A Dog Named Kyoto: Poll: Tories 35%, Bloc 34%, Libs 20% in Quebec

This might help us understand a little better why Prime Minister Harper wants to have an October election.

"Without money, organization and imposing candidates, Stéphane Dion's Liberal Party is headed straight for the slaughterhouse, according to several influential members," the paper reported.

CANOE -- CNEWS - Politics: Dion announces 'Green Shift' changes

WINNIPEG - Stephane Dion finetuned his carbon-tax plan to make it more palatable to farmers, loggers, truckers and fishers Wednesday as he snagged Canada's highest-profile farmer as a Liberal election candidate.

The surprise recruitment of Canadian Federation of Agriculture president Bob Friesen to run in a Winnipeg riding helped blunt criticism that the Liberal leader is scrambling days before an election call to make the risky main plank of his election platform more marketable.