Blogger Ate The Posts...

TheCloudIsEphemeral

PrintEverythingVille

Sorry everyone. All PGrey bye-bye election stuff is gone.

I'll try and piece some of it back together if time and/or inclination permits.

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Update: Holy doodles!....They're back!!! (see below)...Comments still gone though...

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Requiem For A Lightweight....

..."How Can Someone Possibly Be Less Popular Than Gordon Campbell?"

From our good friend Mr. Beer 'N Hockey on last night's (almost) live blog of the feature bout between challenger David Eby and she who hid behind her cornermen even after the bell rang, Ms. Christy Clark.

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Point Grey By-Election (Almost) Live

Eby v. Clark

ThrillaOnBlancaVille

8:01pm...Polls closed...Pretty heavy late turnout at two polls I passed in rain on ride home outta CremeVille on way home to near Eastern Townships this evening.

8:06pm...Looking for....Did Greeniacs lay off their candidate who, essentially, said they should go Eby?....Did any of the lunatic/boulevard sign/big teeth right-sided fringe desert Clark?...Turnout, of course, matters.

8:12pm...Cassidy Olivier notes that Eby mingles with supporters while Clark even shuns own during wait for first returns

8:25pm...First ballot box of 134 now in....goes Eby.

8:30pm...Andrea Woo has photo up from Eby headquarters up....early lead holding.

8:35pm...Stephen Hui has 2nd round of results....slight Clark lead.

8:40pm...Green and BCFirst getting ~3% each so far.

8:41pm...Dan Burrett of WX says Clark camp looking at 35% turnout.

8:42pm.....~3000 votes in....Eby has a bit of lead....this could be more than pocket region-specific.

8:43pm....WX banging NW's gong with running reports...

8:45pm....Looks to be swinging back and forth in a bit of a riding-specific fashion....Which way will a whole lotta West of Blanca High-End Condo votes go?

8:50pm...Almost 4000 votes = a third of the ballots in...Eby in front by a hunnerd this is officially a squeaker....Is Clark mortally wounded, regardless now?

8:52pm....5000 votes in/70 of 132 polls in....Eby up by.......One!

8:56pm....Creme starting to curdle? Clark now up by ~40 votes.

8:58pm....A little scary....Green vote now rising a little...'James' all over a stinkin' gain?

8:59pm....Why is E-BC site so far behind what the campaigns have?

9:02pm....Clark up by 50 votes with 100/130 polls reporting....We need some deep Kits votes.

9:03pm....Fast results are coming from NDP scrutineers VanCourier reports.

9:06pm....NW has one unknown stringer working both rooms...Way behind with their numbers...Is this really the end for (notso)Giant98 who ran with the execrable Addler for the last two hours?

9:10pm....110/130 polls Eby back up by almost 100....I think, maybe, really, seriously.....

9:15pm....Even if she wins I've gotta think that her Caucus may no longer be hers...This is freakin' CremeVille!

9:17pm....Based on performance so far, Andrea Woo of the VSun will have the final numbers first.

9:18pm....AWoo has Clark up by 20 votes with 120/130 polls in....Recount, regardless?

9:19pm....Wish somebody would TwitPic a KinsellaGiles twofer right about now.

9:19pm....Can't believe CityCaucus on the TwittPhone actually has something useful to say...Wonders if the advance votes have been counted yet.

9:21pm....If only she'd run a couple of MORE eTown-Halls.....Ha!

9:22pm....Looks like Clark has won on last 5 ballots....Were those the advances?....

9:25pm....In end it looks like Clark wins by 300....essentially the number that went Green?...

9:30pm...Best comment of night, and it's not a Tweet!....From Mr. Beer 'N Hockey who says,

"The analysis from Steepleton? How can someone posibly be less popular than Gordon Campbell?"....

9:32pm....Still some chatter about absentee ballots to come now?....Hmmmm....What is the story there?

