Jeff Jedras has a hit on his hands with this video production. Situational ethics abound in politics. The Harper government's claim about socialist and separatist getting together to bring down the government before the last election has become the reality for Mr. Harper today.
Either the Bloc or the NDP will now be able to determine Mr. Harper's fate. Either one will have the power to vote non-confidence in him and force an election. We may not want an election but we need one to get out of this chaos from the current groups lack of leadership. We know we can't believe or trust this government and to perpetuate it for no real purpose will make things worse.
We can do better but only if we have an election. Then Canadians can take back the power from this Prime Minister and give the country a chance for a new government with a majority and a new mandate to manage the economy and work our way out of this recession
So I expect some day soon, but not right away, either Mr. Layton or Duceppe, or both, as the socialists and the separatists finally prove to be the nemesis of the Harper government.
Of course the irony of the situational ethics of Mr. Harper are made crystal clear in this video. He has a history of getting together with the separatists to defeat a minority government - but of course that was "different." That was not his government. No wonder citizens know they can't trust him. Just ask his income trust victims.
Not that I disagree, but someone's got his Liberal Party Approved talking points down.
ReplyDelete"We can do better but only if we have an election..."
The only person we cannot trust is the NDP-like Michael Ignatieff.
ReplyDeleteThere is a one-fold Conservative pamphlet from 2004 with a black and white photo of an empty House of Commons on the front and a bold title across the bottom that says:
ReplyDeleteMINORITY PARLIAMENTS
When you open it up, the first page reads as follows:
In June, Canadians spoke loud and clear with their votes. They punished Paul Martin and the Liberals for their wasteful spending and arrogance, leaving them only with a minority government.
Minority parliaments give opposition parties a unique opportunity to influence decision-making in Canada's government. The Liberals will no longer be able to stifle dissenting opinions by shutting down debates.
This means that your priorities will finally be heard, respected and represented in Parliament.
The Conservative Party, led by Stephen Harper, is the only party that will:
* Respect your tax dollars and end wasteful spending.
* Return integrity to the political process.
* Protect children and respect families.
* Restore funding to Canada's once-proud military.
On the next page is the following quote:
The Liberals have been sent a message and we, the loyal opposition of this country will continue to hold them accountable. We will work in this minority parliament to build a better future for our fellow citizens, to make our parliament work in their interests and to ensure that your priorities are the priorities of our national parliament.
Stephen Harper
Conservatie Leader
Election Night, 2004.
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WTF? My head spins. Liberals... Conservatives... Liberals... Conservatives...
For the sake of this country lets focus less on the labels and start electing parliamentarians with principles and integrity. The devolution to this partisan crap has spun out of control.
Now minorities are evil. In 2004 they were wonderful.
Man, this country is in trouble.
Will
Oh my. Another Pro-Liberal rant that is so voting for further economic chaos - imagine wanting things to get worse in Canada for a political goal!!
ReplyDeleteHowever, as a result of good policies from both LIbs in the past and Cons in the present, our banking system is number one in the world, our economy competitively is 10th in the world, employers in Canada are saying that they will be hiring in the next calendar quarter, and our economy is stable, our stock market is strong, and our Canadian world is getting better every day. Really dumb time to call an election, so bring it on so we CAN get a Majority - and it won't be Iggy!!! Yeehaw!!
I can't take credit for pointing this out but one can be forgiven for the confusion around Iggy's campaign slogabn "we can do better'.
ReplyDeleteDoes he mean "we Liberals suck and we can do better"?
or
"The Cons are doing a good job, but we can do better"?
Just checking in.....
This election, I want to avoid partisanship as much as possible. However, a friend sent the following email to me and I feel like sharing it. I think it has relevance to the flip-flopping rhetoric Canadian voters encounter (and not only a Conservative thing):
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There is a Conservative Party one-fold pamphlet circa 2004/5 which
has a black and white picture of an empty House Of Commons on the
front and a bold title across the bottom that says:
MINORITY PARLIAMENTS
When you open it up the first page it reads as follows:
In June, Canadians spoke loud and clear with their votes.
They punished Paul Martin and the Liberals for their
wasteful spending and arrogance, leaving them with only
a minority government.
Minority parliaments give opposition parties a unique
opportunity to influence decision-making in Canada's
government. The Liberals will no longer be able to stifle
dissenting opinions by shutting down debates.
This means that your priorities will finally be heard,
respected and represented in Parliament.
The Conservative Party, led by Stephen Harper, is the
only party that will:
* Respect your tax dollars and end wasteful
spending.
* Return integrity to the political process.
* Protect children and
respect families.
* Restore funding to Canada's once-proud
military.
On the next page leaf is the following quote:
"The Liberals have been sent a message
and we, the loyal opposition of this coun-
try will continue to hold them accountable.
We will work in this minority parliament to
build a better future for our fellow citizens,
to make our parliament work in their inter-
ests and to ensure that your priorities are
the priorities of your national parliament."
Stephen Harper,
Conservative Party Leader,
Election Night 2004
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Makes you kind of wonder if the main reason Stephen Harper wants a
majority so desperately is precisely ".... to stifle dissenting
opinions by shutting down debates."
Harper has done what he promised:
ReplyDelete* Respect your tax dollars and end wasteful
spending.
* Return integrity to the political process.
* Protect children and
respect families.
* Restore funding to Canada's once-proud
military.
Thanks for pointing it out.
Yeah, Harper pretty much sucks as a prime minister. Elections would be great, but I am worried they wouldn't change that much. I mean, what if people decided to give Harper one more chance?
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