the provincial government decided to keep the pre-adjustment boundaries for Northern Ontario, giving the province 107 provincial seats rather then the 106 Federal ones. This is the one district that was saved as a result.

Safe for the Liberals. If David Ramsay ever lost this one, the Liberals would be in deep trouble.

David is a power house in this riding. Vanthof may have support in a small area around the farm community, but remains an otherwise unknown.

i would be shocked if david ramsay survives this one after having to answer for the liberals’ failed policies around wood allocation, hydro, moose tags and bear hunting. people are very angry and now ramsay is the incumbant on the government side who must answer. he could be a fall guy for dalton mcguinty’s neglect of the north. the NDP owned this riding before, and yes with david ramsay before he crossed the floor. John Vanthof should not be taken lightly

give the ndp the nod here. ramsay and his liberal policies have left us high and dry and worse off.

More money secured for NOHFC, ZERO mills closed in riding,northern health travel grant,ONR in public hands, electoral boundries preserved, the list goes on and on. Ramsay has delivered and will continue to do so for the next four years!

What failed policy. NDP can say what it wants (it has to say what ever it wants, they still have an incomplete platform half way through the campaign)An NDP minister in this riding will acheive nothing with our next provincial Liberal majority government.

Look to the north. Gilles Bison has done nothing but bicker with the Liberal’s and did nothing but scrap with the Conservatives. After 17 years it’s time they realize what electing a Liberal MPP will do for them. Progress! Look at what Ramsay has accomplished for Temiskaming Cochrane while the Timmins James Bay has stagnated. This should be reason enogh not to consider an NDP vote here.

go see david ramsay for help. he tells you to go see ndp charlie angus. that’s what voting liberal gets you. plus thousands of forestry job loses. time for a change david. voters like what angus has given them…service and respect. vanthof will win if he has a team in place.

Hey Dale T.
Seems like you like to bicker just like Bisson.
Lets remember, it is under Gilles Bissons watch that Timmins-James Bay has lost all these forestry jobs that has affected so many people in the north. Yes, under BISSONS watch. 17 years of inaffectiveness is enough and taking credit for money that came in to the the riding is somewhat shallow.
Dale T. start looking for another job as Angus will be next.

Vanthof is giving Ramsay a real run for his money this time. We’ll see how the chips fall. I’m calling it for Ramsay but I think Vanthof will really give him a good surprise on election night, setting John up for a possible run next election.

Please note this comment is in a series of comments by me. I’m doing a prediction for every riding. For this riding I’m predicting the Liberals will win.

Here’s why:
Perhaps an odd reason, but a reason. This riding owes it’s existence to Dalton McGunity. Ontario was supposed to follow the federal boundaries in redistribution, but McGunity’s government decided to make an exception for northern Ontario, thereby saving this riding from being partitioned amongst it’s neighbors.
Okay, maybe that’s somewhat of a silly reason, but when your coming off a 40 point gap, I don’t think it really matters.

It’s funny when NDP staffers like Casandra and Dale try to beef up their guy (and Charlie Angus - what a joke) with posts like this. Ramsay is running at over 50% in a multi-party system. And candidate to run against Ramsay is a sacrificial lamb and will continue to be until DR decides to retire.

Bisson does nothing for Timmins-James Bay and all you have to do is read the Hansard to know it. That riding would be much better off with Patrick Boucher and finally get the riding some notice.

Sabrina - you look a little follish.