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Joe Shlabotnik

(5,604 posts)
Mon Nov 12, 2012, 07:25 PM Nov 2012

Harper among least trusted leaders, poll shows

Quelle surprise!

Canadians are slowly losing trust in Parliament and political parties, and share some of the toughest views in the American hemisphere about their national leader, according to a new 26-country survey.

The survey by The Environics Institute, part of an investigation into political attitudes in 26 countries in the Americas, found that Canadians have been shedding some of their optimistic and positive views on politics and government.

The survey found only 16 per cent of Canadians place “a lot of trust” in their Prime Minister, putting Stephen Harper near the bottom among all leaders in the Americas.

“In an international context, Harper has a lower level of trust than almost every other national leader in the hemisphere,” Mr. Neuman said.

The levels of trust are also low for the Canadian Parliament (17 per cent), political parties (10 per cent) and mass media (6 per cent).


http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/harper-among-least-trusted-leaders-poll-shows/article5187774/


C'mon, how could you not trust a face like this...
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Harper among least trusted leaders, poll shows (Original Post) Joe Shlabotnik Nov 2012 OP
So, how come he not only got re-elected... regnaD kciN Nov 2012 #1
Conservatives elected with 39% rationalcalgarian Nov 2012 #3
The first-past-the-post electoral system Ken Burch Nov 2012 #5
cringe rationalcalgarian Nov 2012 #2
That closeup is appalling arikara Nov 2012 #4
I'm now picturing Harper singing "Welkommen, Bienvenue, Welcome..." Ken Burch Nov 2012 #6

rationalcalgarian

(294 posts)
3. Conservatives elected with 39%
Mon Nov 12, 2012, 07:46 PM
Nov 2012

the other parties shared the 61%

The government is formed by whichever party garners more votes than any other party. It is possible to win a majority government with even less popularity. Imagine a constituency with ten political parties. One party get 12% and, miraculously, the other nine split the remaining 88% evenly. That mean the party with 12% is more popular than any other party and is, therefore, the winner, even though 88% of the voting public didn't want that party to win.

Get enough constituencies split like this, and you've got a majority government even though, like the current Harper government, most of the country does not want them there!

 

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts)
5. The first-past-the-post electoral system
Wed Nov 14, 2012, 08:13 PM
Nov 2012

If Canada had had pr, Harper would be been replaced by an NDP-Liberal coalition(unless the Liberals had decided to disgrace themselves eternally by JOINING Harper in a coalition).

arikara

(5,562 posts)
4. That closeup is appalling
Tue Nov 13, 2012, 12:29 AM
Nov 2012

and his makup is obvious, eyeliner, lip liner and lipstick. The chairman is such a creep.

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