Peter Ryan (pwr197) wrote, @ 2005-12-07 09:52:00

Week two of the election
The second week of the election looks to have slowed the pace a bit. Quite normal for any campaign. The Tories still look strong on TV but have yet to dent the polls.

Martin's performance seems to have picked up confidence. His endorsement by Buzz Hargrove was opportunistic and I think most people viewed it that way. Didn't his awkward hug of Hargrove smack of desperation? Please - how could the CAW ever endorse the leader who consistently slashed all the socialist sacred cows the unions have been pumping the last 50 years.

Now, to share with you a funny story - Sunday night, I was coming out of the grocery store near my house. I bumped into none other than Foreign Affairs minister, Pierre Pettigrew. I stopped him and asked him how his campaign was going. He said pretty good. Must have been for him to be out sauntering in Outremont when his riding is miles away. For a Liberal in Quebec, he seems to be taking lots for granted.

Anyhow, if anyone gets a chance to read the great article the Globe and Mail wrote on Stephen Fletecher, a Tory MP in Winnipeg, I urge you to do so. A great story about a courageous young man.

Stay tuned for my next riding profile, that of Outremont, which comes your way tomorrow!

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