Stephen Taylor

Before the interview got going, Monte Solberg and I chatted frankly on a variety of issues including the Supreme Court ruling on healthcare, the scandal of the week and blogging in general. After about 20 minutes, I realized that I should be recording so I started the digital tape and caught some of our discussion on what blogging means to Monte, and we name drop a couple of Blogging Tories (and even a non-blogging tory).

The Solberg bonus tape (6:48)

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The final installment of my interview with the finance critic for the Conservative Party of Canada can be listened to by downloading/streaming the file below. Monte Solberg answers questions on the fiscal imbalance, healthcare, equalization, limited government, same-sex marriage and a potential future run at the leadership of the party.

Listen to part 3 of 3 of my interview with Monte…

Monte Solberg Interview part 3 of 3 (13:59)

The bonus tape is still coming up.

I will be releasing the audio of my interview with MP Andrew Scheer tomorrow.

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Former Liberal MP Pat O’Brien says that he’ll vote against the budget bills with another unnamed Liberal MP unless Paul Martin retreats from fast-tracking of bill C-38 (SSM) through the House before the summer recess.

So, let’s make some predictions for the outcomes tonight:

Paul Martin caves to O’Brien: 2:1
Tom Wappel is the unnamed Liberal: 3:2
Any regularly attending Conservative MP is absent with “the flu”: 3:1
A few (2+) like-minded Liberals join with O’Brien to bolster his vote: 4:1
Belinda Stronach crosses the floor and then crosses back again: 1:1

UPDATE: Government survives all confidence votes. Closest vote was 153-149. Back to corruption as usual.