Getting nowhere

Despite Harper's best efforts to fabricate confrontation then stomp his feet while complaining that he can't get anything done in a minority Parliament, and despite the Cons' attempts to muzzle their less sane members, the Canadian public isn't any more eager to see a Con majority now than it was during the 2006 campaign:

Canadians may be willing to re-elect Stephen Harper's Conservatives but they're hesitant about a Tory majority, a new national poll suggests.

The Decima survey put support for the Conservatives at 38 per cent - slightly higher than on election day but lower than other recent polls. Forty-three per cent of respondents said they wanted to see the Conservatives win the next election, but just 30 per cent said they'd like to see Harper form a majority government.

Compare to the numbers from a poll taken December 29-31:

Nationwide, the poll found 52 per cent of respondents considered the prospect of a Liberal majority undesirable, while 25 per cent found it desirable and 23 per cent found it acceptable.

The results were almost identical for a Tory majority: 56 per cent found that prospect undesirable, 25 per cent desirable and 19 per cent acceptable.

In sum, the Cons' honeymoon period has done little to nothing to increase Canadians' confidence in Harper as a majority PM. And based on the Cons' meager record in government, it's hard to see how that confidence could possibly increase heading into the next federal election.