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Breaking: Secret NDP Bloc plan before fiscal update!

Posted by Joanne on 30 November 2008, 2:20 pm

CTV has this breaking news: NDP and Bloc in secret talks to form coalition.

So the separatists and the socialists were scheming to bring down the Government of Canada and grab power before they even heard the details of the economic update!!

…Layton also says about the Bloc: "Nothing could be better for our country than to have 50 members who have been elected to separate Quebec…actually helping to make Canada a better place."

So how do the people in Quebec who voted for a separatist party now feel about the Bloc being a federalist enabler?

It was going to be called the "Coalition for Canada"!

Why not just vote NDP next time, mes amis?

Goodnight, Gilles.

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CTV has a clip with Robert Fife’s exclusive report here – Latest backdoor deals.

- Mentions involvement of labour movements, etc.

- Sounds like the Liberals were being set up as pawns.

- Fife mentions near the end that Layton was obviously not telling the truth.

Layton was misleading deliberately misleading Canadians. He was lying. He was bragging. He’s lost his credibility. Perhaps there’s a job out there for him in a used-car lot.

3:20 pm Roy Green is on right now. Folks are wondering how the West will like it when they find out that they’re being governed by the Bloc.

3:30 pm – Bob Fife on CTV right now saying that the Bloc & NDP are denying the story. The Liberals are saying they don’t know anything about it. Fife says it’s right there on the tape.

3:40 – Lavigne is back on saying this is a distraction by the Harper government.

National Newswatch has more.

Foreign Minister Duceppe? – Ezra Levant. Mon dieu!

Bob Fife at 4 pm : Part of the deal was that the separatists would have to sign off on all policies for the coalition government.

Stephen Taylor now has a transcript up of the call.

Filed under Canadian Politics, Too many Fools on the Hill.
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It’s the power, Stupid!

Posted by Joanne on 30 November 2008, 10:40 am

Tim Powers’ blog post says it all – The coalition (cabal) unmasked. (Globe)  It’s not about the economy at all.

Thank you Scott Reid for making that fact crystal clear to Canadian voters:

"…Their imperative could not be more clear: kill him. Kill him dead…"

Popcorn and beer, anyone?

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Update: I’ve just decided that no, I don’t think Harper should prorogue Parliament. That would be too merciful. It would allow the Liberals to slither out of this one, all the while flinging mudballs back at the Harper Government.

Let them stew in their own slimy juices.

Afternoon Update: Conservatives to deliver early budget – CBC.

*** TORIES RELENT ON PUBLIC SECTOR STRIKE BAN! – CP. Now what?

Filed under Liberal arrogance, Liberal entitlement, Liberal machine.
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Round Two Begins

Posted by Joanne on 30 November 2008, 8:34 am

Just taking a brief time out from the current political crisis to express my gratitude to everyone who voted for BLUE LIKE YOU in the first round of the Canadian Blog Awards.

Round Two is now beginning. Blue Like You has moved to the top five in the category of Best Conservative Blog. In the category of Best Blog, it was an honour to simply be nominated. Thanks for the support!

The Round One voting results from a number of categories are still in the process of being assessed. There must be a lot of Canadian bloggers out there who are holding their breath this morning.

Good luck to you all.

Filed under Blogging.
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Questions for the Government-in-waiting

Posted by Joanne on 29 November 2008, 7:23 am

Would the opposition parties have conspired to take down the government over the economic update if the party funding issue hadn’t originally been included?

Would they instead have been able to wait the short time until the late January budget, and after the Obama plan has been announced and assessed, so that we could be working together to solve this crisis?

And how would you get anything out the door any faster, Stephane? Would you still need your 30 days?

Or do you need a retake on that one, Stephane? I know these English tenses are difficult for you.

And BTW Stephane, how did it suddenly become so palatable to govern with "somebody who wants to raise the (corporate) taxes by $50 billion"?

And in related news, Name that Coalition.

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Update – Good comment here by R. Carriere from the Maritimes at the Globe (29/11/08 at 1:21 PM):

…Some issues to consider amongst MANY others!

1) Afghanistan. The NDP are adamant that troops should be out now-yesterday, while the Liberals voted for the 2011 extension. Who Blinks and puts beliefs on the side for the lust of power?

2) October 11/2008: Mr. Dion criticized NDP Leader Jack Layton for his proposal to put a $50 billion, job-killing tax increase on all Canadian businesses large and small.

‘Mr. Layton’s $50-billion tax on Canada’s employers and job creators means you won’t get that raise you need to make your mortgage payments. It means you’re going to be looking for work while your job is shipped overseas, said Mr. Dion

Who blinks again? Who abandons beliefs?

So what does this coalition do?
Cut corporate taxes or collect more.
Leave Afghanistan today or stay until 2011?
Instant child care for all or status quo?
Layton’s Cap and trade or the Green shift Carbon tax?

Evening Update: "…Kill him. Kill him dead…" "…If you don’t put Mr. Harper in his grave, he’ll put you in yours…" – Scott Reid. (H/T National Newswatch)

Scott’s a big boy now. He’s way past Beer & Popcorn. The PM’s bodyguards may want to take note of Scott’s column.

I just feel sorry for the kids.

Filed under Canadian Parliament, Entitlement, Too many Fools on the Hill, Too many pigs at the trough.
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CBC has the wording of the Liberal non-confidence motion

Posted by Joanne on 28 November 2008, 2:53 pm

This post is a continuation of the one from this morning, which is becoming unwieldy with all the updates.

