Harper was preaching to his “peeps” in Quebec today and acting up with his usual bullying and bluster. He is suggesting Dion “fish or cut bait” for a fall election is rich coming from Harper.
Dion has been trolling and playing the Harper bottom feeders for a few months now. Steve is frustrated because he doesn’t know how to govern and he can’t learn fast enough now.
He has been trying to engineer his defeat for over a year and a half. He has used every cheap procedural trick in the Commons Committee Procedural Manual to keep from delivering on a promise for a Public Inquiry into the Mulroney/Schreiber Affair. We are still waiting Steve.
He has made a mockery out of Parliament by insisting that even the most mundane of his legislative tripe was indeed a confidence vote. He has been conning Canadians since January 2006. And Canadians still don’t what an election – they have been waiting patiently and hoping to see if Harper can show up and prove he can govern the country like a leader and not like a mini-George Bush. Harper is in a minority government and will have to earn the trust and confidence of Canadians to get a majority. So far all he does is try to defeat the Liberals. You did that in January 2006 Steve. Now you have to try and win one, not wait for the Liberals to lose.
If Harper wants an election now - all he need to do pay a visit to the Governor General and resign. Pretty simple stuff. Why won’t he do it? Because he needs someone to blame for things. Like the “defeat” of his “government.” He lacks the character, courage and the conviction to run on his own merits.
Harper’s suggestion that there is “current work of government” going on that is being delayed and he “can’t get on with his mandate is also laughable. There is now current work of government, at least not anything of merit or substance. And Harper has been bragging for over a year he has already delivered on his five point mandate. So he can’t use that excuse with any credibility.
It is all cheap Rovarian-like campaign theatrics right out of the Bush Republican playbook. To most Canadians that old style politics is very tiresome. Unfortunately no one in the Harper brain trust apparently knows how to adapt to the changing attitudes and circumstances in the land. A one-trick bully is all they are.
Quit acting like an opposition leader Steve and start acting like a real Prime Minister. Grow up and show us a man with leadership ability. Show us someone who is capable of governing from a position of empathy and statesmanship. Show us a government that is prepared to strengthen Canada and Canadians with a governing style that protects and empowers us.
If you like this PM gig and you want to keep it you will have to prove yourself to be worthy of the consent of Canadians to govern. It is not just good enough for you to continue to be a schoolyard bullying who’s only talent is political brinkmanship.
Ken,
ReplyDeleteI usually like your well-thought out and fair analysis. You are really coming across as overly partisan here.
This country needs a federal election and soon. I am so tired of both the Liberals and Conservatives playing these stupid games, these dumb pot-shots, dumb mailouts ect. I honestly think both sides are engaged in this crap because they don't know where they stand with the voters. Harper may be able to technically call an election but politically he can't because fixed election dates have been implemented. He must honour that committment. I understand that. Politicians are not getting their work done in Ottawa because of the current situation. Dion is right that Canadians want to go to the polls. He should lead them there.
LOL. You are upset because Harper has told Dion to s@#4 or get off the pot! If Harper and his government are so bad as you say, surely Dion will bring down the government at his earliest opportunity (especially given his musings that Cdns want an election).
ReplyDeleteHarper has governed for over 2 years in a minority government - he has made the governance work despite the Liberals dragging their feet on important legislation (like the crime bills).
Anon - what is so great about the Harper Crime Bill? Does anyone know what it says and why it is needed?
ReplyDeleteWhat else is being held up other than Proclamation of the really important parts of the Accountability Act so it can finally be enforced as the law of the land- and that delay is Harper's doing.
thx for the comment Anon on fixed election dates and your position that Harper is inable to force an election.
ReplyDeleteWe have a minority government that can be defeated ... or resign. Harper wants to blame Dion for an unnecessary election - why else would Harper make every minor vote a confidence vote. Pure power politics - not good governance is the answer.
I think Canadians will want to wait to see what hapens in the US Presidential election before they have to decide what to do about the future of political leadership in Canada.
If Dion is principled and thinks Harper is going in the wrong direction, surely he should bring down the government. Any other move is simply partisan politics. Shameful.
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