“I’m busy. Schedule is full. Sorry, Mr Harper, I’ve no time. See, Jack and Gilles are busy too.
Oh, wait. You aren’t serious about that election thing are you? Dat is unfair! I have the power! I’ve been saying it all year.
What? Gilles and Jack made it, but they said they weren’t going to be available!
How about Monday? I really want to make this government work.”
As Wells said earlier, “fiddles”.
Dion waited for Duceppe to take the lead and decline the invitation . . . then jumped aboard that train, declining even a phone call. That was the bait.
The NDP’s position is consistent, no help. PM Harper went all in by keeping the GG at home, releasing one new commercial, and having people drop all the right hints to the media. Now, “election” is all anyone is talking about.
Liberals are not happy with The Green Shaft and aren’t ready for an election . . . even though they’ve been saying “fall” all summer.
Game, set, match to the Prime Minister.
Definitely ‘not a leader’. Who is advising the little twerp,his wife?
“Definitely ‘not a leader’. Who is advising the little twerp,his wife?”
I doubt it. Because – whether you agree with her or not – she does have leadership abilities.
Again, the Liberals and the MSM media (which are all Liberal) are screaming, now, that we can’t have an election now, because we can only have one every four years.
But then, why have they been talking about nothing else for two years – but that they will, themselves, call an election? If they really accepted that ‘every four years’ then they should have been instead, working very hard to make this govt function. Instead – they’ve done nothing but complain (and an Official Opposition isn’t about automatically rejecting what the govt proposes; any machine can be set to react that way).
So, now Dion is scared and now, he’ll meet with Harper. Why? To grovel and say that he will now help the govt? No more unethical Ethics Commissions? No more witch hunts, no more smear campaigns, no more absenteeism? Heh.
Jack and Gilles went up The Hill
To show they were not deadbeats
Jack harumphed and stamped the ground
And said he’d never work with Others
While Gilles refused to work or play
Or even Separate
Then Stephane heard they’d fled the coop
And he came running after
Please, please, please, don’t pull the plug
I know I’ve been talking about an election
But it’s only a symbolic rejection
I don’t mean it; I’m just..heh heh
Emitting gas, just carbon, just pollution, just nothing..just…
I feel sorry for Dion.
He is in political misery.
They shoot horses don’t they ?
Time for a 7.62mm election
I cannot for the life of me understand why no one is playing up the part about Le Citoyen being a French citizen. The Hottie from Haiti had to give up her French citizenship before she could become GG. There is no way the PM of Canada can have allegiance to another country. I would think that he would have to have sworn or affirmed allegience to the French State before becoming a French citizen..
If an election is called and Dion wins, will he have to excuse himself from any bilateral negotiations with France because of conflict of interest?
He is a French citizen and holds a dual passport. Let’s see, a Quebecer and citizen of France negotiating for Canada, with France. Vive le Québec libre! Ala President Degaulle. Funny how the MSM sees no problem with this. If Harper had a cat born in the US they would be screaming that Harper was negotiating with the US and his Bush buddy in bad faith.
I swear the MSM would be thrilled with the destruction of Canada, as it is, if it would allow them to sell more advertising through more blaring headlines.
I like what PMSH has done for Canada so far. In 2 years of being a minority PM he has done an exceptional job. I think that he is on the wrong path of trying to justify the election because the parlement doesn’t work.
I think that it should be in the throne speech that when laws are proposed or voted on that everybody votes. This is same as the committee work that seems to be in non-working condition. If you are put on the committee the there is a time line and you work on that proposal until it is done. This is what we are paying for. The senators are in the same boat.
There is no excuse of not showing up unless you are incapable and that means extreme circumstances. If he put this in a throne speech, the opposition would vote a non-confidence motion and you would have this as another platform to use against these parties. There are more working people voting than non working people.
Why try to get Dion out of there. Every day he is in the parliament is a day that he shows to the rest of Canada that he is dizzy a** making the izzy monies.
Good one Doowleb, my point is, if he wins the election, he will have to renounce his French citizenship……..Let me think now…..hmmmm.. On thinking this over, Le Citoyen has nothing to fear about renouncing his French citizenship…
GreenShift= Ex-Liberal MP Blair Wilson joins Green Party. And, as a voter in his riding May (*wink*) I say, they’re welcome to him.
GreenShift= Ex-Liberal MP Blair Wilson joins Green Party. And, as a voter in his riding May (*wink*) I say, they’re welcome to him.
