OTTAWA, Aug 25 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The mainstream media seems to have taken an interest in allegations about social conservatives trying to use nomination meetings to take over the party. Judging by an article yesterday in the Toronto Star, however, leader Stockwell Day isn’t biting, allowing the populist process to run its course. “In any race, you sometimes, unfortunately, have the media jumping to attach labels to people. Some people get characterized as single-issue candidates, but our policy is to allow wide-open democracy in this party,” he told Toronto Star reporter, Tim Harper.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Jean Chretien took an election-style spin into southern Ontario this week. He spoke confidently about staying on as Liberal leader in the next election, but the Ottawa Citizen, reporting on the comments from Liberal supporters in Roger Gallaway’s riding – one of Mr. Chretien’s stops – reported that he is being stalked by lingering doubts about whether he should remain at the Liberal helm.”
The Citizen also reported yesterday on a new poll which indicates that “the Canadian Alliance is making inroads in Ontario, … pushing the Tories out of the way and moving into second place in the province. … In back-to-back polls in May and July, Decima says the Alliance jumped to 17 percent from 11 in the province, behind the Liberals at a consistent 43 percent and past the Conservatives, who remained at 16 percent. The NDP, meanwhile, dropped one point between polls, going to 9 percent from 10 in Ontario.” The Alliance has announced that instead of seeking a seat in the next election, Tom Long will be chairing the party’s Ontario election campaign.