January 17, 2006
WHAT'S 155 IN KILOMETERS?:
As Final Week Of 2006 Election Begins, Tories Within Close Striking Distance Of Winning Majority Government: Tories (38%, +1 Point) Have 12-Point Lead Over Grits (26%, Unchanged) -- NDP (19%, +1 Point) And Green (5%, Unchanged) (Ipsos, 1/17/06)
The latest Ipsos Reid survey of Canadian voters indicates that Stephen Harper and the Conservatives are well on their way to forming a strong minority government come January 23rd, and are within close-striking distance of winning a majority government. [...]Posted by Orrin Judd at January 17, 2006 9:58 PMIpsos Reid’s seat model projects that if a vote were held tomorrow, the Conservatives would have a potential of 149-153 seats, the Liberals would have a potential of 64-68 seats, the NDP would have a potential of 29-33 seats, and the Bloc Quebecois would have a potential of 57-61 seats. In order to achieve a majority government, a party needs a minimum of 155 seats in the House of Commons.
If the LIEberals continue dropping over the next few days, the separatist Bloc party may once again become the Official Opposition in Parliament. Traitors at the gate once more!
Posted by: obc at January 17, 2006 10:42 PMWho are the 'grits'? Is that Martin's party? Never heard that name before.
Posted by: JAB at January 18, 2006 12:14 AMGrit (n, slang) a member of or supporter of the Canadian Liberal party. An 1840s Upper Canada radical reformist party named the Clear Grits merged in 1870 with reformers in Quebec to form the Liberals. Clear Grit was a complimentary term meaning tenacious or dedicated.
Posted by: Rick T. at January 18, 2006 9:12 AM