‘Divisiveness’
‘Earlier this week, I wrote that the Liberals’ pledge to force an election at the earliest possible juncture was motivated by pure vanity on their part. They have no overarching issue, scandal or policy to present to voters. The Liberals simply can’t stand being in opposition any longer. They believe government is their rightful place. So at a time when our economy is just beginning to recover and would be threatened by the uncertainty an election brings, the Liberals are nonetheless willing to risk the nation’s fragile growth merely to wrest the tiller of minority power from the Tories.
Not surprisingly, many Liberal readers objected to my line of reasoning. Plenty of them argued that replacing the Tories was reason enough to force an election. The Tories are “ruining Canada,” one claimed, without citing specifics. In order to save the nation before it is entirely demolished, it is necessary to toss out Stephen Harper and his caucus and “replace them with a party that understands Canadian identity and values.”
How convenient for the Liberals that theirs is the only party, in their minds, that possesses a full understanding of Canada. How convenient for their election excuse-making, too: nation in peril. Ours the only party that can stave off oblivion. Therefore, forcing an election is not selfish, but rather a national imperative in the public’s best interest.
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Timwest Says:
Canadians wonder why Alberta hates Liberals………………….. Now don’t get me Started on A$$hole PET.
Jean Chretien appointed senators from Alberta in the middle of a provincial senate election, just to prove he would have nothing to do with the senate reform Albertans desired. He pointed out that the people of that province were “different” — and not in a good way — and said he preferred to deal with those from anywhere else in the country. He mocked his opponent in the 2000 election, Stockwell Day, for trying to bring Alberta policies to the national stage.
All of those statements were highly divisive because they told people from one region and province their ideas were not welcome at the national level. Moreover, Albertans knew Mr. Chretien would never say or do the same with people from Quebec or Ontario.
Posted on September 4th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Jan Says:
I can’t imagine a position more ridculous than the Liberals voting against the home reno tax credit, then turning around and saying they will support it if elected. And they want Canadians to believe that they really want to make government work??
That only Stephen Harper is stubborn? First point — Does anyone else realize how ridiculous that sounds?
Second point –why on earth would we believe them?
Posted on September 5th, 2009 at 3:15 am