I have not seen a lot of campaign signs so far in my district. So I decided to go for a walk and play the “spot the campaign sign” game. I did a little Google Map mash up of the results. No exactly the most scientific experiment, I’ll grant you that, but it does give an overall idea of the ground strength of each party.

I must start by voicing my deception with the Liberals and the NDP who have yet to place any campaign signs one week into the election. The NDP absence is understandable, considering that they never had much support in the area. But the Liberal no-show is little bit disconcerting. They use to be pretty strong in Pontiac.

On the other end, the incumbent Conservative has been pretty busy with 17 campaign signs. Also, his signs were up on Monday morning.

The Bloc’s operation is also up and running, but definitively not on par with the CPC, with only 8 signs. Although, I must give them extra points for their nicely located campaign offices, right in the middle of down town Buckingham.

The big surprise came from the Greens. They’ve placed about the same amount of signs as the Bloc and they have placed signs on secondary roads as well.

Also, those Green Party signs are made of biodegradable materials; on October 15, they will fall to the ground where they will begin to decompose into a rich and eco-friendly fertilizer … the perfect supplement for your backyard organic garden. It’s true!