Why an election needs to be called now.

MMMike

Council Member
Mar 21, 2005
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They are not forcing the Liberals to follow Liberal promises. They are forcing the Liberals to adopt NDP policies, prime example is the scrapping of corporate tax cuts in favour of more irresponsible social spending. Not the agenda Canadians voted for !
 

Jim

Electoral Member
Jun 2, 2004
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Is it possible that no two parties have any points in common that they could pass while waiting for "the day"?
 

Andygal

Electoral Member
May 13, 2005
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They are not forcing the Liberals to follow Liberal promises. They are forcing the Liberals to adopt NDP policies, prime example is the scrapping of corporate tax cuts in favour of more irresponsible social spending. Not the agenda Canadians voted for !

Those corporate tax cuts were put there to apease the Conservatives.
Canadians didn't vote for the Conservatives either. And most Canadians disagreed with those tax cuts anyway.
 

Reverend Blair

Council Member
Apr 3, 2004
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They are not forcing the Liberals to follow Liberal promises

Yes they are. Do your research.

They are forcing the Liberals to adopt NDP policies, prime example is the scrapping of corporate tax cuts in favour of more irresponsible social spending.

Increased social spending was part of the last Liberal platform, corporate tax cuts were not. Those cuts were included in the original budget, which Harper initially strongly supported, to please the Conservative Party. Who was doing the blackmailing, MMMikey?

The NDP budget was widely supported by Canadians though. Check the polls on the issue. Canadians also supported the NDP not bringing the government down. Check the polls on the issue.

Jim said:
Is it possible that no two parties have any points in common that they could pass while waiting for "the day"?

No. The Conservatives and Liberals are close on several issues, the NDP and the Liberals are close on several issues, and the BQ and the Liberals are close on several issues. The NDP, CPC and BQ are also close on several issues. Cooperation by all of the parties on the points they agree on would address issues on several fronts.

The issues have been put on the back-burner by the CPC's pipe dream of defeating the Liberals and the BQ's wish to promote separatism though. All we hear is scandal-mongering.