It's Election Season in Canada(?)
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pboily
fingerlickinmathematickin
Valka D'Ur said:
Zelig said:
As a public servant, I can tell you that this is not true. Anecdotal evidence, but 4 out of the 5 bosses I've had in the PS have been unilingual anglophones.
It seems some Canadian voters are confused, they seem to believe that Harper is head of state of Canada rather than just being a politician and the hired help.
With the USA so close do a lot of Canadians get confused between the USA and the Westminster political systems ?
Rule for the Westminster system, a PM must first be an MP by
winning his sear in an election.
Wonder if Harper will make Conrad Black a Canadian citizen ?
If so can he use his title in Canada ?
With the USA so close do a lot of Canadians get confused between the USA and the Westminster political systems ?
Rule for the Westminster system, a PM must first be an MP by
winning his sear in an election.
Wonder if Harper will make Conrad Black a Canadian citizen ?
If so can he use his title in Canada ?
Not the one he was given by the House of Lords... but I've got one that he's more than welcome to use.
Stephen Harper and oil companies are BFFs
Seeing that from a major political party makes me cringe, a bit.
Seeing that from a major political party makes me cringe, a bit.
Probably good for whatever party put that out that I don't watch/listen/read ads.
SuperBeaverInc.
Groucho
First sysyphus and now pboily. This election is bringing all of the old school Canadian posters out of the woodwork.
P.S. you guys should post in the NHL threads more often
The Greens had a conference call last night, but I wasn't able to attend
I got the invite for that too, but I missed the call. I'd be interested to hear what went on.
pboily
fingerlickinmathematickin
P.S. you guys should post in the NHL threads more often
with the way the Sens are going, it's probably best to lay low for a while...
First sysyphus and now pboily. This election is bringing all of the old school Canadian posters out of the woodwork.
P.S. you guys should post in the NHL threads more often
I missed you guys...
Back on topic: the Green Party has been excluded from the debates. Now that's complete and utter crap.
How on earth is it acceptable to put single-province party into a national debate, but not a party running candidates in every single riding?
Yet again... It looks like another petition will be looming to have them included. Elizabeth May and Jack Layton were the only decent performing leaders last time, at least for the English debate.
This exclusion alone has pretty much decided my vote.
It isn't acceptable. But the other parties get away with saying that she's not eligible because there were no Green party members with seats at dissolution, so they don't count.
It's too bad they couldn't have made a deal with a Liberal to cross the floor on the last day or two just on principle, or even a fair-minded Independent, although I don't recall if there were any Independents other than Guergis. And she wouldn't help the Greens...
May was awful in the French debate.
Taking both debates into account, I would have ranked Dion first followed by Gilles.
SuperBeaverInc.
Groucho
Excluding the Greens is ridiculous. They were in the debates last time, they are running in every riding, and are polling around 7-8%.
This will probably just be like last time. She gets excluded, then there is a massive public backlash until they let her into it.
This will probably just be like last time. She gets excluded, then there is a massive public backlash until they let her into it.
SuperBeaverInc.
Groucho
Yes, I suppose it is. Though it didn't really help them out last time when they didn't win any seats.
