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About haroldchorneyeconomist

I am Professor of political economy at Concordia university in Montréal, Québec, Canada. I received my B.A.Hons (econ.&poli sci) from the University of Manitoba. I also completed my M.A. degree in economics there. Went on to spend two years at the London School of Economics as a Ph.D. student in economics and then completed my Ph.D. in political economy at the University of Toronto. Was named a John W.Dafoe fellow, a CMHC fellow and a Canada Council fellow. I also was named a Woodrow Wilson fellow in 1968 after completing my first class honours undergraduate degree. Worked as an economist in the area of education, labour economics and as the senior economist with the Manitoba Housing and Renewal Corporation for the Government of Manitoba from 1972 to 1978. I also have worked as an economic consultant for MDT socio-economic consultants and have been consulted on urban planning, health policy, linguistic duality and public sector finance questions by the governments of Manitoba, Saskatchewan,the cities of Regina and Saskatoon, Ontario and the Federal government of Canada. I have also been consulted by senior leaders of the British Labour party, MPs from the Progressive Conservative party, the Liberal party and the New Democrats on economic policy questions. Members of the Government of France under the Presidency of Francois Mitterand discussed my work on public sector deficits. I have also run for elected office at the municipal level. I first began to write about quantitative easing as a useful policy option during the early 1980s.

Two more polls NDP at 33 % Conservatives 37-38% Liberals 18-19%

Posted on April 30, 2011 by haroldchorneyeconomist

Two more polls have appeared on the weekend before the historic May 2nd election which show that the NDP is closing in on the Conservatives with the gap narrowing outside of Alberta. One of them by Angus Reid is featured … Continue reading →

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Two more polls place NDP second and Liberals third

Posted on April 29, 2011 by haroldchorneyeconomist

Another two polls have been released a new Ekos poll and a new Nanos poll. Both polls guage political preference over the period which ended on April 27. They both show the NDP firmly in second place with 28 % … Continue reading →

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Two new polls place NDP above 30 % and Conservatives 34 to 35 %: gap may be closing in final days.

Posted on April 27, 2011 by haroldchorneyeconomist

Two new polls have been released  one by Forum and the other by Angus Reid which appear to confirm the startling result first revealed by an earlier Ekos poll which placed the NDP in the lead in Québec and second … Continue reading →

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Winds of change blowing in Canadian election NDP vaults into 2nd place first place in Québec

Posted on April 26, 2011 by haroldchorneyeconomist

The latest Ekos poll still to be confirmed by other polls shows the NDP has vaulted into first place in Québec with 39 % of the likely vote and 2nd place throughout the country with 28 % of the likely … Continue reading →

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Swingable seats in British Columbia

Posted on April 24, 2011 by haroldchorneyeconomist

British columbia has traditionally been a ferocious battleground between the Conservatives  and former Social Creditors and reformers on the one hand and the New democrats on the other. The Liberal party is often squeezed between these two forces although it … Continue reading →

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Swingable seats in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

Posted on April 23, 2011 by haroldchorneyeconomist

With the polls showing a surge for the NDP in Québec and B.C. what impact might a rise in the NDP vote have in Manitoba and Saskatchewan ? There are two seats won by a margin of less than 10 … Continue reading →

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Two polls show NDP surge in Québec will it hold on election day?

Posted on April 22, 2011 by haroldchorneyeconomist

An Ipsos poll and and Ekos Poll taken April 18-20 appear to show the NDP slightly ahead of the Liberals nationally but within the margin of error or tied with them and definitely ahead in the Québec race. The results … Continue reading →

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Moving to Ontario with the swingometer

Posted on April 18, 2011 by haroldchorneyeconomist

In a previous post I analysed the likely consequences of a swing in the votes from the Bloc to the other parties in Québec and suggested that only a small number of seats were likely candidates for a shift from … Continue reading →

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Swingometer election analysis:Quebec’s swingable seats likely to be limited to small number

Posted on April 14, 2011 by haroldchorneyeconomist

When I was a student in Britain and during subsequent visits there I was always fascinated at election time when the BBC’s great journalist Peter  Snow during the election broadcasts would use the Canadian expatriate, the late  Robert Mackenzie who … Continue reading →

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French language Canadian federal election debate a close contest(2)

Posted on April 14, 2011 by haroldchorneyeconomist

The French language debate was a very interesting debate in some ways superior to the English language debate because the issue of national unity was debated in very revealing ways, and the issues of unemployment,poverty and social policy received a … Continue reading →

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