Kim Campbell does want CPC to win (en francais)

Considering how much attention this got when everyone thought she wanted Conservatives to lose, why am I not suprised the clarification is buried. H/T to the CTV.ca Election Blog for the update.

Former prime minister Kim Campbell, who once opined elections weren't the right time to talk about serious issues, wants to assure the Conservative party she wants it to win.

There were some doubts when she said this at her alma mater, The London Shool of Economics, earlier this month:

"Their (the Conservative party's) positions are too socially conservative, I think, to form a government in Canada. People may like their fiscal policies but they're frightened by their social conservatism ... It's a pity because it denies people a choice on policy issues."

In Vancouver today, Campbell had this to say:

I am a Conservative and I want them to win. What I said was that my concern was if a party is being perceived as too socially conservative, it makes it hard for them to win.

Campbell was in town to endorse Tony Fogarassy, the candidate in Vancouver Centre, her old riding -- one Campbell didn't hold in the giant wave that swept the Tories from office in 1993.

Fogarassy will be in tough: Hedy Fry has held that seat for the Liberals since 1993, and former Burnaby-Douglas MP Svend Robinson -- of Ringgate fame -- is the NDP's candidate.