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Elizabeth A. Pellett, Saanich-Gulf Islands BC

The Green Party in Saanich-Gulf Islands put our a poll with erroirs on 27th and you covered it. The Green Party corrected their miscalculation on the 28th. You have never carried the correction in a news story. You gave May a strong write up on her purported lead. You have not corrected this. the liberal Party was the favored Party. Renee Hetherington deserves an accurate and speedy correction.

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Esquimalt-Juan De Fuca, BC

Is Conservative candidate Troy De Sousa bribing voters by promising a Mackenzie overpass like the one that was not needed at the Victoria airport but got one anyway because it was a conservative held riding?

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jan2, Victoria, BC

There was a huge rally for Elizabeth May, Green Party Leader, in Sydney on Wednesday, April 27th. Well known authors such as Bill Deverell, Arthur Black and Guy Dauncey spoke on her behalf. Bill Henderson of the rock group Chilliwack and Randy Bachman wrote and recorded a song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg9rCwy_B0c&feature=channel_video_title I heard this might have been the biggest political rally this election in BC. Amazingly it was not covered by the newspapers or broadcasters!! This leaves me dumbfounded. This is the leader of a federal party we're talking about and no coverage! Something is wrong with this picture. Please check it out.

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Kingston

Religious Influence on the election We have heard about the US style electioneering in this election. What is the impact of the candidate's religious views on this election ? (I am thinking of the George W Bush election and the religious impact there) My contention is that Mr Harper has the religious vote in Canada as Mr Bush did in 2000 and 2004 in the USA.

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Nobsland, Airdrie AB

I don't believe that enough notice has been given to the Early Poll Closing times. It is closing at 7:30 PM for the First time ever and not a note in any paper about it. A lot of People are going to be upset. Phone a couple of friends and ask them if they know about the early closing time!!!

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Peterborough ON

I thought it very interesting that the slide of the Bloc and the upswing for the NDP happened after Duceppe made various statements about the expected strength of the PQ provincially and the strength of the Bloc federally would start a new round separatist action and facilitate independence for Quebec. I wonder if this scared the pants off of folks in Quebec who actually understand how it would change things economically. A loss of 8 Billion per year in equalization coupled with the ongoing uncertainty for outside investment would cripple the Quebec economy for decades if not forever.

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Superpostie12, Simcoe-Grey ON

If the NDP gets in the armed forces are reduce to weekend warrior's. This would cost a lot of civilian and military jobs causing mass unemployment. Nobody has ask Jack Layton about this fact leaving our country at the hands of the United States to protect the Canadian people. This would allow Canada to be taken over by the U.S.

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Lloyd, Regina SK

Both the Liberals and Conservatives have ruined farm aid and ARE furthering the destruction and abandonment of rural Canada. The Liberals initiated a study/change on a farm program before losing power....and the Conservatives implemented the disasterous formula change to Agri-Stability now !...........There is NO MORE farm aid !!!\ Both parties refuse to put the farmers of Canada on accrual incometax to get the farm losses and to base farm aid on, which would BOTH be green and Gattable according to the World Trade Agreement (WTO)........ I am ashamed and discussed with both these parties !!! Doesn't Rural Canada count any more ?

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Bluebottle, Sidney BC

Why is the ferry routes on the west coast not considered part of the federal highway system?

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Lorn, Red Deer AB

Someone should ask the NDP (Jack Layton ) plans on paying for all his election promises ? The total cost has to be in the Billions ! Or are they just more proken promises ?