Stephen Harper in May 2005:
Fixed election dates stop leaders from trying to manipulate the calendar simply for partisan political advantage.
Scratch a conservative, find a hypocrite.
On what basis does Paul Wells get paid? Hopefully not for the likes of his blog and his considerably unsophisticated thinking as evidenced by his comments. I can’t for the life of me figure out who would throw good money at that guy. Yah gotta be worth more than attracting comments by BCL.
Carol Skelton on September 19, 2006:
I think that common sense is having an election every four years and not on the whim and call of the prime minister.
Scratch a conservative, find a hypocrite.
So Cityoen Dionne:
Has your wife picked a Beeyatch collar for your meeting with the big dog?
How is that loan repayment for your leadership campaign coming?
Being a “dually” can you run for office in France when you lose in Canada?
How is that Cadman “affair” defamation and liable lawsuit coming along?
How is the lawsuit with the real Green Shift coming along?
Did you feel the two knife targets being pinned on your back by Rae and Ignatieff?
Have you tweaked the 82 problems your MPs have found with your Shifty Greet plan?
To me your are the best Liberal leader EVER!!
Just to set the record straight here: Stéphane Dion is a French citizen simply because his mother was French.
Just to set the record straight: Stephane Dion is a citizen of France because he applied to be one when he was an adult and wanted to study for his Socialism/Marxism degree in Paris.
Because his mother was a citizen of France he did not have to qualify for the residency requirements to become a citizen. He was not “bestowed” this citizenship when he was born in Canada to a former France citizen. He was born a Canadian. I don’t know if he mother became a Canadian citizen of not. Does anyone?
Sorry JJM I retract my implicit insinuation that Stepane Dion actively decided to be a French citizen and concede that Dion is a French citizen by virtue of doing nothing.
Scratch a conservative, find a hypocrite.
Posted by: manny at August 31, 2008 2:34 PM
Let’s put this in perspective manney, scratch a liberal and you get? [thief, liar, closet homophobic, state raised children, drug drop in centers, poor public schooling, social agenda that you would not wipe your a** with, more crime in the streets and elsewhere and no punishment] AND THAT IS JUST TO NAME A FEW!.
I would say that PMSH is TALKING to the opposition leaders and giving them the option of working with the government or “NOT”.
Good point manny…the reason PMSH has delivered on the promise of fixed dates goes back to abuse by the Libs who would call an election based on polls, after accomplishing nothing thru Parliament….and continued wasteful spending.
We all know that.
As someone has pointed out, the polls (apparently)do not particularly favour the CPC.
PMSH sees a Parliament that is disfunctional,Lib. elected MP’s are not representing their constituents.Why are the MSM not more upset about MP’s sitting on their hands?Never mind answering…that’s a rhetorical question.
Perhaps PMSH is brave enough to realise…if Canadians want a useless bunch in Ottawa..let them vote on it.
IMHO PMSH is sick of the deluded Dion thinking Parliament functions around him, and his frightened puppies, who, by the way, are very quiet this week.Back home counting change in their pockets are they?
If Imf is right about Dion electing to become a French citizen, I retract my apologzy to JJM and amend my first post to read:
Has your wife picked a Beeyatch collar and knee pads for your meeting with the big dog?
You nailed it Imf, that was my take on it too, I am glad to see this subject being discussed. As to Mere Dion, I do not know, but even if she did, she would retain French Citizenship and have like son fils a duel citizenship, but of course she is not running to be PM of Canada, but Le Citoyen is..
Manny, “Scratch a conservative, find a hypocrite”
Not all of us. A bunch of conservatives (mostly old Reformers) who I have lunch with once a week were kicking this around the other day. The consensus was that although we could understand that Harper, in his minority position, had to break some promises (gun registration, “global warming” policy, a Senate appointment etc.) he doesn’t have to break this one. Pure opportunism and loss of a chance to change Canadian politics for the better in at least one way.
I had a call from CPC yesterday asking for a donation to help fight the as yet uncalled election. I didn’t say, “F off” but the message was delivered in civil language.
No, I won’t be voting Liberal – not because of the minimal policy differences between the Libs and the CPC, but because Dion is such a dick. I’ll sit this one out, and I suspect that most of my buddies will do the same.
I just remembered, La femme de le citoyen est Francais. Of course she is not running for PM, from what I have read though, she is his advisor. I see a French Connection here, gee that sounds like a good title for a movie…..The French Connection, it has got a good ring to it….
argee wrote: “I cannot for the life of me understand why no one is playing up the part about Le Citoyen being a French citizen.”