9:34pm....Which member of the puffed-up punditry carry water for hole-in-bucket Premier tonight at 11?....My money's on Baldrey.

9:35pm...AWoo at Dipper HQ says it was tied after 128/132 polls....If that is really true that was one helluva ('n interesting?) swing of 300 vots on the last two polls....Does anybody else smell somethin', perhaps, a wee bit poissony?

9:39pm....In all seriousness....How much might Ms. Clark have lost by if she had been forced to actually defend her codswallop in a debate with Mr. Eby?

9:41pm...Having fun thinking of what Ms. Clark's speech would have focussed on if she had been forced to concede....Maybe that she was going to return to the Sorbonne to actually finish a degree? After all, even Ms. Palin was able, in the end, to manage that.

9:44pm....Well, glad to see that E-BC has finally caught up to the Twitverse...But here's something weird....They are are reporting 145/134 polls counted.....One more thing about this night that makes you go.....hmmmmmmm....Actually, my guess is that those were the 'advances' and that PK and his High Flyers packed those out to give themselves that cushion....

9:45pm...All done....Thanks for stopping by everyone....Had over a hundred of our own on the line for awhile there, which was fun.

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When Colin Hansen Speaks...

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....Reality Weeps

Colin Hansen, Christy Clark's campaign manager in the Point Grey by-election, was caught doing his well-patented 'shuck and jive', one more time when he tried to explain why his horse doesn't show up for all-candidate debates.

First the 'shuck', from the Canadian Press:

...Clark's campaign manager, Colin Hansen, a long-time Liberal cabinet minister and Clark's riding neighbour, said Clark has met as many voters as possible in the campaign.

The former finance minister said Clark decided to hold electronic town-hall meetings with constituents where people could listen and ask questions over the telephone rather than attend the traditional all-candidates meetings, which are often stacked with partisan supporters.

"In this day and age, political parties have to find new ways of reaching out to voters, and that's why the electronic town hall is something I think is a great tool for candidates to use," he said.

"It's basically about how do we bring campaigning into the 21st Century."....

Then the 'jive', from The Tyee:

....The evening before, Christy Clark confidently strides into the main hall of St. Mark's church in Kitsilano. More than 100 people waiting inside hoot, whistle and clap to welcome her.

The town hall meeting organized by Clark's campaign office has mainly drawn supporters, judging by the energy in the room. The premier thanks the audience several times before she begins, assuring the audience that recent media criticism over her refusal to parlay with the opposition and skip the all candidates' debates has not put her out of touch with her constituents.

"Part of my commitment is to make sure that government is open to citizens, because I know we cannot do what citizens want us to do -- cannot reflect your priorities -- unless we talk to you, unless we listen to you," says Clark...

And then, as you might expect from the good Mr. Hansen and those who pull his strings, comes the 'Super-Fly-High-Five-Jive' delivered by the good Mr. A. Tsakumis, who actually knows all of these people:

"...As moderator (of the St. Mark's Church Town Hall), INCREDIBLY, was a fellow named Steve Kukucha. Now, full disclosure, I’ve known Kukucha since we were classmates in French Literature at UBC in the 80s and I consider him a friend. But his appearance was stunning.

No, not just because he’s another staunch federal Liberal, part of the Marrisen set that brought you spineless Paul Martin, but because he is an Independent Power Project (IPP) executive, with, at one point, TEN LICENCES up for approval.

Clark actually had the incredible temerity, the unmitigated gall to stand there and answer questions about the environment and how she cared about the flora and fauna of sensitive streams–much like The Blessed Mother Teresa did about Calcutta’s poor, all while seated two feet and hosted by a guy whose companies stand to make GAZILLIONS in profits on schemes that the B.C. Utilities Commission have declared “an answer to a non-existent problem.” So while Premier Snooki was shoveling the bull about how much she cares for the BC environment, she was seated next to a man whose plans could easily contribute to its destruction...."

'Nuff said?

