I saw the first debate and as soon as Layton showed he would cowtow to the demands of Quebec when Duceppe cornered him, he lost my vote. Duceppe showed the ugly Quebecois racist underbelly when the topic of multi-culturalism was discussed. I was almost expecting him to start chanting "le Quebec pour Quebecois" right there on stage. Besides, the Bloc can never form the government so voting for them is a wasted vote. They can cry all they want about Quebec wanting more and needing more but will never be able to do anything about it. Harper is just Harper. Bush light. Ignatief - well I just don't like the guy but of the only two parties that can form a government, I'm willing to take a shot on him and see what he can do. If he crashes and burns either in the election or after if he gets a chance to form the government, he won't last long as leader. I think he's just an interim leader in any case, only there until Justin Trudeau gains enough political experience to take over the party. If Harper ends up with another minority which is probably the way things will go, it won't last long and in two years or so, maybe less, it will be Harper against Trudeau.