The armies of Ipsos-Reid, Decima and SES are once again firing up the phone banks to survey election-weary Canadians so that our national media can run front page headlines declaring “Majority of Canadians Don’t Want Election”
Aren’t they?
The armies of Ipsos-Reid, Decima and SES are once again firing up the phone banks to survey election-weary Canadians so that our national media can run front page headlines declaring “Majority of Canadians Don’t Want Election”
Aren’t they?
I’m still of the firm opinion, and have been since election day, that the CPC will pull the plug on themselves for a June 2007 election.
They’ll have finished the 5 priorities and will be wanting a fresh mandate and a majority.
As well, they want to implement a 4 yr election cycle and that date will keep Canada facing elections in a non-US election year for a while, provided the CPC get that majority.
I’m pretty sure that is why the Liberals are rushing to get a 2006 Convention date instead of waiting till March 2007.
A big “way to go” to David Asper and the N.P.
I especially like the phrase “Canada’s cradle-to-
grave-left-wing ideal”.
We need more articles like this to expose these
phony Liberal threats.
I don’t like the idea of having mandatory 4 year elections. For the United States, where you only have two parties, it makes sense. But could you imagine a minority government like the last one being in office for an entire four years. At that point, Parliament would grind to a halt.
Canadian Infidel
The 4 yr cycle will be interrupted if a minority government falls, and I assume start over from the election date.
That’ll just keep politicians from calling elections to suit their party.
The Cons must be taking Liberal threats somewhat seriously. They’ve already timidly signalled that their promises to stop throwing money into the bottomless pits of Kyoto and the gun registry are off of the table.
If they are going to keep any of their campaign promises, they’ll have to do so within the first couple of months after the new Parliament convenes. So, the clear question is, “What will Stephen Harper value the most – clinging to power for a few months or taking risks to implement a few conservative initiatives while the opposition is still in total disarray? If he acts boldly and tries to actually accomplish something, and gets turfed for it, he might be surprised by the electoral goodwill he would gain.
The Liberals are fit to neither govern nor oppose the government. If another election means their removal from parliament, I’m all for it.
The Liberal party ,at this point,has long lost the trust of most Canadian’s….Now it really only claims the support of voters in Canada’s three largest cities.Get the FACTS to THESE people(don’t waste any time on lib extremists)and the Conservative Party of Canada can then go on to RULE THE WORLD!!HAHAHAHAHA!(Sorry,you know what I mean.)
exactly C Observer. I can hear the laughter.
although I would like to have some additional seats here in the west from elections canada. but I suppose a minority gov’t isn’t the time to be pushing this.
Does elections canada look at this after the census next month?
Decima phoned me 2 weeks ago for a 27 minute chat about what I wanted. It was my first time… I was gentle with them… and truthful.
The Liberals appear to be like a boxer who is out on his feet and doesn’t know that he can no longer defend himself.They have been defeated in January and next comes the huge internal fight to come up with a new leader.They will have so many factions vying to champion “the new leader” that Ashley might even stand a chance!
An election in the immediate future would be a good thing, as annoying as that sounds.
Either the conservatives win a majority, and take steps to reduce federal power and intrusion on our freedoms, which is fine by me, or the Libs win, and the country comes apart – reducing federal power and intrusion on our freedoms.
Also OK, IMHO. 😉
This is the “Natural Governing Party” we’re talking about right? Should we really be surprised that they are posturing like this?
I mean the horrible accident that happened on Jan 23rd, should be corrected asap.
Arrogance thy name is Liberal.
Of course with anything the Liberals do we must keep in mind that it is completely motivated by their desire to promote their own political advancement and may have nothing to do with reality.
I didn’t know David Asper could write like that. That’s a good one.
Asper just mystifies me. He comments on the Emerson “non scandal” in his column – which is accurate. But in every edition of the newspapers he owns in Vancouver since the day Emerson crossed, there has been coverage which has been very favorable to the anti-Emerson wing nuts, coverage which encourages the anti Emersons and creates the illusion that there is actually a scandal. It was a three day story at most, yet Asper has given it two months worth of coverage.
I guess the number of seats the Liberals managed to hang on to kind of undermines my analogy here, but in terms of the internal disarray and general appearances of directionlessness (that’s a word, right?) I really see a lot of similarities to today’s Libs and our own PC’s immediately following the tenure of the immortal Kim Campbell. That said, wouldn’t it be fun if ‘ol Jean Charest’s name started popping up as a possibility for entering the leadership race? (Haven’t seen a pic of him lately — does he still have that phenomenal man-perm?) I really think somebody needs to make this happen.