Here’s the latest from CBC (2:40 pm): The Liberals with the help of the socialists and the separatists, plan to bring down the government on Monday with the following motion:

"In light of the government’s failure to recognize the seriousness of Canada’s economic situation and its failure in particular to present any credible plan to stimulate the Canadian economy and to help workers and businesses in hard-pressed sectors such as manufacturing, the automotive industry and forestry, this House has lost confidence in this government and is of the opinion that a viable alternative government can be formed within the present House of Commons."

Stephane Dion would be the new Prime Minister for the next few months.

If this wasn’t November, I’d think this was an April Fool’s joke.

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Related thoughts: There is actually a lot of support among various experts for the wait-and-see approach to providing an economic stimulus – i.e.  after the Obama administration takes over. And some are skeptical of stimulus measures in general.

TD’s Derek Burleton suggests that we wait 4 to 6 weeks until the January budget to get it right. Even Don Drummond mentioned yesterday on CTV that Canada isn’t the problem and that Canada has already done its part. (Interview with Mike Duffy Nov. 27 at 3:30)

It is important that we act in concert with the U.S. in order to maximize our returns and not do something counter-productive. However, the opposition parties seem hell-bent on bringing this government down.

In any event, how could a coalition government end up bringing in anything sooner than the Tory Government would have in the upcoming budget? And how long would it take to get the NDP Cabinet Ministers (how does that sound?) up to speed on the various files that they are demanding?

So the NDP will finally get to play Government, and the Bloc will support the whole charade as long as Quebec is first at the trough.

The Conservatives will be pushed to the sidelines.

However, the Liberals stand to lose the most in this little game – namely their credibility.

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Late Afternoon Update: Liberals unveil plan to topple Tories – Globe.

Governor General could come home if constitutional crisis erupts – CP

So apparently Stephane Dion will actually be the leader of the Coalition of Losers (H/T to Kunoichi in comments). Now will Dion please tell us what HE would have done had he been Prime Minister in this fiscal update which isn’t even a budget? Or do you need a retake, Stephane?

Oh never mind. I know the answer. You would have enacted a CARBON TAX!!!

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Stephen Taylor - Fact, fiction, and speculation:

Fact: The Throne Speech passed in the House yesterday after the economic statement was read. The opposition approved the government’s mandate knowing full well that they’d be bringing it to the brink this weekend.

Bloody hypocrites.

CTV – Experts doubtful a coalition government would work.

Filed under Canadian Government, Canadian Parliament, Entitlement, Too many Fools on the Hill, Too many pigs at the trough.
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It’s easy to make priorities when your entitlements are at stake

Posted by Joanne on 28 November 2008, 6:56 am

While Canadians worry about their jobs, pensions and investments, the Liberal party turns it’s attention to a much more important issue: How do we dump Dion?

…Should the country be propelled into an election, Dion is still legally the Liberal leader until his successor is elected. However, few Liberal MPs are likely to want to fight another election under Dion and could put pressure on him to resign.

Moreover, both the Bloc and NDP have signalled that they wouldn’t take part in a coalition if it meant installing Dion as prime minister.

Hence, Liberal MPs have begun privately exploring whether there is some way to speed up Dion’s departure. Senior strategists with both the Rae and Ignatieff camps said that their teams are not involved in trying to accelerate the leadership contest…

Because the opposition parties are entitled to their entitlements.

And if that means taking down a re-elected Conservative Government with an increased mandate, so be it.  All in the name of democracy, of course.

Oh, and get ready for an increase to that $1.95 per vote subsidy, Canada. You ain’t seen nothin’ yet.

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Update: Welcome, Jack’s Newswatch readers!

Upperdate: This story is changing so fast it’s hard to keep up. The latest seems to be that the Government is now backing down on the proposed funding changes .

At 10:14 this morning, the Globe reported that the Ghosts of Entitlements Past are brokering a coalition.

11: 45 am - Gov’t ‘moving forward’ with thorny fiscal update – CTV.

Stephen Taylor – The Trap is Set.

ChuckerCanuk had some similar thoughts this morning.

1:20 pm CTV update :

…Earlier Friday, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said the fiscal update is a cautious and responsible approach to the economy during an uncertain financial period — and the onus is on the opposition to support it.

The plan also predicts Ottawa would post a small surplus of about $100 million this year.

"We’ve put forward our financial plan in a time of economic slowdown, at a time when many Canadians are losing their jobs and we’re asking the politicians, the public servants and the political parties to take a haircut, to be part of the restraint that we need in the Canadian economy now and we hope they will do that," Flaherty told Canada AM.

"That is the government’s plan. If the bill is defeated, the government is defeated."

Flaherty said the opposition parties should exercise some "sober second thought" before voting down the bill and toppling the government.

He said the government was elected by the Canadian people and given a mandate to run the economy. He also cautioned the parties against "feathering their own nest" at a time when many Canadians do not have the job security that politicians enjoy…

Please don’t forget to vote at the polls page.

Filed under Canadian Parliament, Liberal entitlement.
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Pssst! Immigration Canada, check this out!

Posted by Joanne on 27 November 2008, 10:38 am

The Waterloo Regional Record wonders why a Kitchener judge would play around with the official sentencing record of ‘two vicious criminals’ so they wouldn’t be flagged for deportation…

I’d like to know that too.

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Update: Oh yeah. Now I know why the name Justice Colin Westman sounded so familiar!

Filed under Canadian Government, Coddling the criminals, Crime, Ontario Courts, Victims rights?.
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