Labrador Byelection

Well, the next test for the embattled Martin Government is the byelection being held in the riding of Happy Valley-Goose Bay. While I feel that the importance of this one seat is paramount to the continuation or fall of the current govenment (depending on who wins the seat), I don't think that the results will signify any nation wide trends or predict the results of the next general election. A Liberal win in a seat that has for only one parliament been represented by any party other than Liberal does not show anything. A Tory win, while encouraging to the Conservative party, and likely to bring about another election soon, would not be any better proof of impending election success for the Conservatives than a Magic Eight Ball.