Zach Heltzel #39;s Coming Out Video: a response to mean, bullying liberals
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The CEOof Corporate Research Associates is questioning whether or notNewfoundland and Labrador's Progressive Conservative Party hasenough time to rebound before the 2015 general election.
"Over the last year or sothere has been a slow butsteady move [by voters]towards the Liberals," said CRAs' Don Mills.
A public opinion poll that was released on Wednesday shows that the Liberals, under Dwight Ball, would easily form a majority government if an election were held now.
CRAs'quarterly poll found that 58 per cent of decided voters would pick a Liberal candidate, up from 53 per cent three months ago.
By contrast, support for the governing Progressive Conservatives dropped to 26 per cent from 29 per cent.
"Well, it really shows that after 10years of being government the
CRA's latest poll shows overall satisfaction with the Tories' performance in government, but less voter support. (CBC)
With the province's next general election scheduled for sometime in 2015, Mills thinksthe PC's time to rebound is limited.
"It's not a lot of time to make up the kind of difference that there is in the polls right now. It is a big gap, and 12months might seem like a long time but it takes a long time to turn around this kind of deficit when it comes to voting intentions,"Mills said.
The NDP dropped a point, to 15 per cent.
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Liberals make gains amid PC uncertainty, poll finds
CTVNews.ca Staff Published Wednesday, September 3, 2014 6:47PM EDT Last Updated Wednesday, September 3, 2014 6:53PM EDT
The federal Conservatives are trailing behind the NDP and Liberals in the latest Nanos poll, with only one in four Canadians saying they would consider voting for the Tories in 2015.
According to the weekly Nanos Party Power Index, 57 per cent of Canadians would consider voting for the Liberals, 44 per cent would consider voting for the NDP, and 41 per cent would consider voting for the Conservatives. Another 26 per cent said they would consider voting for the Green Party.
The Liberals have hit a new 12-month high when it comes to so-called accessible voters. Leader Justin Trudeau is also riding a wave of popularity, with 34 per cent of those surveyed saying he is their preferred choice for Canadas next prime minister.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is trailing behind with 28 per cent of the vote, while Opposition Leader Thomas Mulcair is at 15 per cent.
So what does this tell us? (Liberals) got votes or potential support that they can burn because they can burn 17 points and still hypothetically form a majority government, pollster Nik Nanos told CTVs Power Play Wednesday.
However, when Canadians were asked whether each party leader had the qualities of a good political leader, Harpers score rose from 50 per cent at the beginning of August to 55 per cent.
Trudeaus score rose from 52 per cent to 57 per cent over the same time period.
Trudeau comes out of the summer hitting a 12-month high, Nanos said, adding that there has been no traction for the Conservatives coming out of the summer.
Nanos also noted that support for the Tories seems to be dropping among men, which is very unusual.
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Andrew Tillett and Andrew Probyn Canberra The West Australian September 3, 2014, 5:27 am
Tony Abbott has shut down a potentially divisive internal coalition debate on wheat industry deregulation, frustrating efforts by WA Liberals to push their case.
The Prime Minister told the joint coalition party room yesterday there was no need for a discussion until the Government had finalised a firm proposal on a mandatory code of conduct for port access for wheat exporters.
Mr Abbott's intervention comes after _The West Australian _revealed WA Liberals feared Eastern States Liberals and Nationals would nobble hard-won gains to free up the industry.
Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce and Small Business Minister Bruce Billson had disagreed on the way forward but MPs representing wheat-growing regions are holding talks on a compromise that can satisfy the competing demands of Eastern States and WA growers.
_The West Australian _understands the key issue now is whether the Government commits to a sunset clause for the code of conduct, which would set out a clear timetable for full deregulation of wheat exports.
That is what the WA Liberals want but east coast MPs favour a review in several years time examining whether to go ahead with deregulation.
It is increasingly likely co-operative port operators - namely WA's dominant player CBH - will be exempted from the code of conduct and instead be governed by standard competition laws as an offering to the WA Liberals.