The LPC is in no position to run in an election, even if they wanted to. They’re worse than broke, leaderless, and have no policies. Wilderness for quite a few years folks.
Plus, I don’t want to run another campaign, I’m still wiped out…..
It was a three day story at most, yet Asper has given it two months worth of coverage.
Do you seriously believe that someone like Asper personally controls the day-to-day editorial content in every one of the newspapers he owns?
I think we should make Asper go over to Afghanistan and fight. I see through him for the culturally biased jackass he is. To bad the rest of you are still completely mystified as to why he would take one side one day and another side the next…. Ship of fools…..
And in case you missed it on the other thread – dddkinnear, please pack your “Jewish world media conspiracy” bags and get out.
Surprized me too EBD! I have not read much in NP since Conrad Black sold it to the Liebrals. I saw nothing ‘enlightened’ in his piece, he could have trolled here at sda and picked up the rational behind his effort in ten min. I never trust anything the msm says, including stuff in NP. The msm types are too easily bought and sold, they have ‘sold’ themselves so never feel sorry for them.
Troll bashing today are we??
Back on topic….Aspers family politics aside….this is a POV I can understand.
I think he called the LIberal posturing correctly and I hope he will continue.
To tell the truth I don’t care what the LIberals are doing in their search for a leader. And, the MSM has been banging the drum on every last piece of trivial minutia that surfaces in that regard.
It’s pretty obvious that most MSM types are pining for the steady diet of LIberal pablum that they are used to.
Thanks to David Asper for giving us a break.
Ken Morgan,
“They’re worse than broke, leaderless, and have no policies.”
Little things like this never stopped them before.
Incorrect- the majority of Canadians don’t want a GOVERNMENT! We would prefer to let Jean Cruton’s friends and the Mafia run this assbackwards country!
Ipsos – Reid pollsters will contrive to design results that support this headline.
Doublecrossed Canadians pine for Liberal governance.
TG
So-far the “Conservatives” (I use that term loosley) have not kept one promise but have certainly shredded two of them. I say why bother with elections, they are all the same. Get power keep power. Why waste money on elections they’re all from the same cesspool.
Next election, why don’t the Liberals cut out the middle man and just have Paul Desmarais take over the Party, the government, the country?
He wouldn’t have to be open and accountable, as enery pol promises, as it would be a matter of corporate security.
BTW, Kate, dddkinnear’s right about jewish conspiracies. I know two Jewish guys, they conspire all the time. Don’t let that get around, eh.
I flipped right past Asper’s column this morning. He’s an amateur newspaper baron, an amateur columnist, and now an amateur conservative poseur. It appears he’s just trying to fit in with his employees.
Only the CBC talking heads are taking Billy Graham’s posturing seriously, anyway. Graham is a lame duck opposition leader threatening to throw his party into an election campaign WITHOUT A LEADER, on an issue that FAILED TO RESONATE with the Canadian public just two months ago. It’s a joke, and Harper is smart enough to call the bluff.
Harper vs. Iggy, Spring 2007.
What is going on here?
Iran releases a thorn in their side, [dissident writer Ganji], and now , Libyan *thorn*, Fathi Eljhmi, after serving eighteen months of a 5 year term in Libya*s Abu Salim prision, is being released.
What has prompted Moammar Gadhafi to be so …shrinking violet?
I type this into a WPS window over the http://www.defenddemocracy.org page trying to get some of this spelling approximately correct and looking at Fathi Eljahmi*s picture.
These dissident writers are the king pins of hope for oppressed people. They are the Lech Walesas, Andrei Sakharovs, and Aung SanSuu Kyis of the world., [ Stealing from the article now].
What pressures Bush must be able to apply to Gadhafi, I shudder to imagine.
http://www.defenddemocracy.org/in_the_media/in_the_media_show.htm?doc_id=218670&attrib_id=7378
http://tinyurl.com/epswy
Oh oh, now I read where Libyan authorities threaten to kidnap his wife and daughters from his home in tripoli. Guess the Bush spell didn’t last. I’ m going back to read the whole thing now. TG
10Words.ca
I think that Ashley McIsaac would be a good fit for the Liberals.
Brison and Graham would get into a cat fight over who gets first dibs on him.
From what I hear………he may be a bit too old for Graham 🙂
Notasocialist, I just finished posting this opinion at Proud to be Canadian…
Ashley’s the man. er.. Ashley’s the candidate.
and Scott Brison can be first… well you know.
