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Posted by lucretia borgia on September 7, 2008, 8:59 am
No surprises here, the PM has just dissolved parliament and we are
headed for an election on October 14. At least ours are mercifully
brief. I leave to go to the UK on the 7th so I just may get a vote in
the Advance poll.
Too soon, too costly and pointless. The pundits suggest another
minority government, could be either side. Politicians !
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Posted by F.James Cripwell on September 7, 2008, 9:19 am
lucretia borgia (lucretiaborgia@florence.it) writes:
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> Too soon, too costly and pointless. The pundits suggest another
> minority government, could be either side. Politicians !
I hope you are wrong. Recent polls suggest the Tories are making great
strides in both Quebec and Ontario. I am not sure I like the Tories (or
the Liberals), but I would like to see a majority government.
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Posted by lucretia borgia on September 7, 2008, 9:55 am
On 7 Sep 2008 13:19:58 GMT, bf906@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (F.James
Cripwell) opined:
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>lucretia borgia (lucretiaborgia@florence.it) writes:
>>(snip)
>> Too soon, too costly and pointless. The pundits suggest another
>> minority government, could be either side. Politicians !
>I hope you are wrong. Recent polls suggest the Tories are making great
>strides in both Quebec and Ontario. I am not sure I like the Tories (or
>the Liberals), but I would like to see a majority government.
Dion is not capable and I don't trust Harper one little inch, so I
prefer a minority. Then Duceppes, Dion and Layton will all be gone
and if the Cons have any sense, even Harper, he is unelectable to a
majority. If nobody trusts you, there is generally a reason.
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Posted by Dawne Peterson on September 8, 2008, 12:56 am
"F.James Cripwell" wrote
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> I hope you are wrong. Recent polls suggest the Tories are making great
> strides in both Quebec and Ontario. I am not sure I like the Tories (or
> the Liberals), but I would like to see a majority government.
Honest question--if you do not like either of the larger parties, why would
you want a majority government?? This minority has lasted quite a long
time, and has been able to pass some of its legislative program, although
perhaps not as fast as Harper would like.
Dawne
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Posted by F.James Cripwell on September 8, 2008, 6:27 am
"Dawne Peterson" (valkyrie@sasktel.net) writes:
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> "F.James Cripwell" wrote
>> I hope you are wrong. Recent polls suggest the Tories are making great
>> strides in both Quebec and Ontario. I am not sure I like the Tories (or
>> the Liberals), but I would like to see a majority government.
> Honest question--if you do not like either of the larger parties, why would
> you want a majority government?? This minority has lasted quite a long
> time, and has been able to pass some of its legislative program, although
> perhaps not as fast as Harper would like.
>
> Dawne
I agree it sounds like a complete contradiction. I just feel that it is a
good idea in Canadian politics to have a minority government occasionally,
because they tend to look after short term problems. But majority
governments tend to look more towards the long term, and we need solutions
to our long term problems right now. Jim.
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> Too soon, too costly and pointless. The pundits suggest another
> minority government, could be either side. Politicians !