Grit [Canadian Liberal Party] attack ads don't dent Tory popularity: poll

CTV ^ | 1/15/06 | CTV.ca News Staff

[conservative in nyc]

This is very encouraging for the Conservative Party of Canada - 40% is nearing majority territory. And the Quebec numbers are looking very good. I wouldn't be surprised if the Conservatives are pulling ahead in a number of Quebec City-area ridings and maybe Pontiac, on the Ontario border.

Paul Martin and the Liberals should be afraid. Very afraid. I'm not making this up.

[conservative in nyc]

Ping.

[Aussie Dasher]

What sort of self-respecting political party would call itself "Grit"? Very strange these Canadians...

[conservative in nyc]

From Wikipedia:

Clear Grits were reformers in the Province of Upper Canada, a British colony that is now the Province of Ontario, Canada. Their support was concentrated among southwestern Ontario farmers, who were frustrated and disillusioned by the 1849 Reform government of Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine's lack of radicalism. The Clear Grits advocated universal male suffrage, representation by population, democratic institutions and free trade with the United States. The name derives from a quote by party member David Christie who describe the movement as "all sand and no dirt; clear grit all the way through", a reference to the type of sand preferred in the preparation of masonry.

They came under the leadership of Toronto newspaper editor George Brown, and, in 1857 joined with the Reform Party to form part of what became the Liberal Party of Ontario and Liberal Party of Canada.

The Clear Grits were one of a long series of farmer based radical reform movements. Later examples were the United Farmers and the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. "Clear Grit" was a complimentary term meaning tenacious or dedicated.

The word "Grit" is used as a neutral reference to members of the Liberal Party in English Canada. It is currently used far more frequently in print than spoken since Canadians commonly pronounce the word "liberal" with only two syllables (lib-ral). "Grit" also has a conveniently small number of letters, for use in headlines.

[Tim Long]

Did anyone see the ad where the narrator says "At least someone's happy, eh?" Hilarious. The stereotype is true.

[Aussie Dasher]

Strike! I reckon "git" might be more appropriate...

[Rastus]

If I sell Grit door to door, can I get some X-ray glasses and a camera?

[BigSkyFreeper]

If the trend continues, I look for a few surprises in Ontario. A few Conservative Party wins in Quebec would be nice. Quebec has been a tough nut to crack for the CP.

[Rastus]

I'm going to feel like martin_fierro posting this, but:

[Crooked Constituent]

Liberals are becoming so obnoxious that they are growing a conservative movement.

[Asfarastheeastisfromthewest...]

Oh yeah? So how did Republicans pick the elephant, and Democrats the donkey, to represent their parties? lol

[Aussie Dasher]

Must've been one hell of a big night...

[xp38]

Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result...Winston Churchill

[jocon307]

TROW THE BUMS OUT CANADA, please?

[PzLdr]

They didn't. Thomas Nast, the cartoonist did [along with the basic representation of the modern drawing of Santa Claus, and some great Boss Tweed/ Tammany Hall cartoons]

[dmc8576]

Germany, Poland, now Canada. Does anyone know where there is information on the success of the conservative movement worldwide and what countries currently have a conservative party in power?

[tallhappy]

Sell Grit -- make extra money!!

[CheyennePress]

Chirac is a conservative. .... bwahahahaha!

Sad, isn't it? But true.

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