tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post6775280220958622431..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: Wanted: IdeasSteve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-39861880242879027852007-10-17T00:08:00.000-04:002007-10-17T00:08:00.000-04:00Dion has to oppose the Throne Speech and go into a...Dion has to oppose the Throne Speech and go into an election. Otherwise, he will be iggied to death. The Liberals should forget about getting more than a dozen or so seats in Quebec, and focus instead on Ontario and Atlantic Canada. If they wait, they could lose those two regions too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-8756976035981003612007-10-16T23:50:00.000-04:002007-10-16T23:50:00.000-04:00Shorter Throne Speech:"Everything done before Janu...Shorter Throne Speech:<BR/><BR/>"Everything done before January 2006 was bad, Canada was not a leader of anything - especially on the environment question and on the world stage - and Canada was certainly not united. Now, all has been put aright since January 2006 and all is well and good - consequently, we will stay the course.<BR/><BR/>(Oh - and with more security measures to be implemented because, well, we must stay afraid of them baaaaaad terrorists! Which again justifies our staying longer in Afghanistan)<BR/><BR/>And God Bless the United States of America ...<BR/><BR/>(... um, Canada! Yes - that's it! That's the ticket!)<BR/><BR/>Thank you; good night."<BR/><BR/><BR/>- and good luck to all of us (sigh)Real_PHV_Mentarchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03128624329790456529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-92213281168121732372007-10-16T23:01:00.000-04:002007-10-16T23:01:00.000-04:00Mr. Dion would be silly to bring the government do...Mr. Dion would be silly to bring the government down on this speech. There is nothing to it so there is nothing that they can sink their teeth into during an election campaign.<BR/><BR/>Instead, Mr. Dion should use his response to outline his vision for Canada and then use the next parliamentary session to promote that vision while hammering the Conservatives during QP.<BR/><BR/>With the Conservatives delivering their Throne Speech now is the ideal time to deliver an alternate vision for the country. The Conservatives are very unlikely to steal any of those ideas so soon after their Speech and the MSM might actually begin to talk about something besides the troubles currently being experienced by the Liberals.ottlibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12695135535019042279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-85862106647751851962007-10-16T22:58:00.000-04:002007-10-16T22:58:00.000-04:00Ivision from the National Post cracks me up someti...Ivision from the National Post cracks me up sometimes, with his bad spin and the odd <A HREF="http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/news/story.html?id=f9670321-2fb2-4b51-9ef7-fdef42c0366a" REL="nofollow">slip up</A>:<BR/><BR/>"So farewell, then, Canada's "new government" -- ladies and gentlemen, please welcome a more seasoned, mature ministry, which will focus on the long-term interests of all Canadians, not just the future electoral prospects of the Conservative Party.<BR/><BR/>Prime Minister Stephen Harper signalled last night that a government that has been in constant campaign mode since being elected 20 months ago is now intent on governing, rather than provoking confrontation with the Liberals by using the Throne Speech as a poison-pill laden campaign platform.<BR/><BR/>The impression being sought is of an assured, established government looking after the long-term interests of the country, not a party that is in a constant state of anxiety about being thrown back into opposition."<BR/><BR/>After all that grandiose phrasing, he then says:<BR/><BR/>"There was little new in the speech..."<BR/><BR/>This is the new Stephen Harper, not chasing the polls, but focused on governing and Canada's future, all that's missing is an agenda :)Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-80754345139584447022007-10-16T22:30:00.000-04:002007-10-16T22:30:00.000-04:00The Dippers have nothing to lose, so they can vote...The Dippers have nothing to lose, so they can vote against it and keep their "principles" and their 16%.liberazzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798202757576009552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-23638919245369242572007-10-16T22:24:00.000-04:002007-10-16T22:24:00.000-04:00Not sure why the Dippers are acting so cocky at 16...<I>Not sure why the Dippers are acting so cocky at 16% and the Greens nipping at their heels.</I><BR/><BR/>They're counting on the Liberals to vote it down so Jack can keep strutting for the cameras and talking about principles. So way in hizeck the NDP want an election. They do however, want to have their cake and eat it too.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971310821484459106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-53573962776826393592007-10-16T22:22:00.000-04:002007-10-16T22:22:00.000-04:00"60 to 70% reduction in emmissions in 43 years. Wh..."60 to 70% reduction in emmissions in 43 years. What???? 20% by 2020 is not good enough either."<BR/><BR/>Baird has been spewing that nonsense for months, despite the fact he uses a misleading baseline, and every respectable environmentalist, economist and even the odd foreign bank has dismissed the claims.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-56568135027457950242007-10-16T22:16:00.000-04:002007-10-16T22:16:00.000-04:0060 to 70% reduction in emmissions in 43 years. Wha...60 to 70% reduction in emmissions in 43 years. What???? 20% by 2020 is not good enough either. Bunch of fuzzy statements, not very visionary, Duffy and Fife loved it of course, CBC and Newman more balanced as usual. Not sure what the Libs should do. Vote for it, look cowardly, vote against and risk being Turnerized. Not sure why the Dippers are acting so cocky at 16% and the Greens nipping at their heels.liberazzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798202757576009552noreply@blogger.com