Quebec General Election 2012 (4th September)

[Hatman 🍁]

I like the shade of blue you've used for CAQ - it differentiates quite nicely from the Aqua/Teal/bluey-green of the PQ.

EDIT: I hope you don't mind - I copied your blue colour scheme into my "shading tones" file, where I keep all those colour schemes in the one handy place.

Thanks. I was getting complaints that it was hard to distinguish between the two. I also noticed that the PQ doesn't actually use that shade on their site or on their logo, but it seems to be their traditional colour. Oh well.

I'm also having issues with blogger (what else is new?). Whenever I try to edit a post with a table, it removes the table. It making this very difficult... For now, the table is going to have to look like that.

[Hatman 🍁]

Going to be posting older maps here: http://canadianelectionatlas.blogspot.ca/p/quebec-maps.html so far I have 2007 & 2008.

[Hash]

I made the 1994 and 1998 maps, and I have stuff about boundaries since 1966 (but I haven't traced any base maps from them, because it seems really hard, but if somebody is a winner they should...)

And there's a reason why I use Wordpress, noob

[Hatman 🍁]

I made the 1994 and 1998 maps, and I have stuff about boundaries since 1966 (but I haven't traced any base maps from them, because it seems really hard, but if somebody is a winner they should...)

And there's a reason why I use Wordpress, noob

Yes, I know word press is better. Too late now, though

I have the 1994 base map, but if you want me to put up your maps, I will.

[Smid]

I made the 1994 and 1998 maps, and I have stuff about boundaries since 1966 (but I haven't traced any base maps from them, because it seems really hard, but if somebody is a winner they should...)

And there's a reason why I use Wordpress, noob

Happy to work on base maps, over time. Presently working on the 2001 Australian Federal election map. The other feed maps I've completed are in the international gallery. I want to work on some older Canadian federal ones, too.

[Hatman 🍁]

I dont know Smid, can you convert boundary descriptions into maps? I think that's what Hash has. 

[Hash]

I dont know Smid, can you convert boundary descriptions into maps? I think that's what Hash has. 

No, no; I have the actual maps (but not in a way which is currently friendly to MS Paint editing).

[Hatman 🍁]

I dont know Smid, can you convert boundary descriptions into maps? I think that's what Hash has. 

No, no; I have the actual maps (but not in a way which is currently friendly to MS Paint editing).

Why not? Are they individual riding maps?

[RogueBeaver]

Marois goes on the language offensive.

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/columnists/Marois%2Btries%2Btake%2BQuebec%2Bback%2B1970s/7089936/story.html

PQ extends their lead: 35-32-24. PQ would win 68 seats with those numbers.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/08/15/pq-extending-lead-over-charests-quebec-liberals-poll/

Saguenay mayor attacks PQ candidate.

http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/elections-quebec-2012/201208/15/01-4565250-le-maire-de-saguenay-attaque-benhabib-parce-quelle-vient-dalgerie.php?

Charest wants mandatory community service for Grade 11.

http://www.ledevoir.com/politique/elections-2012/356864/jean-charest-veut-rendre-obligatoire-le-benevolat-chez-les-jeunes

[Hash]

Quebec doesn't have community service hours requirements in high school? I didn't know that. 10 hours is a ridiculously tiny amount, though. Ontario has 40 (or was it 35?) hours required to graduate.

And Earl, while the maps are not individual riding maps but rather the lines for the entire province, they're on the Google Earth so a bit tougher to edit (and I don't have time for this kind of stuff).

[Hatman 🍁]

Quebec doesn't have community service hours requirements in high school? I didn't know that. 10 hours is a ridiculously tiny amount, though. Ontario has 40 (or was it 35?) hours required to graduate.

And Earl, while the maps are not individual riding maps but rather the lines for the entire province, they're on the Google Earth so a bit tougher to edit (and I don't have time for this kind of stuff).

Yeah, Smid sent me the link. I have traced a google earth screen shot in paint before, but if it's for the entire province, then I'd have to start from scratch. I doubt I will get the time to go that far back in the near future, but it is handy to have for future endeavours.

[lilTommy]

Some reasons why there is no NPDQ... yet

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Democrats+consider+resurrecting+provincial+party+Quebec/7090600/story.html

[MaxQue]

Quebec doesn't have community service hours requirements in high school?

In public schools, usually no, but it depends of the programs.
IB does, for example. The strange program I did in middle school, too (10 hours to do in Grade 8 ).

[MaxQue]

Some reasons why there is no NPDQ... yet

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Democrats+consider+resurrecting+provincial+party+Quebec/7090600/story.html

The main problem is than a large part of NDP voters are independantists.

[RogueBeaver]

Charest ramps up his personal campaign.

http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/elections-quebec-2012/201208/15/01-4565300-charest-intensifie-sa-campagne-dans-sherbrooke.php

PQ wants more transit funding, especially trains.

http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/elections-quebec-2012/201208/15/01-4565312-pq-le-train-de-lest-et-moins-de-travaux-pour-decongestionner-montreal.php

[Hatman 🍁]

Max is right, but I would suggest that any federalist NDP supporter in Quebec try and back this new UCQ party.

[Peter the Lefty]

Max is right, but I would suggest that any federalist NDP supporter in Quebec try and back this new UCQ party.

Any chance of them becoming the de-facto (or official) Quebec provincial wing of the NDP? 

[RogueBeaver]

In a word, no.

[MaxQue]

Just heard that on radio.
CROP poll

PQ 34, PLQ 27, CAQ 25.

[RogueBeaver]

Hebert: Harper won't mind a CAQ victory.

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1242400--hebert-stephen-harper-won-t-mourn-caq-victory-in-quebec

Landry denounces Legault.

http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/elections-quebec-2012/201208/15/01-4565377-bernard-landry-denonce-larrivisme-de-francois-legault.php

Here's that CROP poll.

http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/elections-quebec-2012/201208/15/01-4565442-legault-prend-de-lelan.php

Charest goes bare-knuckled.

http://www.ledevoir.com/politique/elections-2012/356948/charest-jette-les-gants-le-premier

[lilTommy]

Some reasons why there is no NPDQ... yet

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Democrats+consider+resurrecting+provincial+party+Quebec/7090600/story.html

The main problem is than a large part of NDP voters are independantists.

Well Soft-sovereigntist i suppost; any NDP MP would still have to support the Sherbrooke Declaration but, yes there are some QS members/supporters in the caucus.

UCQ; i just find there are too many fish in the Left0wing sea and QS is more established... but i won't say no completely.

[Zanas]

i just find there are too many fish in the Left-wing sea

Isn't there always ?... U_U'

[RogueBeaver]

PQ, QS, ON. UCQ kinda reminds me of the Therese Casgrain-led PSD back in the '50s.

[StateBoiler]

Some reasons why there is no NPDQ... yet

http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Democrats+consider+resurrecting+provincial+party+Quebec/7090600/story.html

The main problem is than a large part of NDP voters are independantists.

Well Soft-sovereigntist i suppost; any NDP MP would still have to support the Sherbrooke Declaration but, yes there are some QS members/supporters in the caucus.

I get the impression that most left wingers in Quebec are nationalists, so is there a market for left-wing federalists?

[lilTommy]

PQ, QS, ON. UCQ kinda reminds me of the Therese Casgrain-led PSD back in the '50s.

... had to look that up sounds about right, if the UCQ had been smart they would have worked with QS to work out an agreement like QS & ON have (not to run in the others leaders seat)