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minority government = another vote 1 or 2 years from now.
It looks like it's going to be minority government this time anyways.
Harper didn't even have a chance to do work while as a minority government, I would suggest to give him majority government for a term to see any evil side of him first.   If he is bad, we can then vote him out.

minority government is not working for Canada, as we have seen from the recent history.
Layton keeps on promising give money out here and there, and people actually trust him, which I found it funny.   Where does he get the money from in a slow economy like now?  Increase tax now will only reduce revenue.  Borrow more money?
Prelude 發表於 2011-4-29 13:46

Even with another minority government, I think we're going to see this one last a bit longer (perhaps something closer to 3 years, if not over 3 years?). The federal government parties are fully aware of how fed up Canadians are with frequent elections. Harper, in particular, has been milking this point for all it is worth to seek a majority government. My personal take on the why we are having this election in the first place is because of yet another power struggle and pressure from within the Liberal party. Since the Liberal government collapsed in 2006, Liberal leadership has been one big mess. Dion stepped up at first, only to be overthrown by the power-hungry Ignatieff and Rae. As it turned out, Ignatieff is completely clueless and useless as a leader, so the Liberal party big wigs are probably serving him some sort of ultimatum to give this PM thing one last shot, or bow out in disgrace. Caught between a rock and a hard place, Ignatieff has no choice but to stir up another federal election even though he knows full well that he has no chance of winning Prime Ministership at all.
While I am not in strong favour of a Conservative majority, I don't see any significant harm in it either. If Harper is reckless with his majority government, Canadians can always clean house in the next election and the Conservatives will be doomed for at least 2 elections. That is how the democracy game works.

Are minority governments really such a bad thing though? Yes, it is not as effective / efficient as a majority government, but the policies that result from one is more balanced and moderate, and therefore will cater to a larger audience.

Lastly, I totally agree on your point with the NDP promising freebies and handouts everywhere. Every time I hear their candidates preach this crap, I wanna ask them -- how do you think we are going to pay for this? Where is the money coming from?

-Lik

p.s. If you pay attention, you'll see that throughout the post, I have never diu-ed you. It just goes to show that even if we were to disagree, as long as you are not spewing out crap, I will treat you as a reasonable person.

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本帖最後由 lo_pak 於 2011-4-29 14:48 編輯

If Layton is the Liberal leader, we don't need to be frustrated in the election...

Liberal 中無大將 Ignatieff作先鋒... A war of wasting bullets...
"Veni, Vidi, Vici"
竹乃清,竹乃霸道

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what I think is.  
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2) Sometimes, it is good to have left Wing rules the country for a while.  To balance out the society.   If the government is favor towards business for a long time, of course, the labour force will be scarified.  Then it is better to have a social government comes in to swing it back.
rainbow-davie 發表於 2011-4-29 12:58


Today's world is flat.  If you press the business, they will simply move to another  country.  

Just remember, if you have RRSP or any saving at all, you are a business owner.  NDP's plan to tax and spend will only move money from your left pocket to your right pocket...if you are lucky.  
   
HK's problem is not because the government is business friendly.  HK government is simply lazy.  They don't do anything. The $6K distribution is a very good example on how lazy they are.

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回復 12# lo_pak


...not only bullets, it is a wast of $300 million of our money.

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本帖最後由 satil 於 2011-4-29 15:33 編輯

由始至終‘福利’需要錢,政府錢從何來?從你我的稅款。
你我的稅款從何而來?從我們辛勞工作的薪金。
沒有職位何來薪金?
沒有企業生意何來職位?
沒有企業生意之間的對人才的需求,何來高薪酬?
沒有利潤,企業生意為何選加拿大為基地?
世界上早已沒有地域限制,加拿大需要與全世界競爭,
如何令企業生意設立在加拿大?

你真的相信,高企業稅,高商業限制,敵視大企業,
會為加拿大引來更多的投資,增設更多職位嗎?
高企業稅真的能增加政府的收入?

逆地而處,你是公司老闆,你會選高成本、高租金、高稅率、高員工薪酬福利、工會勢力大、利潤極微的地方設立公司嗎?你唔想賺錢嗎?你有很多錢蝕嗎?你有很多時間浪費嗎?

今時今日大企業的背後,正是我們這批間接投資者,你買了的基金、RRSP、RESP、退休金所投資的組合、股票、利息 ……大企業他們賺錢是誰同時賺錢?他們無錢賺,最終與你的職位同時撤離,誰有損失?

如NDP說對讓小生意每年減少數千元的稅項真的能創造就業?這些小數都未能多騁請半個員工。

‘良性循環’或‘惡性循環’就是由你投的一票決定。

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i am gonna vote for layton, just to stir some **** up and start some chaos. a shuffle in power of the government may change the fate for us proletariats.
whimsical rambling

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求變嘅人
最後都係嗰句
一蟹不如一蟹
無知並不是罪﹐  真正的罪是以無知 為口頭禪 為榮

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回復  rainbow-davie

你是打工還是做老闆?

我正在一生意, 比工會壓到冇錢廉, 打算close咗佢, 會有200人 ...
satil 發表於 2011-4-29 13:33


I was a business owner.  I was a staff.  Now, I am a contractor.  
I speak for my position.  NO matter what, I don't want to have a corrupted government, and I know, 100% know that, Conservatives will get corrupted right away  That's why they always want to have majority power.

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我覺得, 順其自然啦. 既然係三分天下咪三分, 唔使出埋D恐嚇既廣告, 為多數而多數. 下流.
如果係做得真係好既, 自然會多人支持.

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i am gonna vote for layton, just to stir some **** up and start some chaos. a shuffle in power of th ...
Ovaltine 發表於 2011-4-29 22:09


You should vote for the Green party, since you support the environmentalists.

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