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And speaking of the pullers of strings, it was interesting to learn, again from Mr. Tsakumis, that the good Mr. Mark Giles, he of Patrick Kinsella's Progressive Group, was also at St Mark's church for the partisanly non-partisan Town Hall. Now, for those who start to see visions of tangled webs of silly string and/or stinky cheese when they see a room crawling with consultants/campaign managers, it is worth remembering that, while it was Mr. Kinsella who helped Ms. Clark with her BC Liberal leadership bid, the good Mr. Giles was actually riding George Abbott at the time. Gosh!......One might almost think that someone, or some 'Group', was trying to hedge their bets from the beginning.

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CasinoGate Revisited...Was The Fix In From The Very Beginning?

Hats!

WeDon'tNeedNoStinkin'HatsVille

For those who don't remember, way back when it was first announced, it was our opinion, based on the timelines and facts then at hand, that the fix for the $600 million retractable-roof-assisted Casino Industrial Complex was in from the very beginning.

Well......

Thanks to the fruits of an FOI request, Ian Reid has the goods on at least part of what went down:

"The BC Pavilion Corporation planned the redevelopment of the BC Place Stadium to accommodate the new Paragon owned Casino complex ten months prior to selecting Paragon’s casino proposal in a supposedly open competition according to documents obtained through a City of Vancouver Freedom of Information request....."

Essentially, what Ian found is that the plans for building a Casino Industrial Complex next to BC Place stadium were hatched long before PavCo, a creature of Gordon Campbell's government, released its request for proposals to develop the site.

Thus, despite PavCo chairs protestations to the contrary as recently as three months ago, it would appear that Paragon's (now doomed, but not yet dead) proposal was given a big head start before the game even began.

Now, there is a lot of important stuff in Ian's post which demonstrates how the public trust has been abused in this case.

And, guess what.....There is even a sudden reappearance of....Mr. Campbell's man of many hats!

"....The process was initiated in January 2008 at the request of the BC Pavilion Corporation and was overseen by a select committee of senior civic and provincial officials including City Manager Judy Rogers and Premier Gordon Campbell’s long-time advisor Ken Dobell as well as an advisor from Partnerships BC...."

Imagine that!

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There Is Only One Proven Extremist Running in Point Grey...

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....And Her Name Is Christy Clark

So.

It would appear that things have tightened a little in the Point Grey by-election.

How do we know this?

Because Christy Clark, debate no-show kill button still in hand, has suddenly gone negative on David Eby calling him an extremist due to his work for civil rights and social justice.

Look.

There is only one person running in tomorrow's bye-bye in creme-de-la-creme ville who has proven that she is an extremist once in power.

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Before the slash and burning started in earnest to clear out the social slag that would facilitate Gordon Campbell's really, really big plans to privatize everything there was first the BC Liberal Party's 2001 election platform.

An election platform that was co-written by Christy Clark.

And before there was the privatization of the Ferries, and the Railway, and the Roads, and the Bridges, and the Subway, and the Hospital Services, and the MSP Billing, and the Accounting, and the Rivers, there was the privatization of many, many services delivered by the Ministry of Child and Family Development.

And when the latter all blew up with the Doug Walls/CareNET debacle that cost subsequently cost taxpayers millions, who did Gordon Campbell immediately put in charge of Child and Family Development?

Why, none other than.

Yes.

Christy Clark.

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Now, here's the really important thing.

The privatization of something like BC Ferries, while disastrous, has so far cost us little more than money.

But the disaster that MCFD has become, and the services it still contracts out to private companies as a direct result of the extremism of Mr. Campbell and Ms. Clark is still very much with us.

In spades.

And that directly affects kids in trouble.

Which means that, in this specific case, Ms. Clark's political extremism has cost us way, way more than money.

OK?

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More Proof That Good People Doing Good Things Matters...

TheZeitgeistIs

WhatHeMadeOfItVille

This just in from Diana Mehta of the CP:

It's been a week since Derek Miller died, but the British Columbia blogger's last words — published after he lost a four-year battle with cancer — continue to stir emotions among millions around the world.

