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Lik

http://www.vancouversun.com/news ... /1951317/story.html

Ignatieff will no longer support Tories
BY JULIET O’NEIL, CANWEST NEWS SERVICESEPTEMBER 1, 2009 2:51 PM

SUDBURY, Ont. — Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff on Tuesday set the stage for a possible November election, declaring the "time is up" for the minority Conservative government.

But the New Democratic Party said it would try to work with the government, threatening to throw a wrench into the Grit plan to defeat Prime Minister Stephen Harper soon after the Sept. 14 resumption of Parliament.

Harper responded by asserting Canadians do not want the "political instability" of an election campaign when legislators should be tending to the economy.

The Liberals would need NDP and Bloc Quebecois support for a non-confidence motion in the House of Commons that Liberal MP Bob Rae said they would present "at the earliest opportunity."

Ignatieff accused the Harper government of failing to deliver promised economic stimulus to create jobs, failing to present a credible plan to eliminate the deficit and failing to protect Canadians caught in difficulty abroad.

"After four years of drift, four years of denial, four years of division and discord — Mr. Harper, your time is up," Ignatieff declared in an address to his national caucus at a retreat to prepare MPs and senators for the resumption of Parliament in two weeks.

"The Liberal party cannot support this government any further. We will hold Stephen Harper to account. We will oppose his government in Parliament."

NDP deputy leader Thomas Mulcair said his party wants to give Parliament a chance to work and sees no immediate reason to support a fall vote. Canadians cast ballots in 2006 and 2008.

"The only way there is going to be an election is if Mr. Harper provokes one" by calling it himself or refusing to make any concessions in Parliament whatsoever, Mulcair said.

"We in the NDP are saying we're going back to Parliament to try to make it work."

Mulcair also questioned why the Liberals would try to defeat the government without an obvious pressing issue, when the party has supported dozens of Harper government initiatives with no strings attached.

Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe was withholding comment until Wednesday. The Bloc has been awaiting the results of a Conservative-Liberal panel examining the employment insurance system.

Liberal officials say they have the funds for a campaign, their membership topped 100,000 this week and internal polls show they stand a good chance of forming a minority government.

They said if they do not manage to defeat the government they will still be asserting themselves as a strong Opposition instead of a party of empty threats, and shifting the onus onto the NDP and Bloc to prop up the government.

"The window (for a non-confidence motion) would be between the first and seventh of October," Liberal House leader Ralph Goodale told reporters.

Given a minimum of 36 days before an election, he said, Canadians could be headed to the polls as soon as Nov. 9 or 16.

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Lik

I hope the Liberal clowns will convince the BQ and NDP opportunists to go through with the non-confidence vote, and bring Canadians back to the polls. No sane citizen will want to see an election 1 year after the last one, and in the midst of our global economic crisis. Doing so will give Canadians a chance to grant the Conservatives a chance at a majority government and punish these Liberal fools for wasting our time and money.

-Lik

soli

保守黨一早就應該倒臺﹐判斷錯誤﹐搞到經濟一團糟﹐自由黨執政後大把手尾要跟。

sheep

保守黨一早就應該倒臺﹐判斷錯誤﹐搞到經濟一團糟﹐自由黨執政後大把手尾要跟。
soli 發表於 2009-9-1 21:21

你傻0架
有冇睇新聞呀
係人都屌佢戇九啦
果個圓糜真係白癡
講咩第一反對黨就要為反對來反對
hold人accountable同反對 係兩回事呀

BiscottiGelato

保守黨一早就應該倒臺﹐判斷錯誤﹐搞到經濟一團糟﹐自由黨執政後大把手尾要跟。
soli 發表於 2009-9-1 20:21

Tell me which country 搞到經濟好 for the past 2 years? Even China stock market is slumping 25% for the past 3 weeks... not to mention main street economy being much worse...

I don't know if Liberal vs Conservative which is better. But I will not vote for whoever that will cause another election this fall, and I will definately make whichever vote necassary to increase the chance of forming a majority gov't. You get what I mean...

soli

七大工業國中﹐加拿大經濟復甦最差勁。
之前某人話加拿大銀行體制點健全無o甘受打擊﹐點知即使出左個以比例計比美國更龐大既財赤預算﹐經濟表現還是最差o個個﹐要點樣解釋?
再大選我一定投自由黨唔洗諗﹐歷史教訓我們﹐保守黨執政﹐經濟必差勁。
執政越耐衰得越耐。

news

this is so f-ing annoying

Lik

七大工業國中﹐加拿大經濟復甦最差勁。
soli 發表於 2009-9-2 12:11

Huh? Which alternative universe have you been living in?

As far as I know, the Canadian economy has been doing better, relative to the US economy. It is true that Ontario suffered some heavy casualties early in the year, but a big part of that had to do with the fall out of the US (domestic) auto industries.

Another obvious sign the Canadian economy is in better shape than the US' is our real estate market's earlier recovery.

-Lik

soli

Canada suffers worst economic performance in G7

Contrary to Transport Minister John Baird's claim that "we have the best financial situation of the G8 countries," (Press Conference, August 31, 2009) the United States and the rest of our traditional G7 partners are outpacing Canada's economic recovery, leaving Canadians concerned about their economic future and the country's direction.

The Facts:

Canada's economy shrunk more in the Second Quarter compared to the First Quarter than any of our G7 partners:

Japan 0.9 % Growth
Germany 0.3 % Growth
France 0.3 % Growth
United States 0.3 % Decline
Italy 0.5 % Decline
Britain 0.8 % Decline
Canada 0.9 % Decline

(Source: OECD, http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/62/27/43514819.pdf, StatsCan)

Lik

Quoting a single statistical figure is often meaningless. In a quick search, I found these stats:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/r ... ack/article1270430/
Canada:
1st quarter GDP: 6.1% drop
2nd quarter GDP: 3.5$ drop

http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/gdp/gdpnewsrelease.htm
US:
first quarter GDP: 6.4% drop
2nd quarter GDP: 1% drop

Also bear in mind that the GDP figure alone is not the most meaningful. At the very least, you'll need to look at the amount of additional debt the government sustained in attempt to boost the economy. The US' Cash for Clunkers program along has cost the US government an eye popping $3 billion while accounting for a 0.2% of GDP activity. Is that something Canada wants to do as well?

But we're getting OT. Iggy is a power-hungry idiot. I hope Baldy Layton will be stupid enough to change his mind and fall for the flawed attempt to overthrow the Conversatives despite what the NDP spokesperson is saying here. But I suppose Duceppe and BQ are too smart to fall for this.

In any case, I fully anticipate that Duceppe and BQ will once again manage to use this opportunity to milk the federal government for more perks and $$ no matter how things turn out.

-Lik