Apolitical Staples

That 70% if Canadians voted for parties other than the Liberals in the last elecion. Further there is somewhere near 60% of Canadians who will not vote Liberal is the foreseeable future. If someone already does not vote for a party does it really matter if a policy makes it ‘more likely’ they will not vote for them. Let me put a fine point on this. The Liberal party is dead is great areas of this country and in many respects are an urban rump (helps that it is a very big rump) sprinkled with areas where the economy relies on government employment.
These are long-term trends that the Liberals are fighting against. They could try to reorganize themselves to rebuild a larger coalition. Or they can tinker around the edges to comble enough of a coalition to win an immediate minority. This is the Liberal party we are talking about so you know what they are going to do. So ignore results from people who do not vote Liberal saying this time I really won’t vote Liberal. Instead look at this

…Only Quebecers responded to the idea with open arms — 40% more likely to vote Liberal and 12.2% less.

I realize the next election will not be a replay of the last one but it does provide a baseline for comparisons. If Quebec results switch from 2006 levels to 2004 levels we will have a change in power. That is why the parties are twisting themselves into knots in the Quebec auction.