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Originally posted by xbranscombex
This was a terrible interview lol...
I live in Canada, and in Calgary; Which is Stephen Harpers riding.
You cannot join a coalition with a Separatist party lol.
Harper won, let Steve do what he must..
No one will do a better job, at this time.
Originally posted by mystiq
What it amounts to is the nwo, or planned assault on liberties in the US. Obviously still on or Harper wouldn't have called an election just one year after his election, so dissatisfied with his minority that he went for a majority and lost that, still a minority. People say he won 2 elections. He's only been in for a relatively short while, sorry. Now he did a transparent move within a couple months to force another election. Having a temper tantrum is he?
Canada is not folding. He can leave anytime, bon voyage Harpur!
I think he was hoping for a majority to slam in the soon to rear its ugly head codex food rules, which aren't even going down in Canada.
[edit on 1-1-2009 by mystiq]
Originally posted by solo32_98
Unfortunately, what Harper does not understand is that in a minority government situation, a single party leader is the last thing the country needs. What is required is a "FACILITATOR". I do not believe Harper even understands the meaning of that term.
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Do you honestly believe that the "coalition" would have been facilitators?? C'mon man, they were opportunists plain and simple. There's not a single conciliatory act that they could agree upom, shy of dumping the Conservatives. The tape of Layton at his caucus meeting is proof enough for me of that conspiracy.
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Canada does not need a dictatorial leader now. We require a facilitator who is receptive to ideas that will coalesce the country, not divide it as he has recently done.
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Dictatorial - No. Decisive - Yes. Harper is as decisive as he is divisive however there is no doubt proof that he is doing exactly what he set out to do and is accomplishing more in two years, than prior governments did in 13 I don't see a problem with that, but I'm sure the moonbats on the left of center are just pissed.
Originally posted by Cynic
Dictatorial - No. Decisive - Yes.
Originally posted by Cynic
Had the coalition made it to power, we would have had to stomach Mr. "Dithers" Dion. (We already have his cousin in power in Ontario now, that's another story though) He has enough trouble deciding on what to put on every day; heaven help us if he made it to PM....
If you believe that we have a dictatorship in Harper, pray, tell me what you imagine we had under Chretien or Trudeau??? At least Harper is doing what he promised, not what popular opinion would direct him to do. That's leadership, not showmanship or
games-man-ship.
Any monkey can make a promise, gawd knows we've had lots of those! But it takes courage and conviction of purpose to keep them, and not to make new ones just because you want or need to win a popularity contest.