I think it will come up during the campaign. It’s just too tempting to pass up.
Ezra Levant first brought it up shortly after Dion was elected leader. Dipper Pat Martin was railing about it for a few days in Jan, 2007. Harper commented briefly, but only after being asked by a reporter.
It’s a tricky thing to deal with. Supposedly, Quebecers are blase about it, seeing dual citizenship as a good modern sort of thing.
I suspect some Tory-friendly reporters (like Levant) will bring it up again, to make it part of the public debate. Harper won’t touch it, unless of course asked by a reporter. I don’t think our war room will initiate anything on it either.
The Dippers should go on and on about it, as it plays into their likely theme that Layton is the better opposition to Harper. Dion is clearly vulnerable here. But if you attack him too much, he might get sympathy, and will play the “my mom gave this gift to me” sobstory.
JJM, don’t you actually have to apply to have it?
Manny..scratch a Liberal, and you will find a thief awaiting an opportunity…
Wasn’t it Jean C. who took advantage of a weak and disorganized opposition in going to the polls at least twice?
What was it then, good election strategy for you?
Yep the Game is Set Lance.
Hey CJ I think you are spot on with your post, It would not be in the interest of Harper for him or his war room, to bring it up, but as you are well aware there are other ways to do it. Just disscusing here for instance. I also agree that if the media asks Harper, he will make a comment on it, but I think it would be a mild comment, he has other ways without getting his hands dirty…
Call the election,and call it NOW. The MSM will scream,big whoop,and DeYawn hasn’t a leg to stand on. All Harper has to point out is DeYawns Frog citizenship,and the Liebeals walkng out on every confidence vote.Can’t get any any easier.
PMSH calls a meeting to see if there is a way of getting parliament back to being functional and now he is the bad guy? Please,give me a break (Manny). I don’t know what world you are living in but Dijon and company have been threatening to call an election for months now. The lieberal senate has dragged it’s feet on virtually every piece of legislation sent to them and the “loyal”opposition spend more time in committee whining (if they show up at all) than actually doing any work. The PM is just calling his bluff.
I don’t understand why the French ambassador hasn’t been asked to deliver a formal protest regarding the underhanded treatment of M Dion, a French citizen and resident of Paris, by the governing party of Canada.
Most of you guys are missing the logic in Harper’s intention to call an election. The fixed date is to prevent a majority government to call an election when polls are favourable. Is it right that the only one with the ability to call an election in a minority situation is the leader of the opposition?
What short,foggy memories the Libranos and their desperadoes have. Chretien called an election when it suited HIM, no other consideration was even mulled over. Whether the never ending polls said it was a good idea or whether the other parties were ready, it mattered not. It was all about what was good for the old dictator to retain power with a majority before the people caught up with the sleaze and corruption going on under his nose. We were led to believe he knew nothing of what was transpiring among his ministers who were tossing out the millions to buy Quebec.
Liberals must stay far from power for a very long time, our country is at stake due to the many operatives connected to them still playing their games.
“Just to set the record straight: Stephane Dion is a citizen of France because he applied to be one when he was an adult and wanted to study for his Socialism/Marxism degree in Paris.
Because his mother was a citizen of France he did not have to qualify for the residency requirements to become a citizen. He was not “bestowed” this citizenship when he was born in Canada to a former France citizen. He was born a Canadian. I don’t know if he mother became a Canadian citizen of not. Does anyone?”
Does any of this matter in the slightest?
Presumably Dion saw the utility in using his French mother as a means to make life easier for him in studying in France.
Gosh, do you think nearly 30 years ago he was quietly planning: “Hee, hee – one day I’ll become Prime Minister of Canada and be in a position to take my marching orders from the Palais de l’Elysée”? Come off it.
We’ve been around this one before. It has nowhere to go.
Dion has many obstacles to hurdle in his own party and with knives in his back to boot. His French citizenship is a nothing matter, he was born in Canada. We have people who were born in Middle East states/countries who have acquired Canadian citizenship and are now sitting MP’s in the parliament of Canada.
It’s a non-issue and not worthy of consideration.
JJM writes: “It has nowhere to go”
With respect, I disagree. The fact of Dion being a dual citizen is easy to grasp. And is sure to rouse an emotional response from some voters re whether they want the PM of Canada to also be a citizen of France.
Now how Dion got his French citizenship seems kind of complicated, and Dion is welcome to explain it at every opportunity. It won’t help him much to make any logical arguments about it. So long as the story is part of the campaign, it works against Dion. Bringing up his mommy will make it worse for his wimpish image.
