Posted on 09/12/2005 10:57:20 AM PDT by LifeSite News
HALIFAX, September 9, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The venomous attacks against the United States leadership and its citizens by brazen Liberal politicians using any excuse (Iraq, missile defence, mad-cow, softwood lumber) to assuage their seething hatred of American pro-life and pro-family policies by Bush-bashing, is beginning to have palpable effects.
The President of the United States seems to have less and less time and priority for Prime Minister Paul Martin, and given the strained relations, it's no surprise suggests Conservative Leader Stephen Harper.
In an address to the Conservative Caucus Wednesday, Harper noted poignantly that "This government's lack of competence and vision in the Canada-U.S. relationship has led Canada to lose influence and relevance with our most important trading partner. Now, we are threatened with having to have a passport to cross the border by 2008."
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In New Brunswick, many (about 30-35% or so) of the French-speakers are conservative, unlike in Quebec where conservatism is virtually unheard-of...
That was my point. It is one of the few provinces to have a Conservative premier, and it is just not believable that he was elected with just the anglophone vote.
The same is starting to happen in Ontario. The Conservatives picked up one of the easternmost seats (Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry) and should hold it with over 50% of the vote, while they are also in a position to pick up Glengarry-Prescott-Russell which is majority francophone...even if the Libranos held it previously with 70% of the vote (they got about 45% last time out).
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