Our Very Own Facebook/Twitter Revolution

The NDP is closing in on first. And the push is coming from the young. In an election that was timed to discourage university students who would be in the process of heading home at the end of the term, it would appear that they simply voted in advance polls.

With four days of campaigning left, support could soften. But it would seem plausible that there will soon be two members of Parliament living in Stornoway, and perhaps soon after, at 24 Sussex.

If a majority of Canadians are seen next Tuesday to have voted for a progressive alternative to the Harperites, there is no reason why such a government should not be formed after a proforma defeat of the Conservative budget.