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November 29th, 2005 | Canadian Politics, Conservative Party, Election 2006, Miscellaneous
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Twas the Writ before Christmas and all thru the night,
Not a Carr sign was stirring – there were none in sight!
Unfortunately for Canadians, this election is based on the lesser of two evils. The Liberals are considered corrupt and nobody in the Conservative party has ever had enough power to show what they can do.
Let’s not forget that the Conservative Party is that in name only. This is not the same party that Brian Mulruney led. This party is a hodge podge of western Reformers and former Conservatives who had no other choice but to join together. Peter McKay betrayed the original PC party by breaking his promise after the PC leadership convention that he would not create a new Conservative party by joining with the Reform party. How can someone sit there and say this is not corrupt or dishonest.
Steven Harper almost quit after the last election … that’s some leadership. Mr. Harper threatened to bring forward a non confidence motion numerous times but backed out. The only reason he came through this time is because he had the other 2 parties to shoulder the blame. Like any other politician, Steven Harper wants to seize the dangling carrot of power that he thinks is within his grasp.
Steven Harper may suggest that smaller gov’t and lower taxes will fix all our ills. Reminds me of our friend George to the south who shared the same ideas. Didn’t work in the US and didn’t work in Ontario with Mike Harris. Seems like Steven Harper is the modern day John Turner. The longer he stays around the the easier it will be for the Liberals. It’s only a matter of time before he puts his foot in his mouth or Ralph Klein puts it in for him.
Furthermore, one should be concerned with a PC party that basically has nothing in common with the other three parties. Who will they work with to pass legislation : the PQ is the left wing, the NDP is left wing, and the Liberals are somewhere in between. I’d sure like to see Harper and Layton try and compromise on legislation.
Interesting times are ahead.
OMG FK! Give it up. Same tired garbage we’ve all heard over and over since the last election and are sure to hear more of this one.
Got anything new and/or creative in your verbal arsenal?
FK, your comments leave me flabbergasted.
One, the PC and Alliance parties saw the writing on the wall and finally realized that they could no longer split the right-of-centre vote to have any hope of beating the Grits.
Two, the Liberals basically reaped the rewards of the heavy lifting the Mulroney government had to do in order to get us out of the financial mess the Trudeau era gave us.
Three, thank God the Conservative party has nothing in common with the others. What would you expect?
Four, lower taxes and smaller government DO work from a policy perspective as virtually any economist will tell you. It’s largely a foreign concept in Canada since we’ve become too accustomed to government largesse and being bribed with our own money.
And finally, in your whole rambling diatribe, you fail to offer any solution of your own. Are you suggesting it’s better to vote Liberal because they’re more like the NDP or the Bloc so they can strike a deal in the event of a minority? That might be the most harebrained voting strategy I’ve ever heard.