Archive for October 14th, 2008
Fuzzy electoral math at the Globe & Mail
14 October 2008I don’t know why I bother keeping you up to date on the failings and cribbing of the DTM. It’s not as though the horse hasn’t been beaten to death already by now….
Here is an excerpt from the election central website at Canada’s National Newspaper.
“In the last federal election, in 2006, almost [...]
Off to the polling station
14 October 2008Election day here in Canada so I thought I’d check out what’s happening at Intrade. If you recall from our prior post (Was Intrade telling us this all weekend?) Intrade allows you to bet real money on future events. The idea is that with real money at stake the results will be more accurate [...]
Inter-office Finance Department briefing memo
14 October 2008Memorandum
To: Assistant Deputy Minister (Policy), Dept. of Finance
From: Deputy Minister, Dept. of Finance
Re: Briefing book for Minister
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It appears that Minister Flaherty will handily win his riding, and that the Conservatives will be returned to office. What we can’t be sure of, however, is who our Minister will be. PM may [...]