Who would have thought that “religious school funding” would have done in John Tory ? This story could do the same to Dion (although I’ll concede, the probablity is low)
JJM,
This matters because Stephane Dion actively chose to become a French citizen. He was afforded the opportunity because his mother was French, but that did not guarantee his citizenship. As someone who has shown an active desire to be a citizen of a country other than Canada, I, and other posters have the right and duty* to challenge and prod.
I don’t really see if you have a leg to stand on here. Are you saying we shouldn’t question the intentions of politicians, despite the obvious hypocrisy when you rag on Harper? Are leaders of the Liberal Party somehow exempt from the national dialogue?
He may not have said “Hee, hee – one day I’ll become Prime Minister of Canada and be in a position to take my marching orders from the Palais de l’Elysée” 30 years ago, but today as he is trying to run for the leadership of this country perhaps he should declare a loyalty. Unless being 100% loyal to Canada is too much to ask of Stephane Dion?
Cheers,
* Duty – “We stand on guard for thee”
Old and Grouchy is the only one who’s got it right.
The fixed election dates have one function: to prevent a majority from calling an election any old time (as did Chretien), based on polls and also, based on any concerns about political dirt being made public, to maintain themselves in power for longer..and longer..and longer.
But in a minority situation, is it politically just that the only party with the right to call an election, is the Opposition Party?
After all, that means that in such a situation, parliament could be rendered dysfunctional by that same Opposition for the entire four years. And the government in power could do nothing about it. Is that what the type of governmental structure we want?
Remember, the Liberals have done everything they can to make this govt dysfunctional – from endless MSM speculations about ‘an election will come soon’ – creating an unstable economic and political climate, to equally endless smear campaigns – and the Liberal Senate either refusing to OK the bills passed by parliament, or changing them to irrelevance (accountability act) or holding them up for over a year..and so on.
There has to be a legitimate method in our parliamentary system to deal with such a situation. ..the situation of a Minority Government, when the Opposition refuses to enable parlimanent to get its job done.
Harper could simply put a motion of confidence before the house, and whip a vote against his government. Defeated. What a pickle for the opposition if they vote confidence. So what’s this tempest in a teapot all about?
This “Tempest in a Teapot” is all about the sorry state of the Liberal party, they’re in no condition for an election. Why the hell should we care about such matters? Liberal leaders called elections when it suited them. One guy who can keep his mush shut is Johnny Chretien who called elections to retain majority status.
‘ Still think he changed the fund raising rules to insure no other leader would ever break his record for back to back majorities. Quite a piece of work.
Argee said:
“I cannot for the life of me understand why no one is playing up the part about Le Citoyen being a French citizen.”
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“Blood on their hands
REVIEWED BY RW JOHNSON
SILENT ACCOMPLICE: The Untold Story of France’s Role in the Rwandan Genocide
Excerpt:
And it seems there are many eyewitnesses of French troops assisting at torture sessions and catching Tutsis and handing them over to Hutus who hacked them to death before their eyes.
These early massacres were as nothing compared to the all-out genocide launched upon Habyarimana’s death in April 1994. The new government, with key genocidaires, was, it appears, formed by the French ambassador at a meeting in the French embassy. The man the French had put in charge, Colonel Théoneste Bagosora, apparently made no secret of his plans: “I have come back to declare the apocalypse,” he said. The French, well aware of what was about to happen, then got out. The calculation was that any peace deal would mean a power-sharing agreement with Kagame — which was anathema. Better let the Hutus continue the genocide to completion if that allowed them to stay in power, but in that case France, having armed, trained and encouraged its protégés towards such an outcome, had to get clear of the carnage. As the evidence of the holocaust thus unleashed became overwhelming Bruno Delaye, the Elysée’s Africa boss, is reputed to have said that “that’s the way Africans are”. When asked how he could have entertained genocidaires in his office, he seems to have replied that he’d had 400 assassins and 2,000 drug dealers through his doors: “You can’t deal with Africa without getting your hands dirty.” Mitterrand shrugged off the killings with “Dans ces pays-la, un genocide ce n’est pas trop important” and cynically concocted the notion of a “double genocide”, ie that the Tutsis were just as guilty, which was rather like saying the Jews and the Nazis were as bad as one another. When the surrounding states tried to hold an emergency meeting on the situation in Tanzania, Paris angrily torpedoed it: “We can’t let Anglophone countries decide on the future of a Francophone one.”