Don’t take these Libs too lightly. They may be down but they are far from out. You can’t rule as long as they did and not be already missing the power serge of being in government. They do need to bring in some new thinking power as the last bunch they had, were completely out of touch with reality.
The Harper camp is going to have to be mighty careful. I would bet my last dollar that the back room boys from the previous administtration are digging deep into every Conservative MPs background in an attempt to find any little piece of smut that may be of use in the event of a scandal. They are almost as good at this as the real lefties, the NDP.
Harper’s trip to the troops was a first class move… and it has helped move some of the fence sitters into his camp. If the Afghans do execute their countryman for converting to Christianity from Islam, there will be a major opinion shift in the Canadian public. It is hard to argue that we have Canadians giving their lives in a cause that cannot be won at any cost. I feel we have a role to play there, but the mood of the country will definitely swing if this murder occurs. I hope Harper has good people working on this.
Right now, the best thing happening for the Harper camp is that the Liberals are wounded and bleeding and do not have any meaningful leadership. Let’s just remember that a wounded bear can be far more dangerous than a healthy one in the woods.
As far as Ashley McIssac is concerned, he brings a little humour to the sport of politics. This guy has smoked more than his share of some illegal substances. David Orchard running for the leadership of the right was really bizarre. This smuck is a real joke… only he is far to sick to be laughed at.
Warren Kinsella wrote:
“The Liberal Party of Canada didn’t lose the last election because it was divided, with the Paul Martin people on one side, and the Jean Chretien people (like me) on the other.
The Liberal Party lost because, after 13 years, Canadians wanted a change. The Liberal Party lost because Stephen Harper ran a nearly-perfect campaign, and he convinced enough people that the changes he was promising wouldn’t be too radical.
The Liberal Party lost, in my opinion, because its time was up.
But did the Liberal Party’s Hatfield-and-McCoy fight, its decade-long civil war, help matters? No. As one of the warriors in that civil war, I know that. I share some of the blame. Martin people, Chretien people, Turner people, Trudeau people – all of our fingerprints can be found on the weapon that nearly murdered the Liberal Party of Canada.
That’s why I’m going to a Toronto hotel tonight. More than 500 other federal Liberals will be there. They will be there to pay tribute to former Liberal icon Sheila Copps. But, mainly, they’ll be there to try and put an end to the Liberals’ civil war.
As happens in every war, the soldiers are fed up with the bloodshed. After ten long years of backstabbing, in-fighting and acrimony, all that we have to show for it is a federal Conservative government.
The Liberals gathering tonight aren’t just interested in the leadership race, although most of the leadership candidates will be there.
We want to see the Liberal Party of Canada get more than just a new leader. We want to see new ideas, new people, new approaches. When that happens, the Liberals may be returned to power.
This loss isn’t just a minor inconvenience, something to be endured for a few months before being returned to the glories of ministerial limousines and expense accounts.
Liberals are going to be in the penalty box for a long, long time, I suspect. Liberals need to use that time to rebuild and renew. Tonight’s event is the beginning of a long and painful journey, but it’s a journey Liberals need to make.”
http://www.warrenkinsella.com/musings.htm
Thanks Warren, you made my day!
Daniel
Can anyone point me to where the conservatives have said that they are NOT scrapping the gun registry?
I must have missed that part of the program….
David Orchard was at Sheila’s party; maybe he will take a run at the leadership.
I thought Asper had plagiarize my column from Wednesday night surfing, when I read it all here Thursday evening…
Thanks Kate for keeping it all in print long enough for me to make a point, and as pointed out I’m still having trouble believing David Asper makes claim for writing it!
Is this the same “Save The Seals,They’re Cute “Asper
Maybe he’s turned over a new leaf.
It’s about time!
O/T: I see Turner is at it again. Poor guy must have been feeling lonesome.
I wouldn’t get too gushy over David Asper’s apparent awakening. While good news and possibly his comments helped turn the Red Tide away, he is still a businessman, and a Liberal through and through. Ditto Copps, Kinsella etc.
I look at the whole drawer of dull knives the LPC has ,ahem, “attracted” to their leadership race, and I know deep down in the shriveled black hearts of LPC strategists that they feel they are safer in a minority situation for at least 2 years until some charisma can be located to lead the soiled political doves from the opposition benches to their “natural” governing position….
