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• [1] Pat and Tony from halifax nova scotia October 09, 2008 - 12:46PM

  Leonard: Long time listeners from Canal St. to the Adirondacks to Nova Scotia...

  Imagine a National Election in which the funding for the Arts becomes a Major Issue and preceeds the front runner's drop in the polls!

  Margeret Atwood weighs in with an Op-Ed in which she writes "we all are artists"; where

  instead of "Drill baby,Drill! There is a rational discussion about energy and global warming. And all in less then five weeks.

  Four political parties representing socialism , Green, Liberal and American style Conservatism--with the inevitable attack ad--

  (Bird poop on the Liberal's Shoulder). We are loving it while our Canadian friends are watching the American Election and no one in the American Media, except Lenny cares about what is happening up here.

  
  
• [2] Patrick Guyer from Brooklyn, NY October 09, 2008 - 01:40PM

  Green Party leader Elizabeth May is making a splash this election cycle, representing the Greens in the leaders debates for the first time in the history of the party. How important is Ms. May's new high profile for the Greens and what impact is the party likely to have on the next Parliament and the Canadian political scene in general?

  
  
• [3] John from Toronto, Ontario October 09, 2008 - 01:47PM

  is it useful to think of Cdn political landscape as largely divided between a slightly out-of-step, short-lived Conservative imitation of Republicans (thinking harper/Bush, Mulroney/Reagan parallels), and a more European-yearning, sovereignty-minded Liberal party?

  
  
• [4] Patrick Guyer from Brooklyn, NY October 09, 2008 - 01:53PM

  Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe seems to be having a great election campaign, fighting off a big push by the Tories to make greater inroads in Quebec and polling very well across the province. What does the Bloc's resurgence say about the future of the movement for Quebec sovereignty?

  Thanks for hosting this! Interesting stuff!

  
  
• [5] Paulson from Westchester October 09, 2008 - 02:02PM

  Looks like Conservatives will win in the Great White North! Could be the start of a trend...

  
  
• [6] Robert from Manhattan at work in Times Square October 09, 2008 - 02:49PM

  I'm a Canadian permanent resident of the US. important to point out that Blue and Red are reversed in Canada. The Liberals are represented by red and the Conservatives by blue.

  
  
• [7] Steve from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada October 19, 2008 - 12:46AM

  As a long time podcast listener, I was happy to hear a segment about Canada. Leonard's interview with Adam Radwanski was good but I really had to laugh at the question about whether Stéphane Dion was any relation to Céline Dion! Really Leonard, you should realize that in French speaking parts of Canada, Dion is a surname somewhat equivalent to what Richardson, or Brown would be in the States. But I do salute the effort to bring the Canadian election to WNYC's listeners. Now that the election is over, (I'm sending this on October 18th,) I would encourage the producers to do a follow up segment commenting on the results. By the way, Stéphane doesn't seem to enjoy Céline's mass popularity.