Quotes by Allan Gregg

“This particular appointment seems to blunt and mute the opposition where its most pronounced, which is in the province of Quebec.”

“The temptation to defeat the government will be overwhelming. They know that when this issue fades, their fortunes fade with it, so sooner is better than later.”

“People who are in the middle, who think that its time for a change, theyre having a very hard time getting a personal feeling for Stephen Harper. Theres no sense of who he is and therefore no attraction.”

“Harper has been able to make himself more or less impervious to the attack that we have seen to this point and has been able to defuse the notion that winning is somehow going to be horrendous for the nation.”

“If I was Harper right now, Id go right into Quebec and hold big rallies. Big balloons and marching bands and just feel-good stuff.”

“Theyre not hysterical about this at all.”

“This much change in this period of time -- especially given how little weve seen previously -- suggests there have probably been a lot of conversations over Christmas dinner. Something is going on: some form of intellectualizing or rumination.”

“People are voting for Conservatives in greater numbers, but its not translating into Conservative seats.”

“The debilitating effect of the cabinet appointment fiasco is clearly nowhere as large as the cognoscenti would suggest.”