Ignatieff puts PM on notice
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You guys all still talk like the Liberals are in power, the Conservative supporters that is.. And perhaps that is the issue..
Harper is the one to lose power and an election not the Liberals to gain government..
However that said, Harper created the issue before him and hence he must resolve it.. It will be extremely hard for Harper to explain why he prorogued parliament after only two weeks with no Budget or Legislation passed just so he did not have to face a vote of non-confidence. No one can support a coalition in an election so crying fowl is not going to get you sympathy.. The reality is this has been discussed and rehashed over and over and those who have the most to lose are the coalition partners, in general the Liberals the most if it fails badly. If it succeeds then the NDP and Bloc from the coalition side have the most to lose along with the Conservatives..
That said, Ignatieff has already signaled he probably will not support the coalition as a solution but may still bring down the Government if the budget is not a good one.. Time will tell what he will do but he best be wise and play his cards correctly.
Another interesting Article I read on my Blackberry but cannot pull up the link anymore.. It seems Ignatieff's popularity is above the 30% as a Leader while Harper has fallen to 27%. If this poll stays true and I am sure we shall see many more, it will be of great interest as Ignatieff is Centre Right of politics while Dion who was past Leader was Centre Left and was always below 20% as Leader was a drag on the party.. The shift may well be what the Liberals needed for a quick bounce and as the Conservatives focus on the problems they face in January they have not had time to do the 'attack" ads they so cherished for Dion letting Ignatieff quickly pick up momentum. This could spell disaster for Harper himself as leader who is regarded as far right..
Harper is the one to lose power and an election not the Liberals to gain government..
However that said, Harper created the issue before him and hence he must resolve it.. It will be extremely hard for Harper to explain why he prorogued parliament after only two weeks with no Budget or Legislation passed just so he did not have to face a vote of non-confidence. No one can support a coalition in an election so crying fowl is not going to get you sympathy.. The reality is this has been discussed and rehashed over and over and those who have the most to lose are the coalition partners, in general the Liberals the most if it fails badly. If it succeeds then the NDP and Bloc from the coalition side have the most to lose along with the Conservatives..
That said, Ignatieff has already signaled he probably will not support the coalition as a solution but may still bring down the Government if the budget is not a good one.. Time will tell what he will do but he best be wise and play his cards correctly.
Another interesting Article I read on my Blackberry but cannot pull up the link anymore.. It seems Ignatieff's popularity is above the 30% as a Leader while Harper has fallen to 27%. If this poll stays true and I am sure we shall see many more, it will be of great interest as Ignatieff is Centre Right of politics while Dion who was past Leader was Centre Left and was always below 20% as Leader was a drag on the party.. The shift may well be what the Liberals needed for a quick bounce and as the Conservatives focus on the problems they face in January they have not had time to do the 'attack" ads they so cherished for Dion letting Ignatieff quickly pick up momentum. This could spell disaster for Harper himself as leader who is regarded as far right..
Or perhaps the band called "pole"? ( MySpace.com - pole - berlin, DE - Experimental / Electronica / Dub - www.myspace.com/poleartist ) Or the mathematical poles?
Either way, we will almost definitely be inflicted to the whims of some untrustworthy, bombastic individual with the thirst for power.
There is a long way to go before the Budget comes down and many more days after before anything happens to decide what will really decide the faith of Canadian Parliament..
I think that predicting a Majority based on polls today is much uncertain and that as we saw in the election things can turn around quickly..
Fact is always true that the most correct poll is the ballot one..