Tom Says: “Stephen, you’ve done it again!”
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has performed the biggest miracle in Canadian political history.
He’s taken a minority government and turned it into a majority government and he didn’t even need to ask voters before he did it.
The last time a miracle of this magnitude occurred in recorded history — it had to do with “loaves and fish,” but I won’t go into that story because most of you probably know it better than I do anyway…
Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion had the chance to put an abrupt halt to the current government, but that would have threatened his own career. So, instead of plunging the country into another boring and costly election campaign — in which he would have lead his party to almost certain defeat — Dion instead opted for something called “self preservation.”
Dion has become the poster-boy for the old saying, “Absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
However, Mr. Dion is far from out of the woods, as are the other members of his badly stumbling and underfinanced Liberal caucus.
Thursday afternoon in the House of Commons, the Harper government introduced it’s new anti-crime legislation. Not surprisingly, there’s a whole lot inside of it that Liberals won’t like, not even a little bit.
In making the introduction, Harper demanded quick passage of the legislation. If the Liberals try to stall, the Prime Minister has already said every vote now becomes a vote of confidence — any stalling and we’re back to the polls — Or, step up to the plate and begin passing legislation which will gag most of the opposition.
The Prime Minister knows he has the Liberals on the run and they’re going to have to keep running faster and faster if they want to continue to be members of the 39th Parliament.
It’s conceivable that more legislation could go through parliament during this sitting than what’s already gotten through during the last ten years.
If you’re a minority acting like a majority with your opponent on the run — you might just as well do what you want.
And that’s precisely what Mr. Harper appears to be doing.
Is it any wonder I like him less and less every time I hear him talking down to Canadians?
I’m Tom Young.
October 19th, 2007 at 5:12 am
The only Canadians I’ve heard Stephen Harper “talking down to ” were the Liberals across the floor at the house of commons. I can’t say I disagree. These people (liberals) care about nothing but doing their best to obstruct anything the government tries to do, whether it is good for Canadians or not. Their only concern is to get back in power, and they have stated as much. Stephen Harper is a strong leader, and is just doing what he has to do to fulfill his commitments to Canadians. Politics is a tough game, and the liberals are masters, with their b.s. and spin. Finally, we have a Prime Minister who knows how to stand up to the corrupt political party that has run Canada for so many years. After looking up the exact definition of the word “liberal”in the dictionary, I can see no similiarity between that definition, and the “liberal party of Canada”. I think they should change their name to the “libel party of Canada”. Much more fitting.
October 19th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
Tom, have you heard of the expression “give him enought rope” well I met Bill Casey in Canadian Tire buying a coil of rope and he was using a Liberal credit card to pay for it.