Comments on: Michael Ignatieff is a control freak!

By: ecigs

ecigs — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:33:00 +0000

For years the Grits have suffered from very public in-fighting

By: Omanator

Omanator — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 08:35:53 +0000

You may like the Prof. Iggy. Some people liked the Empress Katharina of Russia too. I cannot help see
in the Prof. only the Russian Aristrocrat. We are treated like the dumb peasants and are supposed to scrape and bow. After eo years his comes back to ” save the country” This man's condescention gets on my nerve.
His contempt for Canada for 30 years is the most telling story.

By: Omanator

Omanator — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:35:53 +0000

By: ken

ken — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:10:58 +0000

Iggy is not likable. He just isn't. He is not nice, he is not fair and Iggy is not loyal to anyone or any country.

You wish.

He's the MP in our riding, and I've had the chance to meet him a couple times at some charity functions. I've also read some of his writing.

If you're really students of Sun Tzu, then open your eyes. Ignatieff is formidable. He also happens to be a personable guy. This is very early days; sit back and watch him for a few months.

Also, what's with this "Iggy"? is this Grade 2? I haven't seen anyone refer to the Prime Minister as "Harpy" or "Harpo".

By: batb

batb — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:26:05 +0000

Gabby in QC: Thanks for that. I'm not familiar with Sun Tzu, but his words are wise ones. Isn't one of the first rules of combat, that you have to study, understand, and know what your enemy is about? Surely, that's the only way to successfully plot your strategies.

Unfortunately, it seems that most Canadians want only peace (of mind) where there is no peace, and that's why life's become such a mess.

By: Omanator

Omanator — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:16:16 +0000

Well, Gabby you are wrong in my chase I was very very busy on the hastings instead.
I want to throw something at all the bloggers. Its an Idea which originated in the history of my life, post war Germany. You Economist better read up on the German Wirtschafts wunder. Remember. They devalued the Reichsmark ten to one and printed new money. Within 6 month the economy was booming Investor pured in, rebuilding like you have never seen and the economy kept booming for another 20 years. I am asking myself if such a measure would save the USA. As it is right now their debts are so enormous that the next 6 unborn generations will be in debt. I remember when I came to Canada – I belief it was Diefenbacker who froze our $ at 75 cents and it stayed that way for several years. If the US devalued their money, they would be able to manufacture cheaper and be more competitive on the world market. Of course a lot of people would loose their saving at 10 to one as well.
But how many are hurting now? I am not so convinced that the stimulus package will work. What do you think?

By: Omanator

Omanator — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:43:44 +0000

You seem to fall into the same trap as all the people who thinks Harper should
have acted differently. As a Canadian, I could see no other alternative. Besides
If we had ended up with a Coalition we would have been much worse off. None of the other jokers would have been better for Canada, in fact I believe infinitely worse. Besides things started to happen very fast. I still don't believe that Canada needed such a huge stimulus. We were pushed and panicked into this.

By: Rich

Rich — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:54:09 +0000

It is funny how, the Dippers and the Bloc not but two short years ago constantly bashed the Republican goverrnment of George Bush, and rediculed the CPC and Prime Minister Harper at every turn. Now under Obama we have to bend over backwards to accomodate him; yet, the Democrats when in power have always been more protectionist than the Republicans. When Canada had a Conservative government the relationship between the US and Canada was always at its peak.

Under the Trudeau, Chretien and Martin eras all that we heard from them was insults. Remember Carolyn Parish stomping on a Bush doll, and Chretiens assistant calling Bush a moron.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:39:32 +0000

I agree with your sentiments on history; disagree with your take on Ignatieff.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 01:20:00 +0000

First off, I am not a leftist Canadian; just a Canadian. I am a pro-life Christian, but in practice, I follow the mantra of to each his or her own. I am strong believer in legal rights, but also believe that no right exists without a corresponding responsibility, and no right should be executed irresponsibly (i.e. as to grossly impede the rights of others). Perhaps it’s too complicated for a black-and-white, right-and-wrong conservative to understand that someone can straddle the left-right divide in spirit and practice, and vote Liberal by something other than apathy or mistake.

As for your points:

1. The storm has been coming for a long time; Flaherty admits so much. He claims to have seen it coming two years ago, which provided the impetus for cutting the GST. If he is to be believed, the process of consultation with the provinces ought to have happened sooner, and since the Liberals were weak under Dion before the (unnecessary) election, Harper could have easily passed whatever measures he wanted then. But, he wanted a majority, saw a weakness, went for the throat, and tried to avoid the fallout of a downturn before it became overly apparent to Joe Sixpack.

2. I was never a huge fan of the coalition in and of itself. I found it to be a useful tool for a specific time with narrow scope, but frankly I’m glad it’s dead now. But even ardent Conservatives have to admit it changed things by shaking the previously unshakable Harper. But, despite the vocal few, I would perish the thought that most Liberals are in favour of joining forces with the NDP. We’re no’t.

3. I wasn’t making future judgment; I was judging track record (and clearly stated this using that exact term).

To date, I do not feel that my life, or the lives of my family members, friends, neighbours, or majority of my co-workers are any better after three years of Stephen Harper…and while I cannot predict the future, I have little reason to believe that if Harper stays in power (heaven forbid) my life will be better in a year, two years, or five years from now, and certainly no better than it was before 2006, from a political perspective.