There are a few ridings where a GPC candidate has a chance — even with FPTP. My own riding, Haldimand-Norfolk, has been poorly served by Immigration Minister Diane Finley. She’s been largely absent on serious local issues like the Caledonia land claim and the Nanticoke coal-fired generator. It’s doubtful she could win again.

The LPC has nominated a star candidate, Eric Hoskins. Though born and raised in the area, he’s been out of ridng for about 25 or more years. He’s seen as a parachuter and a large number of Grits have come over to our Green EDA.

The Greens here have nominated a strong candidate, Frank Nightingale. He’s a farmer and a P. Eng. who’s worked all over the world but resettled on the family farm here about 18 years ago. Frankie’s the pres of the county federation af agriculture, he’s on a buncha energy advisory committees. He ran fer mayor of the county (half the H-N riding) and came in a close second.

There’s another possible winner up in Owen Sound, Shane Jolley, too.

I’d like to see an election to get the chance to tell Harper what I think of him but if we wait, maybe the whole Liberal Party’ll implode and join up with the Greens.

JB

Re: the budget, my only concern is that if the Libs topple the government (they’re the only ones who, in concert with another party, can), aren’t we just going to get more of the same? For all of Jack Layton’s politicking (seriously. shouldn’t you READ the budget before deciding to vote against it?), the NDP are eroding their support to us.

The bigger picture is that neither major party is up in the poles, and unfortunately, looking at Green national support is misleading under our FPTP system. It doesn’t matter how many voters across the country say they want us — the only thing that counts is if a majority of voters in a specific riding do.

I got this e-mail too. My girlfriend asked a funny question: Is Adrianne Carr running for leadership? Where is her riding?