Score One For Vote Suppression

Though the Guelph votes will count, the Harperites have managed to shut down special balloting at other Canadian universities. Election's Canada has ordered that there be no more of these events held on campus.

I noticed the following sentence in the article and it raised my eyebrow, to say the least:

Elections Canada issued a statement Friday that reaffirms special ballots are to be used to assist electors like snowbirds or military personnel who cannot get to a regular polling station.

Gee, I wonder why the Harperites aren't bitching about those ballots and those voters?

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Well, At Least They Didn't Burn The Place Down

Of course, if voter suppression doesn't work, I am sure the Conservatives are leaving all of their options open.

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My Reaction?

I wish Duceppe spoke better English.
I wish Layton had a prayer.
I wish Harper would stop lying.
I wish I could believe Iggy.

Other than that, who cares? The MSM, caught up in an endless cycle of sports cliches will declare that there was no "knock out punch" or "game changer". It doesn't matter that Harper is a liar. It doesn't matter that he has no respect for democracy -- he probably will be declared the winner of this game, simply by sticking to his lies, no matter what. The idea that Canadian democracy is the loser is not even considered important. After all, it's the game that's the thing. Everything else is secondary at best.

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What Does A Harper Majority Mean?

Well, to Steve Janke, it means firing the entire civil service because of a leak, destroying the CBC and generally striking back at their "enemies":

If the Conservatives win a majority, and they begin their program of shrinking government, who seriously doubts that the motivation will be less philosophy and more self-defence? Somewhere in that vast army of bureaucrats, many, if not most, honest and hardworking people who take their responsibilities and their oaths seriously, is a cadre of hyper-politicized activists who see their role as choosing the “right” government for Canadians.

Can’t find the rotten apples? Then throw out the barrel. Furious Conservatives might be tossing out many barrels. The media might be in for a rough ride too. The CBC, recipient of a billion dollars in direct government funding? They’re in trouble. The others? How many of them tap into a multitude of taxpayer-funded government-run production funds? Or have their production infrastructure underwritten by tax breaks?

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Conservative Moral Equivalence

According to Tim Powers, not fact checking whether Iggy voted in England is exactly the same as lying to Parliament about a $50 Million dollar slush fund and taking quotes from Sheila Fraser out of context in an official House committee report.

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A "Perp Walk" For Steamboat Tony?

If God is just, yes, but I won't hold my breath. I expect the Dear Leader to call in the RCMP by this afternoon. That way he can stonewall during the debate tomorrow night.

Update: Well, I have to admit, I didn't see this coming. The Conservatives are really going for broke. They are saying that no matter what the draft report says, the final report vindicates them (perhaps they have read a version that is lying next to the secret letter from the U.S. government giving us planes for less than cost). They say this, knowing full well the final report cannot be released until after the election. They are rolling the dice that they will get their majority by turning this into another he said/she said issue they thrive on. If they get their majority and the final report does not vindicate them, well they have four years of unfettered rule ahead of them anyway. They are hoping that Canadians are suckers, one last time and that the Harperites will have the last laugh. We will see.

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Signs Of A Conservative Collapse

The first open mention of "autonomy"for Alberta in the MSM. Will this mean a coalition of the separatists?

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