BC Youth saved the Liberal Party's ass

I just want to give a shout out to all the BC Liberals, particularly those who did work on the UBC campus, as a thanks for saving the ass of the party in V-Q. I've talked to people, both at party HQ, and from BC, and I know how hard the BC Young Liberals worked, and how much the senior party owes them. The Young Liberals need to use the vital role they played in the by-election as leverage for us moving forward as a more influential commission within the party.

By-elections

Well, I'm doing some mail-in ballot scrutineering (so I guess thats what I can say I am doing to help the Liberal Party of Canada) up here in Ottawa, but here are some of my predictions:

-Lower than normal (even for a by-election) turnout in all 4 ridings

-Willowdale, Vancouver Quadra, and Toronto Centre all easy Liberal holds, DMCR is too close to call, but I am going to go out on a limb and say the Conservatives take this one

-Liberal margin of victory averages around 10-15%

-The Greens do well in Vancouver Quadra and Toronto Centre, finishing 3rd in both races

-All elected Liberals go to the front bench (Rae is already there)

-Gives us a nice little boost in the polls, but nothing dramatic