American style health care prior to the ACAe.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-2214119255387595252015-06-22T12:35:24.126-04:002015-06-22T12:35:24.126-04:00Then there is this one from 2011:
http://wn.com/t...Then there is this one from 2011:<br /><br />http://wn.com/the_harper_song<br /><br />MogsMogs Mogliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09086959842254833850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-48940812526616839552015-06-22T12:13:53.876-04:002015-06-22T12:13:53.876-04:00Living your politics through polls is an exercise ...Living your politics through polls is an exercise in masochism...they go up and down like yo-yos and various polls lately have been beyond wrong, and in the final analysis it's better for your psyche and heart not to get too hung up on what the polls have to say...it's like being bi-polar, too many way ups and way downs to not get depressed..<br />I'm keeping my powder dry and ignoring the polls for at least this long hot summer..so much can, and will happen between now and the next election that it's hardly worth getting your heart rate up over itmizdarlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14442803514546577849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-16259055502397253022015-06-22T09:32:38.418-04:002015-06-22T09:32:38.418-04:00I watched political programs yesterday. All the t...I watched political programs yesterday. All the time spent critiquing Mulcair or Trudeau's policies and words.. Not one single world critiquing Harper. Are they all campaigning for him? Stockholm syndrome? CBC, CTV Global - all the same. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-44119354193280866162015-06-22T09:28:46.586-04:002015-06-22T09:28:46.586-04:00Love it.Love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-69340803570720278562015-06-22T07:43:42.629-04:002015-06-22T07:43:42.629-04:00Brillant song, I wonder where all the protest sing...Brillant song, I wonder where all the protest singers went, to Church I guess.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-5279671378320101502015-06-22T07:37:48.114-04:002015-06-22T07:37:48.114-04:00The mainstream media is frothing for a Justin vs T...The mainstream media is frothing for a Justin vs Tom cat fight. So far both sides are saving their powder for the enemy.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.com