Stupid? Sheep? Maybe Harper just has to start hitting the right issues for the area. Instaed of strolling into Toronto, and trying to tell the people there that the Liberals tried to take the GTA for granted, speak about the party's stance on immigration. As per statscan.ca, more than 21% of Toronto's population immigrated to Canada in the past 15 years, and more than a third are first generation Canadians. Harper has come off as anti-immigrant, anti-women's rights, anti-gay, etc. He is seen as an enemy of the minority, while Martin is seen as pro-equality.
The Conservatives will get nowhere in Quebec, and Martin is successfully buying votes in the Atlantic Provinces. Harper has to enhance his image amongst the urban visible minorities, The two biggest Liberal areas in BC were Vancouver and Victoria......highest area of minorities. The Liberals dominated Toronto, Ottawa, and the Golden Horseshoe area of Ontario....the largest area of Minorities. They lost seats in the smaller cities like Cambridge, Stratford and London.
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