Comments on: First Speech from the Throne of the 40th Parliament

By: Voting Harper Again

Voting Harper Again — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:18:54 +0000

Let Harper and his government keep asking for input and act in a non partisan way. They only need 12 votes to pass bills and I don't think Dion will be able to control his party.

Layton and Duceppe have never cared about Canada, so nothing has changed. The media can remind us how voting against a confidence motion (Throne Speech) after 40 days is in the best interest of Canadians.

Fact is Layton and Duceppe are using the Liberals to allow them to have a voice. My suggestion is to reach out the Liberals and let the other two parties rant.

If the Liberals refuse to cooperate than an election is the democratic result. Either way we have the gov't we deserve and Harper must make continue to rule from the centre and leave idealogy at Winnipeg.

By: Voting Harper Again

Voting Harper Again — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:18:54 +0000

By: Ronald

Ronald — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:23:36 +0000

Everything is not Hoyle at the auto plant. Throwing money down the hole time and again will not solve this problem. Some tough decisions will have to be made and they wont be pretty.
As for the decorum in the HOC – it appears to be business as usual.
In answer to the throne speech Mr. Dion (the mouse that roared) starts bashing immediately, followed by Jack Layton and Gilles Duceppe.
Time for another election……I digress.
ARJAY.

By: Liz J

Liz J — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:41:53 +0000

The biggest noise seems to be coming from the auto industry where employees earn high wages for the type of work they do and have many benefits most ordinary working stiffs just don't get. This economic crisis will affect all of us one way or another and that has to include the car manufacturing sector and their employees. They should be told they'll have to take pay cuts to keep their jobs and benefits or have no job and no government bailout. It's a no brainer. For the Harper government they'll be damned one way or another on this issue.

Some sectors are never happy, reactions are always predictable in good times or bad, it's no different this time. Everyone else but me syndrome.

On the political side, the Liberals are between a rock and a hard place, a spot they know well for the past few years.
They're in disarray, dysfunctional and short on cash, in no position to vote against the government, this gives Little Jack free rein to act like the tough guy, ditto the Separatiste King Duceppe.

Interesting how Mr Ignatieff is the new media mouthpiece for the Liberals. Appearing on MDL he's accusing the Conservatives of blowing the surplus the Liberals considered their own booty. Of course no mention of the fact that surplus came from us and BELONGS to us, the taxpayers. The Conservatives have given some of it back to us, guess that's a mortal sin in the Liberal rule book. They were planning on forever being in power with the money to keep them there. Their little foray into Quebec with Adscam money hasn't changed their viewpoint apparently.