Comments on: Canada Crisis Part Deux http://themoderatevoice.com/24763/canada-crisis-part-duex/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 30 May 2012 17:15:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Marlowecan http://themoderatevoice.com/24763/canada-crisis-part-duex/comment-page-1/#comment-166133 Marlowecan Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:08:23 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/24763/canada-crisis-part-duex/#comment-166133 I echo JasperJava's question about the Bloc. I have read the Coalition Accord, and there is little there about what they would get from the agreement, as "national" issues are supposedly off the table.<br>Clearly, there will be a price the left parties - the Liberals and the NDP - will have to pay to the separtists for their support. Devious dealings done by darkness.<br><br>It has been fascinating following this story in the Canadian media online, as everyone comes out badly (with the curious exception of the separtists, who are honestly separtist).<br><br>The Conservative Prime Minister has been revealed ... as Patrick says ... as a political cretin of a magnitude that boggles the mind. Even American Democrats, used to mocking Bush, would likely be amazed.<br>This entire crisis seems to have been created by his own stupidity. <br><br>The opposition left are grasping whores, and their candidate for Prime Minister ... Dion ... was rejected massively in the last election. <br>By winning the lowest vote his party ever won in Canadian history, he will now be Prime MInister. <br><br>Amazing. Just bizarro political theatre. <br>Reminds me of Italy. Italians would appreciate this, I am sure, given their fondness for operatic politics. I echo JasperJava's question about the Bloc. I have read the Coalition Accord, and there is little there about what they would get from the agreement, as “national” issues are supposedly off the table.
Clearly, there will be a price the left parties – the Liberals and the NDP – will have to pay to the separtists for their support. Devious dealings done by darkness.

It has been fascinating following this story in the Canadian media online, as everyone comes out badly (with the curious exception of the separtists, who are honestly separtist).

The Conservative Prime Minister has been revealed … as Patrick says … as a political cretin of a magnitude that boggles the mind. Even American Democrats, used to mocking Bush, would likely be amazed.
This entire crisis seems to have been created by his own stupidity.

The opposition left are grasping whores, and their candidate for Prime Minister … Dion … was rejected massively in the last election.
By winning the lowest vote his party ever won in Canadian history, he will now be Prime MInister.

Amazing. Just bizarro political theatre.
Reminds me of Italy. Italians would appreciate this, I am sure, given their fondness for operatic politics.

]]> By: jasperjava http://themoderatevoice.com/24763/canada-crisis-part-duex/comment-page-1/#comment-166123 jasperjava Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:36:40 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/24763/canada-crisis-part-duex/#comment-166123 Shouldn't that be, "Deux"?<br><br>The Bloc Québécois won't be part of the coalition. They won't have any ministers in the new cabinet. But they promised not to bring down the government until at least June 2010. So the coalition would not include the Bloc, but it would govern with its backing.<br><br>What I don't get is what Gilles Duceppe and the Bloc get out of this. Of course, they get rid of the awful Harper government that tried to hamstring the opposition, but they have a gun with no bullet in it. Are they planning to double-cross the Liberal/NDP coalition, and make unreasonable demands vis-à-vis Québec, threatening an election if they don't get what they want?<br><br>It's going to be an interesting couple of years. Shouldn't that be, “Deux”?

The Bloc Québécois won't be part of the coalition. They won't have any ministers in the new cabinet. But they promised not to bring down the government until at least June 2010. So the coalition would not include the Bloc, but it would govern with its backing.

What I don't get is what Gilles Duceppe and the Bloc get out of this. Of course, they get rid of the awful Harper government that tried to hamstring the opposition, but they have a gun with no bullet in it. Are they planning to double-cross the Liberal/NDP coalition, and make unreasonable demands vis-à-vis Québec, threatening an election if they don't get what they want?

It's going to be an interesting couple of years.

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