The Unknown Poster

If Harper fails to win the most seats, 71 per cent of respondents say he should resign, while just 29 per cent say he should remain as leader. Those numbers drop among Conservative respondents: 64 per cent say he should stay on, while 36 per cent say he should resign.

@CBCAlerts: Note all votes counted but #Liberals polling more than 44% of popular vote, Tories about 30%, NDP about 18%, BQ 3.9%, Green 2.9%. #elxn42 . So If the liberals don't get 50% will liberal Supporters demand they step down due to illegitimacy? Lol

@CBCAlerts: Conservative Leader Stephen Harper re-elected in Calgary Heritage. #elxn42

So let's predict Harper resigns. Conservatives in-fight splitting the moderate right and right wing nuts. NDP slips into oblivion. Liberals win three more majorities before inevitable arrogance and scandal force them out

@ACarterglobal: Global declares Liberal majority government. #elxn42 @globalnewsto

Underestimated the NDP collapse? Is that what this is?

@stephen_taylor: Canadian Press projects a Liberal Majority. Wow

Watching election results was more fun before social media when you didn't have a lot of sore losers and poor winners heckling and mocking I believe two things in the aftermath of an election: 1) the out going PM deserves respect 2) the incoming PM deserves respect. Too much to ask.

@RichardMadan: Another call from #CTVElection desk: #CPC takes Official Opposition; that means #NDP tumbles to third #elxn42 https://t.co/KaLAvzbdCw

@GlobalNational: #BREAKING Global News projects a Liberal government #elxn42 https://t.co/72Sua8rI2Ghttps://t.co/7QtwooaNcl

@CTVNews: BREAKING: #CTVElection desk projects a Liberal win in #Elxn42. https://t.co/C0UJlCkLwV That's quick! Congrats to the Liberals. Don't screw it up kid!

I took hall a bit later than I expected. Consensus was great pick if he's healthy. Also took Ehlers last. McDavid went higher than most of us expected.

You think they'd raise the CPP premium? After promising to restore the age 65 benefit and lowering EI? Not sure that would go over well. Supposedly Id save a few bucks in income tax under the liberals but I'm not sure their definition of wealthy is the same as mine

Lucas really exposed himself as an awful writer. And without his wife to edit, there was no one to make sense of his nonsense. Portman is a good actress and she was dreadful. I actually heard recently that he actually tried to get Lawrence Kasdan to do some re-writes on the stories and he said no. Then Kasdan is a smart man. While he would have made the dialogue better the stories were awful. They'd have to chuck them and start over. Interestingly that's what they did with The For e Awakens when they brought Kasdan on board.

But isn't that a huge issue this election? How many people are simply Anti Harper? I think ibe seen way more "get harper out" sentiment than I've seen any reason to vote for The other two parties. I did ask that on one persons facebook actually. "You haven't given me one reason to vote liberal or NDP" and they kept linking anti Harper stories.

Lucas really exposed himself as an awful writer. And without his wife to edit, there was no one to make sense of his nonsense. Portman is a good actress and she was dreadful.

Although, to be fair, I remember way back, cant even remember what federal election it was, but I argued with my parents who were voting NDP saying it was a wasted vote and to vote for *whomever* it was that was the main opposition to whatever the other party was. I cant remember if it was wanting them to vote liberal to oust the Conservatives or vote Canadian Alliance to try and oust the Liberals. But I was incredulous that they;d waste their vote. My gf is voting Green and it just blows my mind.

Your comment about "shy Tories" and how they affected the polls in England really made me think of all of the people that have told me this election "I'm voting Conservative, but don't tell anyone", including this morning. It makes me wonder how many people are in that same boat. I look at all of the personal attacks made on the two of us here, and it really is a reflection of why people are downright afraid to speak up anymore unless they say they are voting Liberal or New Dumb. It's not worth the aggravation and the insults. Just quietly vote Conservative, and move on, without having to be yelled at by imbeciles. Funny you say that. I walked into work this morning and another guy came in and said "are you all going to vote"? So a few of us said yes. He asked "Who are you voting for". I hesitated...but said well, Im voting Conservative. There was silence. I said "I hesitate to say that because it seems you're not allowed to be a Conservative right now" and he said I agree and Im voting Conservative too. And everyone else was awkward silence. I definitely agree that there is a lot of backlash to being a Conservative. On Facebook, there are a lot of people who post links to anti Harper stuff, some of it absolute nonsense and then the comments are just a gathering place for like minded people to pat each other on the back for being so smart. One person I know remarked that Harper had destroyed Canada with deficits and I, against better judgement, replied "if you feel that way why are you telling people to vote for the Liberals when they have promised multiple years of deficit" and the response was basically "No one made you comment here, dont come into my facebook and tell me Im wrong." I said "where did I say you were wrong". and that was that. She then posted a new comment complaining about people that comment on her threads to disagree with her and she can delete any comment she wants. Why post remarks publicly if that's your attitude? Another friend posted about voting Conservative and his replies were laced with "Screw Harper" rhetoric. He chose not to engage, just reiterated his choice. Im biased, as we all are for our favoured choice. But I do think there is a lot of uneducated anti-Harper rhetoric which is not surprising, especially among young people, many of whom might not take the time to dig deeper into the issues. Which is not to say they arent entitled to their opinion. But almost every person I've spoken to or seen remarks from who are Conservative have a "this is my choice, you're entitled to yours" position whereas the Anti-Harper crowd seem offended that anyone could be so stupid not to see it their way. And I think this comes more from those that are Anti Harper moreso than being Pro Trudeau or Pro Mulcair. There was a lot of people who were saying "Harper sucks, vote NDP" when the NDP were doing well. Now they pretend they were always Liberal. I wonder how many people change their vote depending on momentum. Vote for the winning horse mentality.

