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Election 2006 Buzz

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Conservatives Take 18-Point Lead, Poll Shows - CTV
The Conservative Party has an 18-point lead over the Liberals in a new poll, giving them 42 per cent support nationally and setting possibly setting the stage for a major electoral shift. The Tories have gained two points since a similar poll released Monday, while the Liberals fell three points. "These numbers would deliver a majority government," pollster Tim Woolstencroft of The Strategic Counsel told CTV.ca on Tuesday.
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20060117...

Anne McLellan Says Martin's National Campaign Has Hurt Her Re-Election Chances
The comments from Deputy Prime Minister Anne McLellan were a further indication of disarray in the ruling Liberal Party which is trailing badly in polls ahead of the Jan. 23 elections.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060118/ap_on_re_ca/canada_elect...

Martin's legacy -- a decline in moral values
http://www.canadafreepress.com/2006/weinreb011706.htm

Liberals Fighting for Their Lives in Ontario
...another Liberal source said Grits do believe there is a small group of Liberals inside and intent on "sabotaging" the campaign. Why are they in the war room? Why are they doing a bunch of other things? And I guess the implication is always there; that the Chrétienites have not rolled over and died.
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/html/index.php?display=story&...

Martin Appeals to NDP Voters to Form `coalition'
Prime Minister Paul Martin is asking New Democrat voters to form a "coalition" at the ballot box next week to avert a Conservative government and save Canada's social programs.
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thes...

Tory Trend Might Give Tony Clement the Last Laugh
Clement ignored advice and opted to become the federal Conservative candidate in Parry Sound-Muskoka. And now, with a Conservative wave sweeping the province, he is poised to win the cottage-country riding and be appointed to Harper's cabinet.
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thes...

New Reality of Election Loss Looms For Tory defectors Scott Brison and Belinda Stronach
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/L...

Key players on Harper team
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thes...

New Quebec support helps Harper
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thes...

Lorne Gunter- expect some unexpected Liberal smear tactic this weekend
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/comment/blog/gunter....

Buzz Hargrove attacks Harper as separatist
http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=ade4f6...

Courts Stacked With Liberal Judges: Harper
Harper reiterated and expanded upon comments he made Tuesday that any Tory government would find itself facing a series of checks and balances from Liberal-appointed judges, senators and top bureaucrats. He said the civil service has also been influenced by 12 years of Liberal government — so much so that the Liberals have been "parachuting" political staffers into civil service positions where they can exert influence. Mr. Harper said he's worried about the roadblocks that Liberal-appointed Senators are likely to pose for the Tories should they form the government. "The Liberal Senate in the past was extremely uncooperative when their party wasn't in power, so it's a worry," he said.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060118....

Smitherman Will Move Up Same-Sex Wedding If Tories Win
Stephen Harper's pledge to review the rights of same-sex couples to get married has some couples rushing to tie the knot, and has created confusion and turmoil in the budding Canadian gay wedding industry. George Smitherman, Ontario's health minister, says he and his partner Christopher Peloso may move up their wedding date if Mr. Harper wins the federal election on Monday. The couple is now considering getting hitched this year, which is earlier than originally planned.

While most provincial courts have ruled that denying marriage to gays and lesbians violates their equal rights under the Charter, Mr. Harper argues the constitutional override clause would not be needed because the Supreme Court would respect Parliament's stance on the issue and not overturn any legislation it implements.

Many law professors have said that the only way Parliament could overturn same-sex marriage is to use the notwithstanding clause. Mr. Harper has dismissed what appears to be the legal consensus.

"Mr. Harper is suggesting legislation that legal experts agree is unconstitutional," said Laurie Arron, director of advocacy for Egale Canada, which represents gay and lesbian issues. "Ultimately, it won't hold up in court, but it will be messy, costly and pointless in the meantime."
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060118....

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