Let’s face it, whether we like it or not not (and many Canadians don’t) the big winner is Stephen Harper. The fact is I don’t know a single person who likes Harper and I know many who hate him. Still and all, Harper was the big winner yesterday. On his fourth try, he won a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Federal Election’
WHO ARE THE WINNERS AND LOSERS?
May 3, 2011SHOULD ELIZABETH MAY BE EXCLUDED?
April 1, 2011The television consortium that runs the national debates in this election have excluded the Green leader, Elizabeth May from participating. Even though May is a national leader who is running candidates all over the country. Ironically, Gilles Duceppe is in the debates even though the Bloc is only running candidates in Quebec. Is this fair? [...]
WOULD A COALITION WORK?
March 27, 2011For those Canadian voters who want to defeat Harper (and their numbers are legion) there is another way to go. Here is the situation: The election on May 2 brings back yet another minority conservative government – say 145 seats 10 short of a majority. The House assembles and Harper is presently defeated on a [...]
SHOULD HARPER GET HIS MAJORITY?
March 25, 2011Early this afternoon the Harper government will be defeated on a vote in the House of Commons. Then, probably tomorrow morning, Harper will visit the Governor-General. By Sunday morning the leaders’ planes will be in the air heading for the hustings. In a poll published this morning it would seem that it’s Harper’s election to [...]