Which coach gets fired first? Interesting speculation from Lawless about the Ducks: Winning the Stanley Cup trumps all in the NHL. Egos, bad blood and petty differences get set aside by teams that win. The pursuit of championships sometimes makes for odd marriages, which is why Randy Carlyle returning to coach the Anaheim Ducks isn't as crazy as it sounds. The Ducks have one win after five games and GM Bob Murray is reportedly considering a change. For a team many experts pegged as Stanley Cup favourites it's been a disastrous start. Head coach Bruce Boudreau is in trouble, however, Sunday's win over the Minnesota Wild has backed the pressure off for the time being. It's only five games and Murray isn't this impatient. Boudreau will get some more games to try and turn things around. Perhaps it's just early bad puck luck. The Ducks are a top-10 team in possession. Boudreau isn't a dead Duck just yet. But the fact Murray was contemplating a change prior to Sunday's win is evidence Boudreau has little room for error. Successive playoff failures have the organization questioning if Boudreau is the man to get them another Stanley Cup. This isn't about Boudreau being a bad coach. It's about anything less than a Stanley Cup this season being considered a failure in Anaheim. They'll do whatever they must as an organization to achieve a title. Which brings us to Carlyle, the only coach to ever raise a Stanley Cup banner in Anaheim. Murray runs the Ducks and Dave Nonis holds the title special assignment scout and consultant to general manager. They've both fired Carlyle in their days as GMs. They also have immense respect for him as a coach and know what he's capable of behind the bench. If they make a change in Anaheim, Carlyle will most definitely be part of the discussion. Murray has in-house solutions such as assistant coaches Trent Yawney and Paul MacLean. The question with both those candidates, however, is are they Stanley Cup-calibre coaches? Maybe. But until you've done it the question hangs over your head and Ducks ownership likely isn't interested in a maybe right now. They're looking for a sure thing. So are the players. If a change does indeed occur, the players will want to know the next message is proven and has pedigree. For the Ducks, at this juncture of their franchise curve, this isn't the time to give someone a chance. This is seize the moment time. Bring in a hitter and let and him start swinging. Carlyle isn't the only Stanley Cup-winning coach without a gig in the NHL. John Tortorella has been tabbed to coach Team USA at the World Cup next summer but is otherwise disengaged. Tortorella likely needs the Team USA work to sanitize him from the mess that was his tenure with the Vancouver Canucks. He's going to work again in the NHL, but handing him a Stanley Cup contender at this point seems a little rushed. Marc Crawford is an interesting name but he doesn't have an in-season out clause in his contract with Zurich in the Swiss League. Crawford has proven capable of driving a team hard enough to win and in his time away from the NHL appears to have added dimension to his approach. He's getting excellent reviews for his handling of phenom Auston Matthews and has been to the final in two of his three years in Zurich, winning once. Crawford too will get another NHL job, just not this year. It might make sense, depending on the destination, for him to come home with Matthews when he's selected next summer as the No. 1 pick. Carlyle came very close to getting the San Jose Sharks job this past off-season before losing out to Pete DeBoer. His work in Toronto, getting the most from a very tired roster, was vindicated after his departure. The Leafs were a playoff team when they fired him and then came entirely apart in his absence. A lot was wrong in Toronto last year but it wasn't the coach. The window is open for the Ducks. They don't necessarily need Mr. Right. It's Mr. Right Now who must next walk into that dressing room. There's precedent for a coach returning to a place from where he's been fired. Think Billy Martin and the New York Yankees, Paul Maurice and the Carolina Hurricanes or Michel Therrien and the Montreal Canadiens to name a few. Carlyle isn't easy on an organization. He likes things done a certain way and there's no grey area. It's either right or it's wrong and there's hell to pay when it's the latter. From the training staff to the players to the P.R. department, he can be thorny. He demands a high standard of everyone involved and he's not much of a politician. He can be caustic and cutting. But there aren't many better bench managers in the game. Carlyle knows how to handle a veteran group and how to get the most out of a lineup. Four key members of the Ducks - Getzlaf, Perry, Ryan Kesler and Kevin Bieksa - have all had success with Carlyle. Getzlaf and Perry won a Stanley Cup with him and Kesler and Bieksa skated for Carlyle in the AHL with a strong Manitoba Moose club. According to legend, Getzlaf and Perry grew tired of Carlyle during his previous stint with the Ducks. They won a Stanley Cup with him as rookies but a few seasons later they were superstars and not interested in the day-in and day-out grind of playing for Carlyle. But it's been nine years since they last won a title and they're in their 30s. The opportunities to win again are diminishing. Would they take another dose of Carlyle in order to win? Absolutely. "Randy's great at running a bench. To me that was his niche. He was great at being involved in the game and knowing what matchups he wanted and keeping them," Getzlaf told me last spring during the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. "I've been away from him for a while. When I was young, he did a great job at keeping us accountable. He taught me a lot when I was young." The Ducks don't need a coach to grow with their group. They need a boss that can come in and get them over the top. Carlyle is in many ways a perfect fit. There are some intangibles that stand in the way. Carlyle is a proud man and getting fired by Murray stung. They had been peers for a long time. First as players and then in hockey ops with both the Vancouver Canucks and Ducks. They won together. And then they fell out. Nonis could play an interesting role in putting together a match between Murray and Carlyle. It was just last season when Nonis, then Leafs GM, fired Carlyle under duress. Nonis knew what ailed Toronto wasn't at the coaching level. But he needed to make a move to try and save his own job. That's hockey sometimes. Great game, crappy business. Nonis knows what Carlyle can do as a coach and might be the perfect voice to remind Murray of those skills. Murray signed an aging Kesler to a six-year, $41.25-million contract this past summer knowing it wasn't a good contract. Kesler won't be a $7 million player for much longer but that's not the point. Murray had the cap space and the need to keep Kesler in order to try and win now. So he made the deal. If Murray thinks Carlyle can win with the Ducks lineup, he won't blink. Carlyle can likely think of better situations than working for two guys that have previously clipped him, but the chance to get back in the NHL and have an immediate chance at a second Cup would be reason enough for him to get over whatever bruises remain on his ego. The only question for the Ducks to ask themselves is how do they win. Maybe it's Boudreau. But if it isn't, there may not be a better answer than Carlyle.

