I first learned of Capt Ed Morrissey during the Canadian scandals when he was breaking news that was known in open court if you could attend, but was being blacked out in the news – talk about weird!

Anyway, I continue to read his take on Canadian politics and it is clear that the Liberal party is heading for a serious crack up Monday. How bad is it? Well Ed has the story on how the desperate Liberals grabbed a US-Canadian living here for the past two decades to run for parliament. Apparently because he supported the Iraq invasion (and would move back to Canada).

The Liberals apparently carpetbagged a quasi-American into Toronto, and not just any American; this one supports the war in Iraq and the North American missile shield — both of which the Liberal Party opposed rather vehemently. However, Ignatieff’s selection for this riding generated a lot of controversy when the Liberal Party locked its offices early on the last day to file candidate papers, barring the entry of local Liberals into the race and potentially giving Ignatieff a much more difficult run at the Commons.

Now the riding president has decided to abandon the candidate altogether, and with just a couple of days before the election, it leaves considerable egg on Liberal faces in Toronto and not many options.

I cannot fathom how stupid this fiasco has been. The Liberal president of this Liberal Toronto Riding quit the party and joined the Tories over this mess!

I would wager the Tories get a clear majority. I was not sure up until now. But this illustrates a collapse of the Liberal base itself in addition to the general populace turning their backs on them.