Miller's "Last Post" was published on his blog by a friend on May 4, a day after the 41-year-old father of two died from complications of colorectal cancer in Burnaby, B.C.

Since then, the poignant post has received more than eight million hits while it continues to be linked on other blogs, re-tweeted and posted on Facebook.....

{snippety doodle dandy}

....Miller started writing his final message in January and made revisions to it up until two days before he died. None of his loved ones read it until it was posted online after his death.

Once his final message was publicly available though, the deluge of online traffic caused his site to crash several times as it received more than 6,000 requests per minute.

"It's pretty overwhelming," said (Derek's wife )Airdrie Miller. "He would love this. He's a bit of a ham and he would love the attention."....

And so he should.

Love it I mean.

Because, clearly....

George Harrison was right.

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And if you don't believe me about that last bit, go and read Derek's last post (again, if you need to) right down to... the...very...end.

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It's All Over Now, Baby Blue

LeaveYourSteppingStonesBehind

SomethingCallsForYouVille

So.

If Christy Clark is a Liberal.....

Why, exactly, are all her campaign signs blue?

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Did Gary Mason Just Say Christy Clark Has Connections To The BC Rail Scandal?

AllTheCastingsThatFit

AspersionsVille

Why yes, I believe he did.

It was a classic, drive-by from the man known by the Pythons who walk among us as he who once tried to eat Chichester Cathedral, but he said it nonetheless:

"....What does she have to lose?

The answer is more than the other guys.

That is why Ms. Clark is not debating; because she has more to lose than anyone else in the debate, especially NDP candidate David Eby. She would inevitably be asked questions that would be uncomfortable. (About her connections to the BC Rail scandal, perhaps.)...."

And just who is it that is running her 'campaign', not to mention her 'town halls' anyway?

One thing we do know for sure....

It is NOT these guys.

Not literally, at least.

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Has David Eby Pulled An Anti-Sheen?

AllTheCounterSpin

ThatFitsVille

Film, well OK words, at 11.

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Reading Derek Miller

WillTheWonders

NeverCeaseVille

Reading one of the comments to Derek Miller's last post led me here.

Clearly, at the very least, someone should make a movie about these young fellas that called themselves 'The Excursionists'.

I'm imagining that it would be kind of like Barry Levinson's 'Diner', only with slide rules.

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Derek Miller Lives!

EnjoyingEverySingleSandwich

InspirationVille

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Update: at the bottom of the post

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And he, who is also known as 'Penmachine', will be on with Stephen Quinn on the

CeebBC, Radio One, after the 5:30pm news, today, Wednesday May 4th, 2011.

That is all.

And it is enough.

More than enough.

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The interview is now archived, here.

In-Depth Strat&Surge Analysis still coming.....Promise.

By the way, Mr. Quinn nailed Jim Dinning when he asked one specific question, "What evidence is there that business are passing on HST savings to consumers right now?" Absolutely none was offered - evidence, I mean.

Update, noon Thursday: Looking for something to affirm how much one person's life is really worth?....Go read Derek's last post....And then....Read the comments...All of them....OK?

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Strategic Voting Did NOT Help Stephen Harper In BC

AllTheSmartCitizensThatFit

BuildingABigTentWhenThePoliticalPartiesWon'tVille

Look.

The Spinners and the proMedia Pundits who are their wilfully ignorant Tops are quickly turning this 'strategic voting is bad for progressives' business into conventional wisdom.

I have crunched the numbers and, for British Columbia at least, this is pure codswallop.

In fact it is quite the opposite.

I'll be back with a full, evidence-based and numbers-filled report soon (sorry, I'm doing in the lunch hour rush of a busy science-geek day with the gradual students). However, I did do a quick narrative analysis in the comments to a David Beer's post over at The Tyee here.

OK?

