Political landscape of Canada (Ekos Poll - April 29)

[murphyj87]

In what would have been unthinkable at the outset of this campaign, the Canadian political landscape is being profoundly reshaped in ways that are still unclear. What is clear is that Canadians are opting for dramatic change on May 2nd. The Conservatives remain stuck at 34.5 points, well short of the majority that they insisted was essential to ward off the adventure of an untested coalition. The NDP, who began the campaign at a scant 14 points, have now more than doubled their support and at 29.7% and are breathing down the necks of the stalled Conservative Party. The hapless Liberal Party, meanwhile, is in full collapse having achieved yet another historical nadir at 20.0%. A very soft Green Party is at 6.9% and is available for the picking. The Bloc Quebecois remains stuck at 26.2% in Quebec and will be dramatically humbled in the next Parliament.
While the Conservatives are hanging on to.

CPC=Conservative Party Of Canada
NDP=New Democratic Party
LPC=Liberal Party of Canada
BQ=Bloq Québecois

[Puzzler]

1. Go Jack!!!

[digitaln3rd]

2. I like the NDP

Their success probably has a lot to do with the fact that the Liberals have a leader that's pretty much the Canadian equivalent of John Kerry.

[canuckledragger]

3. honestly didn't hear much of anything..

..about Michael Ignatieff until the vote of no confidence of Stephen Harper. Then all of sudden he wants to be prime minister now & he's everywhere in the news.

I think the liberals dug their hole a long time ago, helped along by all the corruption & scandals lately. Almost as corrupt as the Conservatives!

Jack though, he's been right up front the whole time Harper's been in office, countering what he can.

Go Jack! lol

[applegrove]

4. All I ask is that the neocons don't get a majority. Go Jack GO!

[Electric Monk]

5. The question still, though, is how that will affect the number of seats

which is the problem inherent in a First Past The Post system.

Proportional representation makes way more sense, imho. In that type of system the BQ and Green parties, which each have about the same % of votes nationally, would have the same number of seats. The way it is now allows a regional party, like the BQ, to have all their support in a small number of ridings, turning that into actual seats in Parliament, while the Green support is spread coast to coast, which is why the Greens have yet to even win a single seat.