Big win for Tories
- Thread starter Walter
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Yep.
Reports of the death of the Conservative Party in Quebec appear to have been exagerated.
Honestly, I suspect the gun registry vote won them the seat in this very rural riding.......
What other choice is there at this point in time unless your a separatist, a socialist or an anarchist.
I'm not sure this is much of a sign of anything. I am sure that Harper has not proved himself as anything but a mediocre leader, and a petty neoconservative ideologue. At the just completed meeting of G20 Finance Ministers, Flaherty dismissed one of the most sensible ideas to contain the growth of derivatives, which has become a plague bascillus on the world's financial system.
That was proposed by British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, and involved putting a transaction tax on all financial transfers beyond a set threshold, to contain the speculative fever that has gripped global financial markets. Much of those transactions are simply parasitic, offering nothing of value in real trade or investment.
It goes to show me that Harper and Flaherty have not the competence or understanding to manage Canada's economy and giving them a majority would be disastrous for this country.
That was proposed by British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, and involved putting a transaction tax on all financial transfers beyond a set threshold, to contain the speculative fever that has gripped global financial markets. Much of those transactions are simply parasitic, offering nothing of value in real trade or investment.
It goes to show me that Harper and Flaherty have not the competence or understanding to manage Canada's economy and giving them a majority would be disastrous for this country.
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The beginning? You trying to tell me that they had been on the upswing until this by-election?
Whynot, this time the GG shouldn't accept the writ. She should ask whats changed since the last time we progued parliment. Parliment seems to working.
How sweet it is. Would love to have been a fly on the wall at Iggy's place when he got the news. In poll after poll, the party is ahead of the Libs and every poll is music to my Conservative ears.
Maybe they will increase the defence budget so that our Armed Forces have everything they need to be the best equipped force in the field. Then maybe, they will finance much-needed ice-breakers for the North.
I highly doubt there will be an election call anytime soon. It would not be a good idea for any of the parties to force one. Canadians don't want or need an election. It would be an terrible use of money at a time when government finances are tight, to say the least.
I believe the Conservatives understand this and are biding their time.
Anytime the opposition wants to pull down the gov't......they can. It is a minority.
What.....you expect the Conservatives to vote against themselves??????
They sure do!
And it appears for good reason. The conventional wisdom is that whomever forces an election is in deep trouble with the electorate....look at how Liberal numbers crashed immediately when Iggu threatened non-confidence......
The Conservatives win by default. Too weird. Kinda very Canadian though.