Christmas election

[FarmRanger]

BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA -- Prime Minister Paul Martin warned yesterday that a Christmas election campaign risks offending not just Christians but other religious and ethnic groups who observe holidays and traditions around the same time.
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20051118.MARTINSB18/TPStory

And this from the man who led the charge on redefining marriage.

[cowman]

Martin is using whatever tactic he can to try and turn voters against the other parties. I would imagine that much of the election campaign will come after Christmas, and for those who do not wish to be bothered at their door, they can choose not to answer it. Otherwise its just campaign signs, advertising and the usual drivel that is in the media which we would be subjected to no matter what time of year the election was held. I am sure there isn't one month of the year that doesn't hold at least one or two days of significance to one religious group or another !

[cowman]

I think the rantings about a Christmas election is something the media has created? I doubt most Canadians really care one way or the other...even if they bother to vote!
Look for the NDP, Conservatives, BLOC to come out swinging on Gomery and look for the Liberals to use their old favorite dirty tricks of smearing the Conservatives and bashing Alberta! Never mind all the mindless drivel about what the parties platforms are...no one really cares! It all comes down to this: Do we re-elect thieves or do we take a chance on Neo-Nazis!!! The thieves will try to paint the Conservatives as the KKK in sheeps clothing and the Conservatives will truthfilly say these guys are thieves!
Ontario will now show their true colors....it will be interesting?

[carebear300]

I wonder how things would turn out if there happened to be a big blizzard in Ontario and Quebec that day. Just a thought from a stubborn old farmer that is hoping that just once in his life that eastern canada would have some adversity to maybe upend their little band wagon.

[silverback]

The liberals probably already have all the greyhound buses in Ontario booked to round up their voters and make sure they vote the party line.

[cakadu]

IF they've done their homework, they probably will all have buses and/or alternative transporation thought out. All parties will want to get the most voters out there that they can.

[cakadu]

So, the writ will be drawn up tomorrow. Let the fun and games begin.

From a purely put yourself in the other man's shoes position, imagine how it must feel to have coveted something so badly only to now go down in history as being the first PM to ever have a solely non-confidence vote against you. Must be something to try and get your brain wrapped around.

Maybe Paul can phone Kim and they can comiserate.

[cowman]

Watching the news last night they said the polls show people want a change. Martin will have to show them that he is all about change or else he'll have to get down and dirty and use the old scare tactics! I wonder which way he will go?
The CBC theorized, based on polling, that we were heading for another minority government, probably Liberal!
Apparently the BLOC is poised to basically wipe them out in Quebec and their chances in the west look shaky! Hopefully Goodale and shrill Annie will be gone!
Atlantic Canada is pretty well a shoe in for the Liberals so that leaves Ontario. How will they vote? For change or for thieves?
Myself, I hope Ontario votes Liberal in a big way...enough to give them a majority! Maybe then some people will start to wake up in the west?

[cowman]

no matter what happens it is costing Canadians a fortune, and if we end up with another minority government we could be back at the polls in another year or less !!!!

[cakadu]

That is probably the rub,emrald. If things don't change enough we will see this same cycle yet again. Even worse, we could be paying these guys to not get very much accomplished in the interim as nothing of any value will make it through parliament.

I hope we see more than the 61% turnout that we did last time. If nothing else, maybe this just might get people out to vote.