Surplus keeps growing

[Walter]

September 27, 2007

NDP warns government of election

By Alexander Panetta

NDP Leader Jack Layton gestures as he holds a news conference to announce the new NDP shadow cabinet in Ottawa, Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand



OTTAWA - Pumping almost all of the $14-billion surplus into debt-reduction rather than investing in Canadians is the kind of rigid conservatism that makes it likely the NDP will vote to topple the government next month, Jack Layton said Thursday.

Yeah, right.

 

[Tonington]

Seems like all opposition parties are taking the Government to task. Election the end of November?

 

[triedit]

How pointless. Not that I think Harper is a superhero or anything, but changing horses at this point in the stream seems a little stupid.

And if I could vote I'd vote NDP!

 

[Kreskin]

Jack is fighting mad. He insists on debt, lots of it, and he'll topple governments in his quest for more.

 

[eh1eh]

There will be an election PDQ. My accountant is a campaign chairman for a canidate in my riding. Federal election soon. :-|

 

[triedit]

Jack is fighting mad. He insists on debt, lots of it, and he'll topple governments in his quest for more.

From a purely economical standpoint, governement debt is good for the country.

Honestly though, I don't know enough of the details to guess if the NDP proposed debt is too much debt.

 

[Kreskin]

From a purely economical standpoint, governement debt is good for the country.

Honestly though, I don't know enough of the details to guess if the NDP proposed debt is too much debt.

And if even less debt is better.

 

[Tonington]

Harper pays down debt, save taxpayers $ 20 a person. Taking $14.2 Billion extra dollars from Canadians, $443.75 dollars a person

 

[Colpy]

I said this when the Canadian Pond Scum Party was in charge under Jean-the-Don Chretin......the more the debt gets paid down, the better. Do it while you can......

The Cons are at least doing a few things right.......

 

[Ten Packs]

September 27, 2007

NDP Leader Jack Layton gestures as he holds a news conference to announce the new NDP shadow cabinet in Ottawa, Thursday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand

Coincidence?

Maybe....

 

[Kreskin]

 

[Niflmir]

The other parties are furious because the conservatives by having the biggest piece of the pie get all sorts of dirty tricks they can use to subvert what people would ordinarily consider democracy. Our country is currently more oligarchical in nature than ever and that makes each party angry for different reasons.

The only real power that the opposition has to oppose these dirty tricks is to show non-confidence and so dissolve parliament. The unfortunate part is that our election system is shoddy and always a transient institution. If we had more frequent referendums and if provincial and federal elections used the same permanent infrastructure, an election would not be near as costly.

 

[iARTthere4iam]

The other parties are furious because the conservatives by having the biggest piece of the pie get all sorts of dirty tricks they can use to subvert what people would ordinarily consider democracy. Our country is currently more oligarchical in nature than ever and that makes each party angry for different reasons.

The only real power that the opposition has to oppose these dirty tricks is to show non-confidence and so dissolve parliament. The unfortunate part is that our election system is shoddy and always a transient institution. If we had more frequent referendums and if provincial and federal elections used the same permanent infrastructure, an election would not be near as costly.

If the opposition chooses to vote with the conservatives to support budgets or other legislation then they are giving their support to the government and keeping it going. Keeping the current government or choosing a time for elections under a minority parliment is a rather lot of power considering the options under a majority parliment. What power is available to the opposition then? Opposition parites that would have a little power can from time to time under a majority Be the balance of power and get some real concessions from the government, concessions that no majority parliment would ever entertain. Jean Chretein's string of majorities was far mor oligarichal than the present that may at be ended any time.