And so it continued to its dreadful end. …-
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,23110-2442888,00.html
https://www.smalldeadanimals.com/archives/005293.html
“It’s a little nerve wracking making the plans in the uncertain climate that we’re in,” Neville said, wondering if Harper would launch the election while the Liberals are meeting. “I wouldn’t put it past him, but so be it. Canadians will judge him for what he does and what he says.”
“I wouldn’t put anything past this guy,” said Wilfert. “That would be the ultimate in nasty.”
Personally,I think the “ultimate in nasty” would be calling an election on Sunday because that is your opponents Sabbath and he respects it.
Small town cheap, as it were.
Geez, “new”, since you lack all knowledge of spelling, grammar, and logic, could you at least keep your posts short? It’s a pain to scroll all the way past them, as I suspect many others do after reading the first paragraph and recognizing your inimitable style.
Canadians don’t want an election now , who cares ? Do the Librano’s ?
“But in a minority situation, is it politically just that the only party with the right to call an election, is the Opposition Party?”
Thank you Old and Grouchy for your keen observation. Now, I must say it baffles me that this simple explanation is not being repeated ad nauseam by Stephen himself. No more complexity is needed. Simple, effective, absorbed easily.
Looking south, we see the adults in charge of the Republican party punching out game winning ads one after another. As much as I like Stephen Harper’s strategic and tactical skill, my god he appears to need help with his advertising. Unless these CPC ads are deliberately pathetic to lay a trap for the opposition go nuts with another “Soldiers in the City with Guns” ad.
That said, what I would give to see ads on par with the Republican’s “The One” and “Spears/Hilton” ads. Game changers, and you can’t tell me the CPC doesn’t have equivalent opportunities with the likes of effeminate/inarticulate Dion, Commissar Jack and screw Canada but give my your money first Gilles.
Stanfield got destroyed by an image of him eating a banana and an un-athletic kick at football. The Republicans have quite likely destroyed Obama too in several perfectly sprung traps that pierced the fantasy they constructed. Its always has to be fantasy for the Lib/Left since they are plagued forever with conflicting positions. “Politics ain’t beanbag”.
Here’s to a UFC Canadian election. No sense at all appealing to the lib/left, nothing, absolutely nothing can win their votes. Far better to tease them until their heads explode.
shaken – heh, that’s quite the scenario. But, how could his MPs vote no-confidence against a Conservative govt? I see your point, however. It would be fun.
Liz – yes, Chretien’s agenda in changing the funding rules was to break the Liberal party, which relied on huge corporate donations. After all, the Liberals are linked to big corporations. In so many cases, the strategy of the Liberals was to get the govt to subsidize these industries with taxpayer money…and this money, like Adscam, is returned to the Party in the way of donations. The Liberals are good at laundering taxpayer money. They still owe us millions.
As you say, Chretien’s agenda was to ensure that no Liberal Party got a majority after him. After Chretien…there are only the barren fields. Chretien has quite the ego; all he ever talks about is himself. He couldn’t handle a Liberal who had more success than him.
The Canadian political and economic scene is small. The Liberals merged the two, setting up the economy based around large corporations subsidized by the govt. These corporations, as noted, then returned a fair bit of this money in donations.
The same strategy can be seen in the Liberal strategy of identity politics in multiculturalism. They’d isolate immigrants in blocs, fund them to remain isolate – and expect votes in the election.
Remembering the need for fixed election dates (from Hansard):
Jay Hill on September 18, 2006:
Fixed election dates in Canada is a democratic reform I have unwaveringly and vocally supported since I entered political life some 18 years ago … In 1997, Jean Chrétien sent Canadians back to the polls early despite the flood crisis in Manitoba, which of course, Mr. Speaker, you are very well aware of. In 2000, for the second time, he called another early election to take advantage of favourable polls. Three and a half years after that, in 2004, his successor, the member for LaSalle—Émard, called another early election when Parliament began to unearth Liberal scandal in its inquiry into the sponsorship issue. This is a perfect example of why Canada needs fixed election dates. This kind of manipulation unnecessarily derails important government and parliamentary business and gives rise to cynicism among voters.
Gerald Keddy on Septemer 18, 2006:
We have an opportunity to take one of the primary tools that past prime ministers in the country have used like a club. They have gone to the people before their five years were up and every political party has suffered from that. I think the Parliament of Canada has suffered from it. … This is the first Prime Minister who is willing to give up that huge tool in his tool chest … This will level the playing field, it will give democracy more of an opportunity to work and it will be a good thing for the public of Canada.
