Stephen Taylor, Conservative hack, uh, I mean blogger, is reporting from the Parliamentary Press Gallery dinner that there are strong rumours that the Prime Minister will be proroguing parliament.
Come on. Is Harper really that desperate to spend Christmas at 24 Sussex? I know that the holiday season is not the most preferable time to move but didn't he scream bloody murder over the mere suggestion that Paul Martin might do this a few years back when the tables were turned?
The only thing worse than doing nothing to stimulate the economy is running away when the country desperately needs action.
Go ahead Steve, prorogue until next year and throw all your money at destabilizing the economy with your irresponsible rhetoric hoping that you can hold on to power for a little bit longer. But my guess is that you are not getting out of this that easily.
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So, let me get this straight: Harper is going to give the opposition parties more time to pound out a detailed coalition/accord plan that is more likely to be accepted by the Governor-General?
He's going to give more time to sell such a plan to Canadians?
He's going to strengthen the opposition's argument that his party is not going to do anything for the economy?
Does Harper NOT want to be PM or something?
I'm actually pretty worried about this. Can the Coalition hold together that long? Timing is everything. There's momentum now. Can it last till the new year? Harper seems to believe that it won't.
The big issue is the Conservatives have money and a pro-advertising campaign. If they can buy that many weeks they can (try to) convince Canadians not to accept a coalition. It's all about image for them.
Read the comments on Steve Taylors' post. The Cons think Harper has an economic plan (is it still in his sweater?) They are all also convinced that this is about election financing, when that was merely the distracting middle finger to the Liberals amid a giant turd of finance legislation.
Ultimately, it doesn't matter what the electorate wants right now. This isn't going to an election, but to a coalition.
Cancelling palriament until january is an admittance of failure.
The GG could then acknowledge a new coalition government.
it won't happen.
but where are the ndp and the libs?? no word from them since friday...
except the liberal statement on the liberal website...
I am seriously concerned about the spinelessness of the Liberals at this point. If Harper can manage to backtrack enough, he'll give the Liberals the opportunity to look contructive and tough at the same time.
Also the Bloc is a concern. With the provisions against collective bargaining and pay equity removed, along with some vague promises about a future stimulus, why should the Bloc signal support for an NDP/Liberal coalition?
Harper will have given away much, but at least he will have retained his hold on power. My prediction is that the Iggy camp will manouvre the Liberals to accept a compromise and scuttle a coalition government.
And that's really unfortunate...
Can he even shut down Parliament without a vote? Does anyone know?
Oh, so Conservative tactical maneuvers are bad, while everyone else's tactical maneuvers are good?
I'm a Conservative, but I take the (increasingly rare) collegial view that a healthy left and a healthy right are essential for a balanced democracy.
In that context, current events are part of a long overdue catharsis (or enema, if you prefer). No matter how it plays out, it will cleanse Canadian politics and leave it functioning better.
Scenario 1: Tories push through their party finance reforms. This would choke the Bloc out of existence, good riddance. The only parties with viable grassroots fundraising - and therefore the only viable parties - would be the Tories and NDP, with the Liberals reduced to a rump party, perhaps co-opted to the NDP.
(The Tories think they would always win in this scenario, although the history of Britain suggests otherwise.)
Scenario 2: Coalition goes ahead. The federal NDP dies a slow death, since federal voters would no longer see a distinction between them and the Liberals. At best, they become the Western wing of the Liberals...but they end up with some cabinet posts (complete with limos and better brands of scotch), so it's not a total loss. The Bloc is still around, enough to choke off Tory advances into Quebec, but renewed Liberal strength reduces their seat count somewhat.
(Important note: neither of these scenarios spells long-term trouble for the Tories. Their base in the West and their fundraising head-start will ensure they remain the "other" national party for the foreseeable future.)
So, I don't know, if you're NDP, which scenario do you like better? I'm not sure the answer is so clear cut.
I have always been a supporter of the Tories. Last election I almost voted for Jack but couldn't bring myself to do it. I would like to think that he could bring the country together but am not totally convinced. I felt the US election was clear cut long ago and the outcome was as predicted.
I'm not sure a coalition government can have the desired impact we need. Can kids from different schools play in the same sandbox and actually get something done with out fighting about who's school is better.
Being tied so tightly to the US economy as the rest of the world is, I'm not 100% convinced that we can place the blame squarely on Harper.
I guess the unfortunate ideals can never be lived out fully by all peoples and all parties.
I for one am tired of going to the polls and would like to see a government in that can actually get something done.
Here's to a good prosperous new year and may Canada and the world get the economy back on track and get our people back to work.
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