I took Yak in my pool and really agonized over it. Choked on it nearly. So Im hoping for a big season from him. Took Hall too. It really disturbs me because I hate the Oilers so realistically, I want them to lose every game 6-5.

Nice. What a dumb thing to say. I can't wait for this **** to be over. Hard not to hold grudges after this with all of the stupid things we've said about each other, all because of stupid politics. I dont disagree. But when people fly off the handle and attack the messenger, it says more about them. Thats how I dont let attacks or insults on me bother me. Its just people getting annoyed and spouting off. Imagine being the Mods and having to monitor this thread and the amount of posts that have been deleted and posters who have whined to them.

Maybe as far as endorsements, but I cant believe the WFP are neutral. They are Liberal slanted, wrote articles to that position

According to Wikipedia: Endorsing the Conservative Party Postmedia Postmedia Network, which owns the majority of the newspaper industry in Canada, ordered their individual assets to endorse the Conservatives, as traditionally is the owner's prerogative.[1][2][3]Andrew Coyne resigned as editor of editorials and comment for the National Post after being denied permission by Postmedia executives to publish a column dissenting from the paper's endorsement of the Conservatives.[4][5] Calgary Sun, Edmonton Sun, Ottawa Sun, Toronto Sun, Winnipeg Sun all republished an endorsement credited to Postmedia.[6][7][8][9][10] Calgary Herald,[11]Edmonton Journal,[12]London Free Press,[13]Montreal Gazette,[14]National Post,[15]Ottawa Citizen,[16]The Province,[17]Regina Leader Post,[18]The StarPhoenix,[19]Vancouver Sun,[20]The Windsor Star[21] Woodbridge The Globe and Mail, but with a desire for Harper's resignation.[22] Sochaczevski The Suburban[23] Endorsing the Liberal Party Torstar Burlington Post,[26]Guelph Mercury,[27]Hamilton Spectator,[28]Oakville Beaver,[29]Toronto Star,[30]Waterloo Region Record[31] TC Transcontinental Charlottetown Guardian[32] Northwest Gastown Gazette[33] Gesca La Presse[34] Laurentian Northern Life[35]

Of course it was a full page advertisement. But why let that get in the way of self-righteous anger and a good blather about media impartiality. I saw a Harper ad during Hockey Night in Canada, so that must mean that the CBC is supporting Harper. The only anger on this forum is usually venting from the top of your head. The difference with media impartiality is that many of these news outlets have directly declared their support for Harper, so really they're not impartial at all. Who did the Free Press endorse?

You hire a coach who is brain dead and makes playing hockey terrible for these guys that's what happens. Seriously Yakupov considered quitting because of Dallas Eakins. Now that they've flushed that turd and the turd that hired him things are going to improve and the bitching and moaning from everyone about the draft picks is going to be fun to watch. What were the issues with Dallas? All the talk before they hired him was that he was a great coach who would be a genius hire for whichever NHL team got to him first.