Carol Skelton on September 19, 2006:
I think that common sense is having an election every four years and not on the whim and call of the prime minister.
Russ Hiebert on September 19, 2006:
Federal election dates would no longer be chosen with the advantage they may provide to the governing party. Every party would have the same opportunities. The reverse is also true. Not only are snap elections out, no longer will governments that have passed their “best before” date and face certain defeat at the polls be able to drag out their terms … It provides fairness. No longer will the governing party be allowed to manipulate the process. It provides transparency and predictability. Canadians will benefit from knowing exactly when these fixed elections will occur so they can plan their lives and the businesses around it. It improves governance by removing power from the prime minister’s office and devolving it to the people, as it should be.
Rob Nicholson on November 6, 2006:
What we have is a situation where the prime minister is able to choose the date of the general election, not based necessarily on what is in the best interests of the country, but what is in the best interests of his or her political party. Bill C-16 would address this problem and would produce a number of other benefits. … It is only fair that each party would have equal time to prepare for the next election and to know when it would be. Another key advantage of fixed date elections is transparency. Rather than decisions about election dates being made behind closed doors, general election dates would be set in advance.
Dean Del Mastro on November 6, 2006:
I think we recognize that the bill is about levelling the playing field for all parties in the House, not to give the government an advantage to call a snap election when perhaps another party is not ready. It would allow for a better debate on policy and on principle so that all parties could go into an election prepared and our voters could make the best decisions.
Chuck Strahl on November 6, 2006:
Fixed election dates are important and not only in other countries. My home province of British Columbia has a fixed election date. We have already had the first election. No one lit his or her hair on fire and it was not the end of the British parliamentary system. There was no chaos in the street. It was, however, something that all parties could plan on, that the population could work around and municipalities could tell what was coming. All in all, it worked very well.
Peter Van Loan on February 12, 2007:
As I indicated, we have passed Bill C-16 on fixed election dates through the House of Commons. Never again will the government of the day be able to play around with the date of an election for its own crass political motives.
Scott Reid on February 19, 2007:
The increased electoral fairness through Bill C-16 … will ensure that elections occur once every four years, not when the prime minister chooses to call them based upon whether his or her party is high in the polls. That was a terrible wrong. It was abused by the previous government repeatedly. This initiative will ensure that it is not abused again.
Barry Devolin on April 30, 2007:
This initiative would ensure that elections occurred once every four years and not just on the whim of a prime minister who might choose to call an election on the basis of whether or not his or her party was high in the polls.
Tom Lukiwski on June 18, 2007:
We have seen, for an example, very important democratic reform initiatives such as fixed election dates which is Bill C-16. It passed and has come into force. It states that the third Monday of October 2009 will be the date for the next general election unless of course by some strange occurrence the combined opposition determines that it wants to have an election before that date. That was the first initiative that we brought in to try to ensure Canadians that there would be some consistency and regularity in the timing of federal elections. Far too often we saw political parties in power manipulate the voting system to their advantage. In other words, we saw parties in previous years take a look at the polling numbers and if they determined that it would be to their advantage to have an election earlier rather than later, because the polls happened to be advantageous for them, they would call an election at that time.
And lastly, here’s an oldie but a goody from the man himself:
Stephen Harper in May 2005:
Fixed election dates stop leaders from trying to manipulate the calendar simply for partisan political advantage.
But of course, that was then and this is now…
“Fixed election dates stop leaders from trying to manipulate the calendar simply for partisan political advantage.
But of course, that was then and this is now…”
In a Minority Parliament, the government can engineer its defeat anytime. All it takes is a confidence motion that would get them defeated.
Not difficult to do, especially with the current opposition. Just extend the Afghanistan mission !!
Steffi would implode, Layton would explode & Duceppe would eat his own young.
The divide between East & West is getting so wide it may be impossible for Harper to get a majority. This may be our election of 1860.
Geez, “new”, since you lack all knowledge of spelling, grammar, and logic, could you at least keep your posts short? It’s a pain to scroll all the way past them, as I suspect many others do after reading the first paragraph and recognizing your inimitable style.
Posted by: KevinB at August 31, 2008 5:43 PM
KevinB:
You nailed it!
I don’t even have to read the first paragraph and know who it is. I have learned how to scroll down fast so as to not get a headache trying to decipher the post. I think this person got ESL training from Citizen Dion on the side.
Revnant, There it is again. Assuming that all Ontarians are in Toronto and left dependent. There are enough seats outside Toronto to decide the whole enchillada.