And the money is on...

I heard second hand last week that CBC researchers had identified a stunning correlation between Toronto Maple Leafs games and election outcomes; apparently dating back some time, every time the Leafs won the last game before election day, the Liberals won. Every time the buds lost, it was a Tory victory. Given Saturday's performance, it looked like we were in for a Conservative majority.

The futures markets paint a slightly different picture, but a Tory-blue one just the same. Here are the closing numbers from futures markets at UBC:

Liberal - 93
Conservative - 127
NDP - 33
Bloq - 54
Other - 1

and Pinnaclesports.com:

Liberal - 87.5
Conservative - 134.5
NDP - 30.5
Bloq - 55.5
Other - 0.5

A little bit of time will tell, but if proponents of free market dynamics have their way, look for numbers pretty similar to these in the papers tomorrow.