Ex-Tory Firebrand Elsie Wayne Back in Political Arena Defending Marriage
Wayne, 73, has been recruited by Vote Marriage Canada, a lobby group that is waging a national campaign to revisit the same-sex marriage issue in a bid to restore the traditional definition of marriage. "Look at the future for our young people, for heaven's sake. What kind of message are we sending to them? It's no wonder (U.S. President) George Bush doesn't want to do business with Canada anymore. I don't blame him. At least he has moral standards."
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Ring Incident Haunts Svend
Svend Robinson's past troubles with the law are derailing his bid to become MP for Vancouver Centre, a new poll suggests.
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Martin's Fatal Gaffe - Toronto Sun's Peter Worthington
Contrary to expectations, it was Paul Martin, not Stephen Harper, who committed what will likely be a fatal gaffe in this election campaign. It can be argued that by promising to get rid of the “notwithstanding clause” in the Constitution if re-elected, Martin guaranteed that the Liberals will lose the Jan. 23 vote.
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Tories Head for Majority; Poll Shows `breakthrough' For Party
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Liberal-Crushing Poll Will Backfire - Lorne Gunter
Much has been made today of the fact that the Toronto Star and EKOS Research Associates withheld until after Monday's debates a stunning poll showing the Conservatives surging well ahead of the Liberals.There are a number of reasons I doubt these numbers and the results they predict. They're from EKOS, for one, and I have never cared for that firm's methods or its closeness to the current government. And for another, the number of undecideds remains high, almost 17%
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Tories Rebuilding Old Coalition, Pollster Says
The Conservatives seem to be rebuilding the coalition that put them in power during the 1980s, says an analyst. "It's becoming a little more francophone and a lot more high-income," Tim Woolstencroft of The Strategic Counsel told CTV.ca on Monday.
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