Harper Beats Dion And May At Their Own Game...

Here's an interesting poll I found in the Globe And Mail archives. Liberal Leader Stephane Dion has challenged Prime Minister Harper to a "green" debate. If such a debate were held with all party leaders, who would win? - the newspaper asks.

Lion share of those who voted (33%) believe it would be Stephen Harper. The prime Minister got 3333 votes. Second place went to... no, not to Stephane Dion. He came quite close to second place with his 23% or 2320 votes, but Elizabeth May got slightly more - 2339 votes, so she got the second place, while Dion came third. Jack Layton and Gilles Duceppe came last, receiving 1636 and 414 votes respectively.

Once again - the poll was run by the Globe And Mail, not by the National Post. The subject is environment - which, as the mainstream media suggests, is the weakest point in the Conservative platform. The poll took place before we got a chance to hear from an outspoken Liberal MP that this whole scheme is a wealth transfer tax grab, not a "revenue neutral green tax shift", as it was originally claimed. And yet one in three Globe And Mail readers are sure that Stephen Harper would win a green debate.

So it looks like Stephen Harper actually beats Stephane Dion and Elizabeth May at their own game. Even among the left-leaning public there are many who prefer Conservative environmental policies to the Liberal green shift wealth transfer schemes.