For me the Canadian Federal election campaign is too long.  I am used to four to six week campaigns and over two months just seems a long time.

That being said the US presidential campaign meanders on for more than 2 years so I guess two months is not that long.

The latest Canadian polls have the Conservative party edging up into the lead.  As we are now a reasonable length of time from the election (less than a month) I believe the polls are starting to be meaningful.  The past polls were showing the three main parities neck in neck and I postulate this is because so many voters were undecided.  That is starting to change.

We could still end up with a minority government in Canada after this election, however, my prediction is a solid Conservative majority and five more years of stable but unremarkable governance.

Not sure if any of the political types read my blog but for future reference if you want to excite the populous and get a good voter turnout try the American practice of adding questions to the ballot. For example what about a question like  “Should the use of marijuana be legal – yes or no?”  I have not missed voting in a federal election since I was 18 so undoubtedly I will participate in this one, that said a question like that on the ballot would get me pumped about the vote – just sayin.

What about the US Presidential Race

I predict Donald Trump (Republican) versus Hilary Clinton (Democrat) in the final race.  I admit, it is possible anything could occur in the primaries, so this is a very early prediction.  Things are shaping up that way.  I shake my head about Donald Trump but then remember the residents of Toronto elected Rob Ford so anything can happen.   I really believe citizens of the United States could get behind Donald Trump.  What an administration that would be.