Interesting article by Ibbitson
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/harpers-fate-tied-up-with-k...
With a federal election increasingly likely, Tuesday's confirmation of widespread fraud in the Afghanistan presidential election from a United Nations-backed election monitoring team is politically dangerous news for the Conservative Prime Minister, putting at even greater risk the Conservatives' embattled redoubt in Quebec and handing the NDP fresh ammunition in battleground ridings, especially in British Columbia.
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The Bloc Québécois, which opposes Canada's presence in Afghanistan, launched a television campaign Tuesday with the faces of Mr. Harper and Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff, accompanied by the slogan: “Two parties; one view.” The United Nations has confirmed that, on Afghanistan, the separatists have a point.,,,,
In a closely fought race, the Conservatives' backing of such a questionable policy in Afghanistan could tip votes toward the Bloc in Quebec and the NDP in British Columbia.