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Federal Liberals poised to make great election gains in Ontario, poll finds

One of the most ambitious public polls taken in Ontario in the runup to the federal election suggests Justin Trudeaus Liberals are ascendant in the countrys largest province but not yet enough to give them a good shot at winning government.

Surveying 3,000 Ontarians through a combination of land lines and cellphones, from late February through the end of March, Innovative Research Group found the Liberals with 39-per-cent support among decided voters. The Conservatives were at 37 per cent, the NDP at 17 per cent and the Green Party at 7 per cent.

Those numbers would represent a major turnaround for the Liberals after bottoming out in the 2011 election, when they received 25 per cent of Ontarios popular vote and won just 11 of its 106 seats. By the estimate of Greg Lyle, Innovative Researchs managing director, the Liberals would be on pace for between 49 and 62 of the 121 Ontario seats on the new federal map that will be used for this years vote.

Such results would likely be enough to deny Stephen Harpers Conservatives another majority government. But at the lower end of that spectrum they would need to be accompanied by significant gains elsewhere to even assure the Liberals of forming Official Opposition, let alone laying claim to the most seats nationally.

Owing to its large sample size, the survey offers a window into how the parties stack up in different regions of Ontario. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.8 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.

Within the city of Toronto, where a total of 646 voters were surveyed, the Liberals appear to be dominant, with the poll showing them supported by 50 per cent of decided voters next to 30 per cent for the Conservatives and just 15 per cent for the NDP. Further breakdowns show those gains coming primarily from the NDP in the citys core, and from both the Conservatives and the New Democrats closer to the city limits. With Liberal support seemingly consistent across the city, they appear well-positioned to win the vast majority of its 25 seats, although the margin of error is larger for the regional breakdowns.

In the Greater Toronto Area, widely considered to be the single most important electoral battleground in the country, the picture is more complex. In the western section of the GTA, which most notably includes the cities of Mississauga, Brampton and Oakville, the Conservatives appear to remain strong, polling at 44 per cent to the Liberals 34 per cent and the NDPs 15 per cent. But in the northern and eastern parts of the GTA which among other municipalities includes Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham and Ajax the Tories and Liberals are shown to be in a virtual tie with Conservatives slightly ahead 43 per cent and 40 per cent. (Sample sizes for the two areas were 377 and 365, respectively.)

Considering the unpopularity of the governing provincial Liberals in the economically hard-hit southwestern and south-central corners of the province, where there are 30 federal seats, Mr. Trudeaus party fared surprisingly well among the 791 Ontarians polled there running even with the Conservatives at 35 per cent each among decided voters. And the Liberals and Conservatives are in another virtual tie in eastern Ontario, at 43 per cent and 40 per cent, respectively.

In a poll with plenty of cause for concern for the NDP, responses in Northern Ontario provide more of it showing Thomas Mulcairs party sinking from 41 per cent in the past campaign to 25 per cent now, the Tories slipping less precipitously from 36 to 27 per cent and the Liberals rising from 19 to 34 per cent. There, though, a small sample size of 198 respondents means findings have a large margin of error.

Despite their improvements elsewhere in the province, though, its in the Toronto area where the Liberals have by far the most potential for gains something borne out by Innovative Research looking at groups of ridings that had similar results in the past election. The key change is that now most close races in Toronto and GTA are being won convincingly by the Liberals, Mr. Lyle said in an interview, and even some seats won by the Conservatives with wide majorities last election are now competitive.

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Media Lies: Liberals Are disgust of Miracles happening to Christians – Video


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Hillary Clinton announces her US presidential bid

Critics, including liberals in her own party, say she has grown out of touch after decades as the wife of former president Bill Clinton, a US senator and secretary of state.

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: Hillary Clinton promised to be a champion for everyday Americans on Sunday as she kicked off a long-awaited second run for the White House as the commanding Democratic front runner.

Everyday Americans need a champion. I want to be that champion, Clinton said in a video released on the internet that announced her run.

Americans have fought their way back from tough economic times, but the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top, she said.

Clinton, who lost a bruising Democratic nominating battle to Barack Obama in 2008, was expected to travel soon to Iowa, the state that holds the kickoff nominating contest in early 2016.

Its official: Hillarys running for president, John Podesta, a top aide to Clinton, said in an email sent to supporters of her failed 2008 bid.

She is hitting the road to Iowa to start talking directly with voters. There will be a formal kickoff event next month.

Clintons campaign will emphasize her plans to address economic inequality and will tout the historic nature of her effort to become the first woman US president, aides said.

One of her biggest challenges will be to show a more down-to-earth side while connecting with ordinary voters. Critics, including liberals in her own party, say she has grown out of touch after decades as the wife of former president Bill Clinton, a US senator and secretary of state.

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Analysis: 3 Things to Prove Liberals Actually Do Think Businesses Should Discriminate

April 10, 2015|2:34 pm

An Apple employee waves a rainbow flag before marching in the San Francisco Gay Pride Festival in California, June 29, 2014. Thousands of Apple employees donned specially designed T shirts at the festival and marched in unison. This year's turnout was largest in the company's history, several Apple employees told Reuters.

Businesses should not discriminate, liberals proclaimed loudly in explaining their opposition to religious freedom laws. Three recent actions supported by liberals demonstrate that is not true.

1. Bakeries Should Be Able to Refuse Bible Verses

Christian activist Bill Jack was denied service when he went to Azucar Bakery in Denver and asked for two cakes in the shape of open Bibles. He asked for the words, "God hates sin Psalm 45:7," "Homosexuality is a detestable sin Leviticus 18:22," "God loves sinners," and "While we were yet sinners Christ died for us Romans 5:8," on each of the "pages" of the Bible cakes.

Azucar Bakery is in the same state where the bakery Masterpiece Cake was successfully sued for declining to make a wedding cake for a same-sex wedding.

In a January interview with The Christian Post, Jack explained that he supports Azucar Bakery's right to deny him service because they oppose the values he wanted written on the cakes. He only made the requests to find out if Colorado would be hypocritical. It was.

In Colorado, if a customer wants a cake with Christian values written on it, bakers are allowed to decline service if they disagree with those values. If a customer wants a cake for a same-sex wedding, bakers are not allowed to decline service if they disagree with same-sex marriage.

2. Pharmacists Should Refuse Death Penalty Drugs

The American Pharmacists Association approved a policy last month discouraging its members from participating in death penalty executions by providing the drugs required for lethal injections.

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Liberals Target Majorities, in Indiana and elsewhere (Rush Limbaugh) – Video


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