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Hey! .....Speaking of science-geeks and smart kids, check this out!

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Hey, Canadian Left-Center Fielders....

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...Let's Go Camping!

Because it takes a really big defeat to clear the ground of all the deadwood so that we can start driving in the stakes to put up a new and even bigger tent for all to fit under.

OK?

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And if you don't believe me, how do you think that C.R.A.P.py tent first got started anyway?

(not to mention that BC LINO one)

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Strat And Surge Update In BlueOrangeGreen B.C.

AllTheReturnsThatFit

AfterEleven,Eleven-ThirtyInNewfoundlandVille

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Update: The day after.....I have done a bit of an analysis that David Beers appeared to not want to do on the Strat Vote on in the comments tagged on this post at The Tyee.

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Comprehensive Elections Canada results, sans talking-head fiddle-faddle and babble, here.

Let us know what you think of the Strat and Surge Strategy or anything else as night unfolds (I'm still working, so my input will be sporadic until after midnight Newfie/Mercer time).

Our original 18 Strat and Surge recommendations are here.

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10:43pm...All done, will have a round-up dissection on the effectiveness of the Strat-Surge in a day or two...One thing for sure looking at the numbers is the fact that the FedLib brand has been mortally-wounded in BC by the Cons' Politics of Destruction.

10:35....Always classy, Ujji is obliquely blaming Iggy and the Dippers for defeating him in VanSouth...Now says his political career is over...Says he's moving on to social justice career...Really?....Working for who?

10:30pm...Think ConDuncan is going to finally prevail over DipperLeonard in VanIsleNorth...PolySciGuy Dipper Stewart will win in Burnaby Dougie Howser...Dipper Garrison pretty much has Esquimalt locked up....That....looks...like...it...If the rest of the country had only co-operated...

10:28pm...Well, whack me up the side of the head with some used vinyl, because....I could swear I just heard SHarper affecting a Stuart McLean voice...What will Dave and Morley think????

10:25pm....It looks like Liberal Hedy Fry will prevail in Rainbow-coloured (ironic, no?) Van Ctre....Surrey North looks to have gone to Dipper Sandhu over Conservative Cadman...We're down to just three too-close to call...

10:21pm....Did Steve-O just tell the country he's a 'Uniter'?

10:20pm...Lack of Strat (even split Dipper/Lib) handed WestVanSunshine to Con....Prog vote never had a chance in North Van, regardless...Dosanjh's Lib loss is big, 10% popular, very much aided by Orange surge...Will there be a bye-bye there soon, or will Cons hold on to their fine, fine, fine candidate for the duration?

10:10pm...Forgot to mention that DipperCullen took BerkeleyNorthSkeena in a walk with almost 60% of popular...I'm getting a wee bit worried about VanIsleNorthNow, ConDuncan as 500 vote lead with only 40 polls left, maybe the Strat wasn't quite strong enough as 5+5 went Lib/Green...

10:05pm...Still to close to call for sure in...VanIsleNorth...EsquimaltJuannie...VanCtre...SurreyNorth...NewtonND....Burnaby DougieHowser...

10:00pm...A long time now between polls reporting VanIsleNorth with ConDuncan up by a few hundred votes over Dipper Leonard...

9:51pm....OK, here is my first really, really bad mistake in the Strat thing...The Dipper is now in second in Van Ctre behind RedHedy...The splits there are unbelievable four ways....Winner will likely have <30% of popular....

9:44pm...Unless there are still some deep pocket Con Polls around the Royal Colwood GC still to come in it looks like Dipper Garrison is going to win a Surge&Strat-assisted Esquimalt Juannie....Hey, forget to mention that Dipper Atamanenko has completely Crushed con with a wee Strat-assist in Southern Interior...Not so for Dipper Shmigelsky in Kootenay-Colombia where ConWilks was just too strong...Just had a weird thought - what if the FedLibs look to Murray for caucus leadership assisted by some operative looking for leverage....Now, who might that turn out to be?

