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Originally Posted by vince  I don't like this at all. This is not the time for Canada to be having a weak government. With the economic mess, a new admin coming in Washington, the war in Afghanistan ongoing... I'm worried.
The thought of NDPers getting their hands in the cookie jar is going to give me a bad night's sleep tonight! 
I'm going to have to suspend my holiday and go to Ottawa to sort this out! |
I think that if it's pulled off smoothly then there will be an some positive economic excitement in foreign investors and Canadian business. If it flounders, then I think the improvements won't be seen for years. Since the Grits and NDP both strongly support the carbon tax, I think that there could be a massive overhaul of he system, akin to the GST changes of the 90's (which have paid off exponentially).
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Originally Posted by rob_just_rob I'm no Rae fan, but the argument that he's disqualified to lead the country based on what he believed/did 15 years ago gets VERY interesting when you turn it around on the Reform party guys and start looking at what they believed 15 years ago...  "Back of the shop", anyone?  |
Am I the only one who sees a great deal of the Reformers in the Tories? Compare the Harper tories to the Mulroney tories, for example. Remember that the original Tories had just a few seats when they merged with the reformers. They are basically the Reform party with a new label.
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Originally Posted by Scrufuss Wait a sec.. is this the same guy who just got elected a 4th time in 6 years? (I saw his acceptance speech, he said this is his 4th time in 6 years = 1.5 year terms. Just when you get settled, you have to start campaigning again) And all he has to be is a jerk to get what we call impeached? |
There is talk of a
coalition government involving the Liberals and the NDP to replace the Stephen Harper PC party, ostensibly because the minority PC party are not effectively dealing with the vital economic issues in Canada.
As the first step, the government would have to be formally defeated in the House of Commons. Then Harper would have to tell the Governor General that he has lost the "confidence of the House." Normally the Governor General would simply choose the leader of the second-largest part in the Commons to form a new government. Unfortunately, the leader of that party, Liberal leader Stephane Dion, has already announced his resignation. Also, if there is to be a Liberal-NDP coalition, then the Bloc Québécois would have to give their consent, since the Liberals and NDP control only 1/3 of the house together. The main issue at the moment seems to be who will lead the coalition.