I live in Canada but i can't vote....yet.
Here is my two cents.
1) There is no way in hell that Canada will go conservative(as much as I want it). The culture of entitlements and goverment wellfare is way too much entrenched in to the Canadian psyche.
Looking around in the circle of Canadian friends I have. 7 out of 10 believe that the goverment is the solution to most of the problems.
2) Watch in the remaining week before the elections, for the goverment funded media to increase the anti Harper rhetoric. Sometimes blatently obvious and sometimes more subtle.
Words like "hidden agenda" "right wing conservative" "Christian right" will flood the airways. Look for references to the USA and Bush.
This will scare the sh*t out of those still sitting on the fence.
3)Sorry to all my Canadian conservative friends, but Harper just doesn't have charisma. He comes across like a boring accountant, rather than an inspiring leader.
If with all the surrounding scandals of the liberals, all he can muster is a small minority goverment???? What does it tell you about his message and his appeal?
4) I even believe that the latest polls are fraudulent. They are designed to rally the left of center vote, by scaring people that a conservative goverment is on the horizon.
those are my opinions...i hope i am wrong.