9:38pm...PoliSciGuy Dipper Stewart set to win in Burnaby Doogie-Howser, looks to be Strat-assisted due to folks laying off Lib and way, way off Green...DonaCon looks to be going down to Dipper Sandhu in Strat- & Surge-assisted Surrey North...In Newton Dipper Sims just ahead on crest of big, big Surge, but doesn't matter as Con is out, Lib incumbent could win...

9:35pm...Dipper close in Nanaimo-Alberni, but not good enough to beat Con...VanIsle still toss-up although Con has slight lead that is not swinging with every poll now...RedHedy has slight breathing room of non-Strat-assisted CremeCon now...EarthWind&Fire Lib Murray looks to have held off original StealthCon Meredith in VanQuadra - SteveO now exhaling?...Dipper Davies over 50% in VanKingsway - approaching LibbyD. numbers, which is amazing given the rapid change in demographics to the wealthy in that riding...

9:28pm...Weird to see all that blue in urban Vancouver and Orange in Suburban Burnaby/Surrey...This is a big story is it not -how many SecretCons there were in cities, including formerly LibFortress Toronto?

9:23pm...Esquimalt's Dipper Garrison pulling away....The power of Project Democracy's riding-specific poll late last week which aided the lay-off Strat by former K Martin voters?

9:20pm...WestVanSunshine going Con because of total lack of Strat + the mild Dipper Surge...My tongue just came out of cheek re: Ujji jumping on Green bandwagon - he says he's done with the game...Nationally, JTrudeau rumour mongering has already begun.

9:15pm....Now only one percent separating RedHedy and CremeConClarke...Garrison still leading EsquimaltJuannie thanks to DipperSurge and LibStrat...DipperSimms hangin' on in Newton, looks like pure Surge in 3 way race...Same for Dipper Sandu over DonaCon in Surrey North

9:12pm...Lib Ujjal Dosanjh is done in VanSouth....Will he join Greens now?...EMay now declaring victory in Saanich...

9:o2pm....Despite great Strat in Nanaimo-Alberni where Greens and Libs layed off bigtime it looks like it won't be enough for DipperMaartman to beat old RefoConLunney who has hit 45%-40 at moment with half the poll in...Don't know that riding well enough to know if there are serious Central Port vs. Valley splits that could result in a swing down the line...VanIsleNorth is absolute nail biter that seems to swing from Dipper to Con with each poll that comes in.

9:00pm...Minister of HockeyRinks and Roundabouts going down, bad to Strat-assisted EMay in Saanich...Hedy Fry is in big, big trouble to CremeConClarke in VanCtre due to lack of StratVoting...

8:58pm....Dipper Surges that have not been enough even though there was clearly a Strat-Assist...Kamloops and Kootney Columbia where the SecretConSociety are giving their fearless leader-bots ~50% each.

8:55pm....Dipper Leonard holding on in straight-up Strat-assisted battle in VanIsle North....Holy crap!....Dipper Simms now surging in NewtonNDelta!!!...That, I believe is #10 of those we called....In old news National Con numbers have fallen to just below 40%....Hmmmn.... at 165 projected seats that means that ticket-splitting has mattered.

8:50pm....It's beginning to look like Ujji might be done....Is VanSouth voting in a new blue lemon to pair up with NGrewal who is looks to be hanging on in Fleetwood?

8:46pm....Esquimalt just swung Surge&Strat Dipper!...Did they just count Mom&Dad's votes?...Good on those Libs who once went to Dr. Keith for laying off the Con...

8:45pm....RedHedy and CremeConClarke now only 3% apart....Crap!...How do you all you Greeniacs, way back but sucking votes like stink feel now? Dipper surge isn't helping...What will Phill-O think if this thing goes to she who did not have his back?

