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Canadian elections 2011 - fallouts

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Sheriff Roland:
Guess this means you won't be voting Conservative tomorrow, hun? Me neither .... but then, being franco-ontarien, I never have.

Aloysius J. Gleek:


Good luck, Canadians/Canadiens/Canadiennes!

These three would love  to go on a road trip together again, I just know it....


Former U.S. President George W. Bush, former Mexican President Vicente Fox and
Stephen Harper, right, at the Chichen-Itza archaeological ruins in 2006

Sheriff Roland:

--- Quote from: Aloysius J. Gleek on May 01, 2011, 09:26:28 am ---
Good luck, Canadians/Canadiens/Canadiennes!

These three would love  to go on a road trip together again, I just know it....


Former U.S. President George W. Bush, former Mexican President Vicente Fox and
Stephen Harper, right, at the Chichen-Itza archaeological ruins in 2006
--- End quote ---

You mean a speaking toor, right? Well former Canadian Prime Ministers don't usually do that kinda stuff - though Harper ain't exactly the run-of-the-mill PM and I wouldn't be surprized that when he does retire from Parliament Hill, he may chart a course similar to American ex-Presidents ... he's Sooo enamoured in everything American.

Aloysius J. Gleek:




--- Quote from: Sheriff Roland on May 01, 2011, 10:16:29 am ---You mean a speaking toor, right? Well former Canadian Prime Ministers don't usually do that kinda stuff - though Harper ain't exactly the run-of-the-mill PM and I wouldn't be surprized that when he does retire from Parliament Hill, he may chart a course similar to American ex-Presidents ... he's Sooo enamoured in everything American.

--- End quote ---




That too--but first he needs to be "formered" to be the Former Prime Minister Harper!

Again, good luck/bonne chance, y'all!




http://www.680news.com/royal-wedding/article/219323--prime-minister-harper-gets-up-early-to-watch-royal-wedding


MONTREAL -- There are few things that can distract a ramped-up politician in the dying days of an election campaign. 

A royal wedding is one.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper may be regretting his decision to skip today's lavish nuptials of Prince William and Kate Middleton in London.

Instead, he and his wife joined the many Canadians who rose at the crack of dawn to watch the pomp and pageantry on T-V.

From his hotel suite in Montreal, Harper recalled watching another royal wedding -- likely Prince Charles and Lady Diana -- while in university.

His wife Laureen offered some running commentary as they waited for the newlyweds to emerge from the balcony of Buckingham Palace -- remarking how pretty the bride looked.

After William and Kate kissed -- twice -- Harper stood to make a toast to what he called ``a once in a generation event.''

He added he and his wife were a little bit sorry they weren't there -- and then after looking at his wife, added -- ``more than a little bit.''

Sheriff Roland:
Been trying to make some sense of the new Canadian reality resulting from this week's election.

What will be the worse case scenario of a Conservative majority government led by Steven Harper? Are gay marriage rights in jeopardy? What about the Woman's right to choose? And just how much pay-per-use medicare will be introduced? Is a return of the death penalty (50 years after it was abolished) a possibility? How many newly appointed federal judges will change the interpretation of the Charter of Rights? In the past 5 years, with a Conservative minority, Harper has already appointed enough Conservative Senators to defeat two bills passed in the lower house (the upper chamber is, like the Monarchy, merely symbolic in Canada), how much more damage will be done to our parliamentary system under a Conservative majority?

Harper's already declared (post election) there would be no radical changes in Ottawa. But if he's basing this assessment on the idea that Canada needs more jails, more fighter jets, even lower corporate taxes (all things introduced in the last budget before it's rejection brought down the government and caused this last election), and that it's normal to lie to Parliament (Harper was formally repremanded by the Speaker of the House for contempt of Parliament, a first in Canadian history) or simply progogue it when it (Parliament) doesn't agree with him (as he's done twice in the last 3 years - again a first and a second), then I guess the gradual moving of Canada on a right wing agenda is already well on it's way.

There are five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.

I'm not sure how far I've progressed in my personal development as a result of this week's event, but I'm fairly certain it's not acceptance.

By the way, for those who haven't heard

         

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