Last night must have been a night of mixed emotions for the Federal leaders.
Three seats up for election, people will argue its only a by election nobody cares, it will mean nothing six months from now.
Well I disagree I think it means lots:
Nobody is going to have a majority position in the Candian parliament without either taking a lot of seats in Quebec or Ontario. Well the Bloc for the most part has Quebec sewed up so that leaves Ontario.
Last night the Vaughan riding, right in the middle of vote rich Southern Ontario, safe Liberal seat been held by the Liberals since it was created.
Michael Ignatieff’s took a very visible position in this riding, they even had the ever popular future Liberal leader Justin Trudeau campaign, still lost the seat. Will this lead to a domino effect in the surrounding area? are there really "safe" Liberal seats in southern Ontario.
Is this a reflection of Ignatieff's leadership? What is he now 1-7 on by elections? Didn't Stephen Dion's career end after similar results.
I'll bet Stephen Harper went to bed with a big smile on his face last night. What did he lose in these By election's? nothing gained Vaughan, held on to Dauphin with a 31% lead over the next candidate. Watched the Liberals and NDP fight over Winnipeg North which I'm sure Ignatieff and the Liberals will be latching on to this morning as his step forward.
Where does Jack Layton fit in all of this? head of a party that is becoming a less and less of a player in the Canadian world of politics and at the end of the day an ally for the Conservatives as between them and the Liberals they will continue to spilt the left wing vote.
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