While Mr Joyce favours an exemption, the compromise is at odds with Mr Billson's preferred stance of no exemptions and a five-year deadline for full deregulation.
When wheat deregulation was last debated in 2012, Julie Bishop was forced to tell WA Liberals to back off so as not to damage Mr Abbott's leadership but the deputy Liberal leader has let it be known she supports full deregulation of the industry.
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Conservative social policy is rational in that it seeks to establish and encourage moral behavior by John Connolly | Sep 03 2014 | 1 hour ago
Liberals often call conservatives hypocrites for their views on social issues. They do so for two primary reasons. First, they argue that conservatives, as self-identifying limited government enthusiasts (at least from an economic standpoint), should automatically reject government interventions on social issues such as restrictions on abortion and marriage. This argument is easily dismissible, as it ignores the distinction between conservatism and libertarianism. Note that when I say conservatives, I speak of supporters of social conservatism, a group distinct from fiscal conservatives or members of Republican Party, although there is significant overlap between these camps. Conservatives tend to believe in the role of government to regulate virtue and vice, whereas libertarians (and keep in mind, these are sweeping generalizations) would rather leave most social issues untouched: let individuals decide for themselves whether to use drugs or have abortions. Thus viewed, conservative social positions are not at odds with their limited government tendencies.
A more intriguing accusation of hypocrisy is the charge that conservatives pick and choose on social issues. Why do they support laws restricting abortion and marriage but oppose policies such as restrictions on the tobacco industry and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloombergs soda limitations? The embodiment of these apparent contradictions may be Republican Speaker of the House of Representatives John Boehner. Boehner, a self-professed smoker and drinker, received $102,500 in political donations from the tobacco industry in 2014, over $25,000 more than the highest Democratic Party recipient. Yet he remains a staunch defender of restrictions on abortion and government regulation of marriage. What justifies Boehners support of such a smattering of social positions, simultaneously praising and condemning government regulations? Is he not inconsistent?
In fact, charges of inconsistency miss the mark because conservative social positions are actually quite rational. Conservatives are concerned about the human soul. They advocate on behalf of governmental regulation of abortion, marriage, prostitution and gambling. They believe Aristotle when he says that the city-state exists for the sake of the good life. They take this to mean that the government can and should play a role in promoting the moral character of the state and its citizens.
Liberals would probably disagree. As Charles Krauthammer has written, liberals cannot bring themselves to support state regulation of the soulso they have come up with their own alternative: not care for the soul, but care for the body. It is for this reason that liberals point their swords of outrage firmly at tobacco companies, for supporting and enabling a vice enjoyed (perhaps suffered would be a better word) by millions of Americans, yet refuse to take up arms against abortion clinics, which destroy something far deeper and more profound than a pair of lungs.
This liberal position of largely ignoring personal morality is a relatively new phenomenon. Ted Kennedy, an icon of modern liberalism, was staunchly pro-life until 1972, by which time he had been a United States Senator for 10 years. And although supporting gay marriage has become a common political position among liberals (and indeed, some conservatives, as well), its easy to forget that less than 20 years ago, Democratic President Bill Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) into law, permitting states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages granted under laws of other states. Just five years ago, President Barack Obama, perhaps the most liberal President in recent memory, had not yet declared his support for same-sex marriage.
These points are not to say that conservative social policy is perfect. Is the liberal focus on health and hygiene justified? Of course. Should restaurants have the right to ban smoking indoors? Absolutely. Conservatives are also in favor of a healthier America (who isnt?), even if they do not make it clear all the time, and they would do well to pay more lip service to obesity, infectious disease and other health maladies afflicting our nation.
But conservatives are ultimately right to recognize that personal health and hygiene are secondary to personal morality and ethics. Charges of hypocrisy might continue, but conservatives should not waver. In these trying and tumultuous modern times, it is important that someone is paying attention to the health of our souls.
John Connolly is an Opinion Columnist for The Cavalier Daily. He can be reached at j.connolly@cavalierdaily.com.
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CONNOLLY: Where soul meets body