Monday Quick Hits
1. The Hill Times has released their annual MP survey. John Baird and Bob Rae do well in the more meaningful categories, while Rona Ambrose and Pablo Rodriguez continue their dominance in the "best hair" category. Rona is also on top for sexiest woman, with Helena and Ruby falling off the list after a difficult year. For the men, Peter McKay held off a challenge from the "hippest MP", Justin Trudeau, to defend his crown.
2. In other polling news, the latest from Environics shows few changes in Alberta since March:
PC 34% (nc)
WAP 28% (-2%)
ALP 23% (nc)
NDP 12% (+2%)
They do some seat projections that show the PCs with a razor-thin majority but, for the life of me, I'm not sure how you can do a credible seat projection when a party rises from obscurity to second place.
3. In Quebec, the news is less rosy for the incumbent:
PQ 40%
Lib 31%
ADQ 8%
QS 8%
Green 7%
With the PQ up 48% to 22% among francophone voters, they're squarely in majority territory. We're still a ways off from an election but the federal parties should at least start thinking about the implications of having a separatist government in Quebec in a few years.
4. Speaking of which, a regular reader is looking to give away a pair of hardcover Rene Levesque biographies - Memories and My Quebec. If you're in Calgary you can pick them up, otherwise you can send cash for postage. If you're interest, drop me an e-mail and I'll get you in touch.
2. In other polling news, the latest from Environics shows few changes in Alberta since March:
PC 34% (nc)
WAP 28% (-2%)
ALP 23% (nc)
NDP 12% (+2%)
They do some seat projections that show the PCs with a razor-thin majority but, for the life of me, I'm not sure how you can do a credible seat projection when a party rises from obscurity to second place.
3. In Quebec, the news is less rosy for the incumbent:
PQ 40%
Lib 31%
ADQ 8%
QS 8%
Green 7%
With the PQ up 48% to 22% among francophone voters, they're squarely in majority territory. We're still a ways off from an election but the federal parties should at least start thinking about the implications of having a separatist government in Quebec in a few years.
4. Speaking of which, a regular reader is looking to give away a pair of hardcover Rene Levesque biographies - Memories and My Quebec. If you're in Calgary you can pick them up, otherwise you can send cash for postage. If you're interest, drop me an e-mail and I'll get you in touch.
Labels: Alberta politics, Polls, Quebec Politics
posted by calgarygrit at
5:58 p.m.
4 Comments:
Compared to some of the polls that Charest has gotten lately, 40-31 is a godsend.
By
Kyle H., at 6:35 p.m.
Well, you have to say this about the Alberta Liberals, their support is solid. No matter what happens, they stick to that mid-twenties.
By
Anonymous, at 1:04 a.m.
Grit,
I think you quoted the wrong poll. The last Environics poll had 34-28-20, the newest one had 34-30-23. Check it out.
By
Kyle H., at 4:09 p.m.
For the life of me, I can never see why everybody loves Pablo Rodriguez' hair.
By
IslandLiberal, at 3:02 p.m.
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