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At last, an end to Harper and his gang

December 2, 2008 on 3:58 pm | In Social & Political Issues | 4 Comments

Editorial minds at National Post have adhered to the Neocon lying point that because the separatist Bloc Quebecois is backing the pending coalition government likely to replace the Tories, there’s something illegitimate about the pact.

That is pure baloney.

We are thankful that the Stephen Harper regime is being brought to an end and that the “democracy” the Tories claim is being violated by the coalition scheme is going to be better represented.

After all, despite another Tory lying point, most voters didn’t select Harper. More voters opted for a progressive government, not for the Bush-esque Harperites.

And so, if they can get it together, having a government that is sensitive to the needs of Canadians rather than the lusts of big corporations is a very appealing prospect.

Yes, it is ironic and a bit rattling that a boring and almost hallucinating loser like Stephane Dion would sit in the prime minister’s chair, even as a lame duck, but even that is better than the thugs and corporate slaves currently occupying the nation’s leadership.

So long as Dion keeps his word and gives up any leadership ambitions, we should be all right through May.

From my standpoint, it appears Bob Rae would be best in that chair because he has been a parliamentary chief, is an experienced leader, and his regime in Ontario wasn’t even close to as disastrous as some claim to remember. For one thing, he didn’t suck up to the unions, as you’d expect from a doctrinaire NDPer, and tackled a harsh economic climate.

However, so long as Dion keeps his own ego out of the fray and follows the advice of his party’s experts in choosing a cabinet, this should work.

At least it will work better than the alternative, which is more of the same Harper, Flaherty, Baird and company.

Frank Touby

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  1. This coalition is a joke and a disgusting spectacle. Dion, Layton and Duceppe are so hellbent on gaining power that they are willing to trample on the Canadian voters to do so. What is even more disgusting is how so many Canadians are willing to sit idly by and watch this coup d’etat carry on, thus robbing us of our democratic rights. These three so-called “leaders” should all be ashamed of themselves, they make me ashamed to be a Canadian.

    Comment by James — December 2, 2008 #

  2. This truly is an upsetting mess for everyone, whether you voted for Harper or not, considering the economic crisis we face. But Harper must shoulder full responsibility. If I was a Conservative, I’d be calling for his resignation and looking for a new leader who can work constructively with the opposition. Unfortunately, it may be too late to change the course towards a coalition government now.

    On the positive side, a coalition offers better representation of Canadian voters than the minority Conservative government currently does. I’m so sick of hearing the Conservatives talking about how a coalition made up “socialists and separatists” would be undemocratic. That’s rich considering that the “socialists and separatists” together got a bigger percentage of the vote in the last election than Harper’s party did. My biggest hope in all this is that Harper will go. Since he isn’t man enough to go willingly, please, someone, give him a shove.

    Comment by Sonya Felix — December 2, 2008 #

  3. So much for democracy! And we wonder why people don’t turn out to vote? My son voted for the first time in the last federal election and the lesson he takes away is that his vote doesn’t count, his voice doesn’t count. I was a long-time Liberal supporter, but getting into bed with the NDP and the Bloc? The BLOC!!! Fortunately or unfortunately, the majority of people voted for one party more than another ONE party. This is not the first, nor the last, minority government in Canada. It is true that more people voted for the other THREE (or four or five) parties than the ONE in power, but I don’t think the people of Quebec voted for the Liberals to be in power, or the NDP, for that matter. That’s why the Bloc has the seats. Had they wanted the Liberals, or the NDP, that’s the direction in which they would have voted. If I had wanted the NDP in power, I would have voted NDP. I did not.
    What I am being told is that my vote is worth nothing. Whether I believe the right party won or the wrong party one doesn’t take away the right for my vote to be counted. And when one party gets more seats than the others (NOT the others combined), then that party is the governing party and I expect my loyal Opposition to be LOYAL to CANADIAN CITIZENS’ votes, not to delusions of their own grandeur.
    It seems to be that I have been told time and time again that the Conservatives are just Americans in disguise. Seems to me that the “coalition” wants to be American, throw money at the crisis and delay the inevitable. Take a look across the border, folks. Do they look better off for it?
    Welcome to being a third-world country, my fellow Canadians. WE are having a coup d’état.
    Disgusting…..

    Comment by Deb — December 2, 2008 #

  4. Regarding: “Editorial minds at National Post have adhered to the Neocon lying point that because the separatist Bloc Quebecois is backing the pending coalition government likely to replace the Tories, there’s something illegitimate about the pact.”

    The coalition is not the Liberals and the NDPs with the “backing” of the Bloc. The Liberals and the NDP don’t have near enough seats to form a government. The coalition presented to the Governor General would have to include the Bloc.

    Comment by Doowleb — December 2, 2008 #

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