….the facade of the Trudeaupian myth of LPC invincibility may still pervades the ranks of party faithful but pragmatism has cracked the myth’s venere for the party executive…..most of what we will get from the party’s print and media organs (CBC/TorStar/G&M) in the coming 18-24 months will be wishful thinking wrapped up in typical Liberal statistical lying…..also we will see incessant petty critique of Harper ( This has been underway since the election, the latest innuendo is about his extra pounds)….in the next 2 years I don’t have to buy or read a Liberal media publication to know what they are saying….the LPC and its camp followers have become so predictably transparent they only appeal to the completely obtuse voter.
Is it not interesting how both Asper and Kinsella can write their views on the Liberal party’s current fortunes without even hinting at the scandals plaguing them?
How this party expects to lay out it’s future when it is denying it’s past….How can you perform a “makeover”if you are scared to look in the mirror?
Marketing Boards, such as the CWB, are known to the citizens of the Prairies. Others controlling poultry/egg production/marketing are less well known.
These boards are examples of corporate/government collusion/monopolies; fascism.
Egg Standoff Ends Peacefully
Cindy Clyne with files from A-Channel
Thursday, March 23, 2006
A standoff at an egg farm in Spencerville between a farmer and officials from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and the Egg Marketing Board ended without incident.
The Ontario Provincial Police were called in Thursday afternoon when two warrants were issued
by the C.F.I.A. at the farm owned by Shawn Carmichael.
Randy Hillier with the Lanark Landowners’ Association says a group of fellow-farmers came to Carmichael’s aid when the authorities began moving in.
Hillier says authorities accuse Carmichael of not grading eggs properly. The authorities relented when the landowners refused to back down. +
cfra.com
Action:
All phone tree people for Augusta, Edwardsburg Cardinal and North Grenville.
Contact your phone tree immediately, Thursday 2:30pm
Send members to the farm of Shawn and Paula Carmichael.
317 County Rd 21, east of Shanly.
CFIA, OPP and Ontario Egg Producers are there attempting to confiscate this families birds, eggs and computer systems.
All Landowners are expected to come and support this family.
Thanks
Jacqueline +
http://www.ruralrevolution.com/website/
Canadian media seems to have a love/hate relationship with the whole elections thing. It seems to annoy them terribly that the ignorant masses are allowed unapproved opinions.
Great Asper article. Harper’s CPC is our elected government. For them not to implement their promises would be the political equivalent of being caught wearing a malfunctioning bomb belt on a Calgary bus.
They can’t allow themselves to be bullied and must do what they promised in their platform. If the Lib’s et al want to fight another quick election with a faceless party, so be it…we all know what happened to Joe Clark vs Trudeau the second time around and Harper’s no Clark. If the BQ wants to give the CPC another chance to gain more support in Quebec and whittle down their seats…go for it, it’ll be good for Canadian Unity. If the NDP wants to impress Canadians with their patri-idiotic support of Canada’s troops, then bring down Harper…and be prepared to walk head first into a softwood lumber agreement.
Harper has nothing to lose by being strong on the core issues. If he’s not, the respect and support he and the CPC worked so hard to gain will be lost.
I wouldn’t get too gushy over David Asper’s apparent awakening. While good news and possibly his comments helped turn the Red Tide away, he is still a businessman, and a Liberal through and through. Ditto Copps, Kinsella etc.
Posted by Cheri at March 24, 2006 09:38 AM
Obviously Cheri doesnt know David personally. Izzy was the Liberal. Gail is a New Democrat. Dont know about Leonard, but David is definitely not a Liberal.
memo to Cheri: know before you post.
Kinsella says..
*
The Liberal Party lost because, after 13 years, Canadians wanted a change. The Liberal Party lost because Stephen Harper ran a nearly-perfect campaign, and he convinced enough people that the changes he was promising wouldn’t be too radical.
The Liberal Party lost, in my opinion, because its time was up.*
No mention of the possiblity that the 10 $billion Liberal defrauding of Canadians began to dawn on enough of us to vote the bastards out.
No mention of a public show of banishing numbers of liberals closely connected with the now famous rip-offs.
And no hope of possible re-election until Liberals take public notice of these things
and are seen to do a self purification.
Kinsella can’t face that. Can others? TG
10words
The Glibs had already chosen their new ‘leader’ before the last election- they imported him from the USA.
Colin; I may not know him personally and maybe he no longer supports the Liberals monetarily or in spirit, but I KNOW what I’ve read. Here is but one link of someone else besides myself who thinks he’s a Liberal http://209.47.161.50/articles/TorontoSun/torsun010315.htm If you need more examples let me know.
marc:
You’re not accusing me of plagiarizing………..