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   On 22/06/2014 6:13 PM,  (ಠ_ಠ)Раиса wrote:   
   > Yes!  Yes!  Yes!  Let's get this over with and bury the Conservatives   
   > once and for a long, long time.   
   > ____________________________________   
   > CBC News Posted: Jun 20, 2014   
   >   
   > Conservative nominations raise odds of early 2015 election   
   > NDP lags Liberals, Tories in party nominations in advance of next election   
   >   
   >   
   > The Conservatives have already quietly nominated roughly a third of the   
   > party's slate of candidates for the next federal election, a sign that   
   > Stephen Harper could be readying to call an election before the fixed   
   > date in October, 2015.   
   >   
   > While Canadians are expected to go to the polls on the fixed election   
   > date of Oct. 19, 2015, general elections are called at the prime   
   > minister's discretion.   
   >   
   > The Conservatives say they have nominated more than 100 of the party's   
   > candidates for 2015, while the New Democrats have nominated just three   
   > candidates, lagging behind the Liberals, who have nominated 50.   
   >   
   > "That's probably the best signal that the Conservatives, at least   
   > internally, have a sense of urgency to try and nominate as many   
   > candidates as possible," says pollster and research expert Nik Nanos of   
   > Nanos Research.   
   >   
   > "It's probably so that they have the flexibility to call the election as   
   > planned or to potentially fight an election at an earlier date.   
   >   
   > "I would expect the New Democrats, in short order, to catch up —   
   > especially with the Liberals in order to focus on swing ridings," Nanos   
   > said.   
   >   
   > Nanos believes there's "a high likelihood" that the next federal   
   > election will be held before the set date.   
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   >   
   > Nanos, who tracks public opinion weekly, said the numbers show "it's a   
   > fairly tight race" between Stephen Harper's Conservatives and Justin   
   > Trudeau's Liberals.   
   >   
   > "If they see, for example, that if somehow the brand of Justin Trudeau   
   > becomes tarnished, or there's a significant misstep, you might see the   
   > Conservatives try to pursue a smash and grab victory," Nanos said.   
   >   
   >   
   > 2015 slate unclear   
   >   
   > The Conservatives, who have not updated their numbers since mid-May,   
   > would not say who the 100 or so candidates confirmed are.   
   >   
   > "We are about a third of the way through and will have a list up on our   
   > website at some point this summer," said Cory Hann, director of   
   > communications for the Conservative Party.   
   >   
   > George Soule, a spokesperson for the New Democrats, told CBC News that   
   > three candidates have been nominated to run for the NDP in 2015:   
   > Burnaby-Douglas MP Kennedy Stewart in Burnaby South, and newcomers   
   > Cheryl Meheden in Lethbridge, and Janis Irwin in Edmonton-Griesbach.   
   >   
   > Trudeau showed off some of his newly nominated Liberal candidates before   
   > his party's weekly caucus meeting last week.   
   >   
   > Liberal candidates in 2015 will include some familiar names, such as   
   > former Quebec MPs Alexandra Mendes and Pablo Rodriguez, as well as   
   > former Ontario MPs Omar Alghabra, Navdeep Bains and Anthony Rota.   
   >   
   > Trudeau said his party is committed to nominating candidates "in the   
   > fairest way possible."   
   >   
   > "We have advanced real democratic reform by ending the naming of   
   > candidates and by replacing this practice with open nominations," he said.   
   >   
   >   
   > Open nominations   
   >   
   > While the three parties have pledged to hold open nominations, the   
   > Liberals and Conservatives have faced some complaints within party ranks.   
   >   
   > The New Democrats, with 335 candidates left to nominate, argue they are   
   > the only party running truly open nominations with their local electoral   
   > district associations responsible for recruiting and organizing   
   > nomination meetings.   
   >   
   > "Handpicking candidates and pretending to be open is a quick way to get   
   > candidates, but a genuinely open and member-driven process takes time,"   
   > Soule said.   
   >   
   > Alice Funke, the publisher of punditsguide.ca., a website dedicated to   
   > election statistics, has written extensively about the nomination   
   > processes of the three major political parties.   
   >   
   > Funke said while the parties are conducting candidate nominations in   
   > different ways, open nominations are not devoid of involvement by party   
   > leaders.   
   >   
   > "The central party on behalf of all the other riding associations must   
   > get involved and must vet candidates ... and that's not necessarily   
   > contrary to open nominations."   
   >   
   > Funke argues that while the process varies among parties, all of them   
   > exercise some level of control at different stages in the process.   
   >   
   > Debra Eindiguer, chief of staff to Green Party Leader Elizabeth May,   
   > said the Greens have yet to confirm any candidates but plan to run a   
   > full slate in 2015.   
   >   
   > "The organizers will be encouraging Electoral District Associations to   
   > get their candidates nominated this fall ideally, so we are ready for an   
   > early election," Eindiguer said.   
   > June 30 byelections   
   >   
   > With the Ontario and Quebec byelections behind them, the federal parties   
   > will quickly shift gears and focus their attention on confirming a full   
   > slate of candidates for 2015.   
   >   
   > On June 30, Canadians in two provinces will go to the polls in four   
   > federal byelections: Fort McMurray-Athabasca and Macleod in Alberta, as   
   > well as Scarborough-Agincourt and Trinity-Spadina in Ontario.   
   >   
   > Advanced voting starts today and continues through to Monday, June 23.   
   >   
   > The Conservatives, in a bid to win Scarborough-Agincourt, previously   
   > held by the Liberals, put out flyers this week claiming "Trudeau wants   
   > marijuana in local stores, just like alcohol and cigarettes."   
   >   
   > Trudeau called the attack "misleading and quite frankly disgusting."   
      
   If he doesn't want it sold in a regulated fashion like alcohol how   
   exactly does he plan to legalize the sale of it?   
   >   
   > The Liberal leader has said that legalizing, regulating and taxing pot   
   > would help keep it out of the hands of children and take a lucrative   
   > black market product out of the hands of organized crime.   
   >   
   > Despite a slow start, the New Democrats say they know there's a lot at   
   > stake in the next federal election.   
   >   
   > "To keep things in perspective," Anne McGrath, the national director for   
   > the New Democrats, said she starts every meeting with an election   
   > countdown.   
   >   
   > "Anyone working in Canadian politics right now can tell you we've got   
   > more work than time," McGrath said in a letter to supporters.   
      
      
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