NDP? Depends if the Youth go out and vote. I voted this morning for my 22 year old NDP MP in St Pauls (Toronto). Dont think he has a chance against the Liberal, but the Conservative is deffo not winning my riding.
Harper's majority? I dont think so if the NDP actually pick up seats in Quebec. He cant just win the West and get a majority. Most of Toronto is anti-Conservative and if they lose out on Quebec (1/4 of the seats), they dont stand a chance. Think there may be a chance of the Liberals and NDP forming government, although I doubt it will happen.
Centre-left coalition - answered above. Think they may have the chance to do it, but will Canadians accept it? They may have to cause we are sick of voting every 2 seconds.
PS - Fuck Harper (the only reason our economy wasnt ruined is because of the genius of Paul Martin under Chretien's reign - FACT)
Pretty much spot on.
My riding in Ottawa will stay Liberal but my girlfriend's riding in Montreal (Outremont) will be interesting to watch. In many ways, Outremont was at the forefront of the NDP's incursion in Quebec, with Mulcair being a popular NDP figurehead in the province. Overall, it looks like the momentum from Outremont will sweep a few more riding in La Belle Province, if we are to believe the latest polls. It will be interesting to see if all that talk of an NDP spring will actually materialize.
I think the popularity of the NDP can be explained by 3 things:
1) Most NDP candidates aren't nuts and actually represent where Canadians (and the Quebecois in particular) stand on many issues.
2) The Liberal and Bloc parties are aging dinosaurs with ancient messages that are putting the voters to sleep.
3) Jack Layton's mustache and fashion sense.