CBC Vote Compass

The CBC vote compass has received a lot of criticism, anyways they have now given the top ten ridings in favour and against for each question asked.  While I won't go through all the details, I did notice a few interesting things.  On most questions, whichever answer favoured the Conservatives usually resulted in most and many cases all being in Conservative held ridings while the more left leaning response was typically in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Montreal and all in ridings where the Conservatives are not even competitive.  Another thing that jumped out is on a few questions such as closer relations with the US and a greater role of the private sector in health care, the top choices were from Quebec, but they were all in the Quebec City area and Appalaches-Chaudieres, otherwise those that are held by the Tories (also Andre Arthur's riding who usually votes with them anyways), so it does suggest this part of the province is more right wing than the other parts.  Lots of ones from the Prairies for the pro-Tory responses although on a few questions saw up to four ridings in New Brunswick all held by the Tories.  On the case of taxing the rich and corporations, those most against were in the GTA and were either ridings the Tories picked up in 2008 or Liberal held ones that are vulnerable.  Off course these were all wealthy ridings, but it does suggest that although the Liberal plan to raise corporate taxes may win them points amongst the soft NDP votes, it could cost them some of the more affluent GTA ridings which have gone Liberal in the past (this off course assumes the compass is representative).  Anyways here is the link so check it out http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadavotes2011/features/votecompass/map/