I watched the federal leaders' debate on Thursday night, resisting the temptation to flip to the American stations to see if Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin was going to implode.
I'm glad I stuck with the Canadians.
The debate was not only informative, but also entertaining, as the four wanna-be prime ministers teamed up on Stephen Harper. Although Mr. Harper played nice, as per his new-found image, you could tell he's ready to get his minority government — or majority, if the Liberals lose enough ground to the strengthening NDP and Greens — because, really, the English debate left little doubt who will return to power on Oct. 14.
Although Liberal leader Stephane Dion appears to be a smart man, his party is in too much disarray to win the confidence of the electorate, while Jack Layton and Elizabeth May can expect to make up ground as Liberal supporters look elsewhere, but even dreaming about becoming the official opposition is a stretch at this point.
So the leaders' debate really didn't solve anything, but it did help me to better understand each party's platform and where each party is lacking.
Of course, debates hardly ever solve anything though, because a lot of promises get made and, well, how many are actually kept is what's usually up for debate in a few years.
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