Polls, And One Ethics Commissioner Ruling

Some polls are more accurate, some are web-based, but most of them are interesting, if you take them with a grain of salt.

Poll suggests Tories jumped to seven-point lead during Christmas holidays

OTTAWA - With politics rarely in the news and Prime Minister Stephen Harper keeping a low profile, a new poll indicates the Conservatives jumped to a seven-point lead over the holidays.

While Canadians were busy stuffing stockings and carving up turkey, the federal Tories were busily bolting to a sizeable advantage over the Liberals, says the new Canadian Press Harris-Decima survey.

The pollster suggests the Tories had fallen slightly behind the Liberals by mid-December, then leapt past them over the holidays to hold a 37-30 edge by the first week of January.

Might I suggest that over the holidays, families gathered together, talked politics, and decided that they were happy with the Conservatives? Could that be the reason for a 7 point lead? My opinion is just as likely as say, the reporters, or even the pollster, Bruce Anderson?

From Global National:

Poll Do you think Laibar Singh should be deported back to India?
Yes 96.65 %

No 3.35 %

Okay, so, deport the guy, and arrest his followers.

Now, this next isn't a poll, but it caught my eye:

Ethics commissioner clears PM of conflict of interest in Schreiber affair

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper is not in a conflict of interest with his dealings in the Karlheinz Schreiber affair and he has not given former prime minister Brian Mulroney preferential treatment, according to a ruling by the federal ethics commissioner.

Responding to a complaint about Harper’s conduct, including the prime minister’s decision to reserve judgment on University of Waterloo president David Johnston’s report on the matter due this week, Mary Dawson has also cleared Justice Minister Rob Nicholson of any wrongdoing.

In a seven-page letter, Dawson rejected the notion that Harper was in a conflict of interest because of a desire to protect his personal reputation after being named in an affidavit by lobbyist Schreiber in a lawsuit against Mulroney.

Next?

I have never seen such a whiny bunch as the opposition, and their special interest groups. If the PM coughs on the wrong person, they run to some commissioner or other to complain, or they call for a review/ special Parliamentary hearing/ RCMP investigation/ Human Rights tribunal hearing/ Calling for some Minister to be fired.....

Given the 7 point lead by the Conservatives, it's no wonder Dion, is now backing off of calling an election. Voters are starting to understand that adults are now in charge, and the kids have to be called back to grade school, for a time out. Run along now kiddies, time for your nap.