tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13194839.post113781305801581072..comments2023-06-30T01:39:28.918-07:00Comments on B.C. Policy Perspectives: Conservative Majority? Second ThoughtsMark Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11904245045490682686noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13194839.post-1138249513318760172006-01-25T20:25:00.000-08:002006-01-25T20:25:00.000-08:00me: Thank you for your comments. Had I been a more...me: Thank you for your comments. Had I been a more careful psephologist, I would have noted the large number of still-undecided in Toronto. What appears to have happened in the last few days of the campaign was a mini-version of the Liberal "fear" vote that had occurred in 2004. This time it was more limited to Metro Toronto and (to a lesser extent) Metro Vancouver and Montreal as well. It is surprising that the Tories would win 10 seats in Quebec and still only get 122-124 seats nationally. The only unfortunate aspect of this result is that the combination of Tories and NDP falls a couple of seats shy of a majority. This would give PM Harper a "third option" in his negotiations, thereby contributing to a more stable Parliament.<BR/>--MCMark Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11904245045490682686noreply@blogger.com