All indications are that a fall election now looms large, since Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff has said his party will no longer help Prime Minister Stephen Harper's government stay in power. Ignatieff made the announcement on September 1st - the second day of a three-day caucus meeting in Sudbury. "Mr. Harper, your time is up," Ignatieff said. "The Liberal party cannot support this government any further."
This withdrawal of Liberal support means the Conservatives, with just 143 seats in a 308-seat parliament, would have to seek the support of either the New Democrats or the Bloc Québécois to pass any pass legislation.
Ignatieff then told an election-style rally in Sudbury that the Liberals will move a motion of non-confidence at the first opportunity. This means we could be headed to the polls by late October or early November. I am not a political commentator, nor do I profess to be any type of expert in the political arena. I have my opinions like everyone else, but I also have an aversion to talking about politics in public - I dislike sharing my private views that openly, preferring to keep my own political leanings to myself whenever possible. But I will make an exception in this case.
I just think that it is intuitively obvious that Canada doesn't need or want an election right now - at a time when our economy is just beginning to show signs of recovery from the economic downturn of the past year. Most people I have talked to about it feel that an election would be a colossal waste of time and money for that reason alone.
Ignatieff, who reportedly made his decision to pull his party's support in the past couple of weeks, apparently said the time has come for Liberals to start showing Canadians they can do better than the current Conservative government. I beg to differ.
Personally, I don't think any of the major parties can offer a leader or a platform that would be worth holding an election for right now. Now it is clear that a majority government would be more convenient for the party in power. But although Canadians may be yearning for a majority government, they aren't all united behind any one party - hence 3 minority governments in a row.
Honestly - this isn't about which party should be in power... its doubtful that any of the current leaders would be better than any of the others at this moment in time.
Different, yes. Better, no.
No folks, I think this is about responsible use of taxpayer money and it really worries me that the man who thinks he should be our next Prime Minister also thinks that spending millions of hard-earned tax-payer dollars on a third election in five years is a good use of taxpayers money when those same dollars could be used to assist in economic recovery.
Responsible government - can you say "oxymoron", dear reader?
This withdrawal of Liberal support means the Conservatives, with just 143 seats in a 308-seat parliament, would have to seek the support of either the New Democrats or the Bloc Québécois to pass any pass legislation.
Ignatieff then told an election-style rally in Sudbury that the Liberals will move a motion of non-confidence at the first opportunity. This means we could be headed to the polls by late October or early November. I am not a political commentator, nor do I profess to be any type of expert in the political arena. I have my opinions like everyone else, but I also have an aversion to talking about politics in public - I dislike sharing my private views that openly, preferring to keep my own political leanings to myself whenever possible. But I will make an exception in this case.
I just think that it is intuitively obvious that Canada doesn't need or want an election right now - at a time when our economy is just beginning to show signs of recovery from the economic downturn of the past year. Most people I have talked to about it feel that an election would be a colossal waste of time and money for that reason alone.
Ignatieff, who reportedly made his decision to pull his party's support in the past couple of weeks, apparently said the time has come for Liberals to start showing Canadians they can do better than the current Conservative government. I beg to differ.
Personally, I don't think any of the major parties can offer a leader or a platform that would be worth holding an election for right now. Now it is clear that a majority government would be more convenient for the party in power. But although Canadians may be yearning for a majority government, they aren't all united behind any one party - hence 3 minority governments in a row.
Honestly - this isn't about which party should be in power... its doubtful that any of the current leaders would be better than any of the others at this moment in time.
Different, yes. Better, no.
No folks, I think this is about responsible use of taxpayer money and it really worries me that the man who thinks he should be our next Prime Minister also thinks that spending millions of hard-earned tax-payer dollars on a third election in five years is a good use of taxpayers money when those same dollars could be used to assist in economic recovery.
Responsible government - can you say "oxymoron", dear reader?
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