by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 15, 2008 | Alberta, Canada, Election, Markham, News, Ontario, Oshawa, Politics, Quebec, Toronto
CLOSE TO 10 MILLION CANADIANS DID NOT BOTHER TO VOTE!!!OTTAWA — Early figures indicate Canadians avoided the ballot box more than ever before on election day.Just 58 per cent of eligible voters visited the polls — from a high of 69 per cent in Prince Edward Island to...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 15, 2008 | Canada, GTA Issues, GTA Politics, News, Ontario, Toronto, World
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press Writer © 2008 The Associated Press Oct. 15, 2008, 4:05AM OTTAWA — Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Wednesday he will reach out to all parties during the global financial meltdown after his Conservative Party won in national...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 14, 2008 | Canada, Election, GTA Issues, GTA Politics, Markham, News, Ontario, Oshawa, Toronto
Update (7:56pm):Just came back from voting and turnout is heavy. I had to wait in line for a long time as it went outside of the High School and into the parking lot. Durham residents are voting, are you? Update (10:14pm): It will be a Conservative win for Harper. The...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 13, 2008 | Oshawa, Politics
“There is one leader and one party that tells the truth frankly, doesn’t pretend to be all things to be all people, doesn’t pretend to have perfect answers, but does have answers for ordinary families and that’s Jack Layton and the NDP.”...
by thegtapatriot@yahoo.ca | Oct 13, 2008 | Canada, Election, News, Politics, Quebec, World
In my estimation, these are the errors each leader made during this campaign. They are in no particular order, however I welcome your comments. Harper and the Conservatives 1. Called the election in the first place, knowing that Canadians wanted the minority...