Well, a theme is beginning to emerge.

I was listening to Cross Country checkup. Starting with John Manley's appearance on the show, Rex Murphy slowly build up the meme that the NDP is not going to be able to function, after it is ripped to shreds by its Soverigntist friendly Quebec caucus.

I finally got on Cross Country checkup today after 5 tries.  The topic was "Where do you think this election is going", but turned into "Don't vote NDP or Harper wil get a majority".

It started with "Linda" from Vancouver, who has voted NDP before, but has voted Liberal for quite some time now. There were other submissions from other "Lindas" from across Canada, whom all said basically the same thing. I also counted two identifible Tories, and 3 other New Dems.

Last week we once  again witnessed politics trumping principle in the swift, complete co-operation of the four main political parties in agreeing to shift the french debates up a day to allow Canadian viewers to watch the Habs game. What does this say about the parties' underlying  attitudes towards and trust of the Canadian public?  Something sadly cynical, I'm afraid:  that Canadians can't be trusted to choose the potential good of their country over a mere hockey game, that "sports" means more than the fate of our country, that the parties fear viewers might just not tune in because most would prefer hockey to the debate?  Alas, they're probably right.  

Hi. 

Here's a video I made about the Conservative candidate in the Saskatoon-Rosetown-Biggar and how she's trying to avoid speaking to voters and meeting with citizen groups during the election campaign.  I made this video while working on the Friends of Canadian Broadcasting project.

Please take a few minutes to watch this video, and if you're on Facebook, please link to it to help spread the word.  

Thanks!