8:42pm....Dipper Elkins keeping things close (and scary) in VanQuadra; original StealthConMeredith thus still within a couple of points of EarthWind&FireLibMurray; I'm tellin' you a couple of those new condotowers south south of 16th and Wesbrook could sink Ms. Murray - how will SteveO feel then?

8:35pm....Dipper Garrison starting to close on Con DeSouza a little in EsquimaltJuannie - must have been a couple of central close to Johnson&BayBridge polls come in...Strat now on in VanKingsway - Dipper Davies crushing, over 50%....Strat full on in SaanichGulfEye - Green May now up 10% of Minister of RoundAbout - Dippers and Libs really, really laying off (less than 20% total).

8:27pm....WestVanSunshine....This is another one where the Dippers who did not Strat may just elect a Con...Looks same in Van South - Bill Tieleman must have had some internal poll numbers in his back pocket when he said as much, obliquely on SLeslie show yesterday....Will of people or first-past-the-stupid-post?

8:25pm...DipperDonnelly is in tough, almost straight-up, to ConDilworth in NewWestCoq...Again, one can only surmise that there is this weird SecretConSociety walking amongst us...

8:19pm...VanCtre, CremeCon now sniffing at Hedy's heels...Long shot that some deep Green vote pocket South bridge could swing it Blue there?

8:15pm...VanIsleNorth see-sawing....It's all Strat Up there absolutely nothing going to either Lib or Green....Con v Dipper, straight up....If only more had done same including Esquimalt which looks scary Con over Dipper with Lib/Green suck-away significant so far....

8:07pm...First VanCtre HeddyRed then saw off for all three including Green Carr so far...Saanich - A little light between Green-May over Con-Roundabout

8:05...VanSouth...Flipping DosanjhLIB v. CONWong....Here it looks like Dipper surge is sucking votes from Ujji.

8:03pm...So far Dipper surge looks to be mostly holding...VIsleNorth...Burnaby...SurreyNorth...NanaimoAlberni...

7:59....First EsqJuanDeFuca strong Con...but this riding very, very poll-dependent.

7:58....First Saanich polls to May.

7:56pm...Libs being hammered in Vancouver....Early Kingsway Con over Dipper Davies...If Greens and Libs didn't strat they will wear it....Nothing from VanCtre yet, could be same.

7:53pm...Still nothing Esquimalt or Saanich...VanIsle North going Dipper

7:51pm...There it is....CBC calls ConMajority....

7:48pm...Oh Boy....Now Con 160 leading/elected Nationwide...Unless some serious BC Riding swings due to strong Red or Orange pockets we could be done here...

7:45pm....Dippers over 100....Canada now seriously flirting with Majority Con Doom....158 leading/elected

7:43pm....Dipper Leonard has a bit of a lead on Con Duncan in VanIsleNord

7:41pm....Alright...The Cons are clearly on the cusp of majority...If they don't go solidly over 155 in the next 15 minutes the Strat will really, really count...How stupid does my call for Dippers and Libs to lay off in Saanich now?

7:40pm....Interesting....Con numbers starting to fall a little now that a few Wests starting to swing....Down to 150 elected/leading.

7:35pm....The Lotusland seats I'm watching most closely?....EsqJuanDeFuca...VanIsleNorth...SurreyNorth...SaanichGulfIsles

7:35pm....Cons elected/leading 154....Sheesh...Secret Cons everywhere among us?

7:30pmPacific...Cons elected/leading in 147 now according to ECanada....very, very, very scary.

7:25pmPacific...First Lotusland riding posted on E-Canada....

7:20pmPacific....Cons leading/elected 137 including all 21 Alberta already, so I'm starting to exhale....But only slightly.....

7:15pmPacific....OrangeCrush in Quebec leading in 35....So, if Cons held to minority it really does look like Dipper opposition....

7:05pmPacific....First national news....Cons elected/leading in 131 Nationally, BlueDeath in Ontario...Lib FortressTO breached due to vote splitting....All with NO BC numbers yet....How important does the Strat seem now? We can, in my opinion, only hope.

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