Tim Woolstencroft Quotations

Ontario's complex. There's a lot going on here.

There is a fair amount of ambivalence, principally in the province of Quebec, about the whole mission and mandate.

That's virtually identical to what it was in 2004.

What's interesting is how strong it is in the province of Quebec.

The Tories are starting to eat away at Liberal support in key geographic regions like Southwest Ontario and Eastern Ontario. You can also say that, if the Tories continue to creep up, they'll start to win more seats.

They're starting to have their desired impact. They are essentially reconnecting people to views they previously held about Stephen Harper, and that's easier than creating a whole new view of someone.

Their vote is very inefficient -- it's spread out across the country in a way that doesn't give them a really good chance.

Clearly people have an appetite for change. The issue was, were they comfortable with change that the Conservatives would bring. Harper has purposefully defanged his platform in a way to make that change appear not so threatening.

Clearly this week has been Harper's least effective week.

Canadians haven't been conditioned that Canadian forces are going to be asked to take more aggressive combat roles.

Canadians have real mixed feelings. They love Americans. They like trade. They like traveling in the U.S. On the other hand, Canadians want to remain a distinct country, and they want their government to stand up for Canadian interests.