Polls say Canadians are leaning more against the war involvement in Afghanistan. The Liberals shot themselves in the foot on this issue when they went along with the Conservatives, as, per the article and supporting numbers, Conservative voters are more likely to approve than Liberal voters. This means the Liberals are more likely to lose traditional supporters over Afghanistan than are the Conservatives, unless the Liberals decide on a radical about-face.

As an aside, it seems currently rather difficult to find out what the Liberals' current thinking is re Afghanistan.

And Michael Ignatieff's website is remarkable in that it almost ignores the fact that he spent most of his working life in the US, and makes no mention at all of his former strong support for war.


http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/09/05/poll-afghan.html