Newfoundlander

He's one of my favourites!

This whole thing is just idiotic.

Care to explain this a bit more?

The offshore oil still belongs to Canada. As for giving up the codfish resources we didn't have much choice if we were oing o join Canada, the ocean is the jurisdiction of the federal government as it is in all of Atlantic Canada, the North and BC.

I actually plan on running for premier and sailing Newfoundland and it's oil off the coast of BC, then we can form our own country.

Well I believe in only one case the establishment candidate didn't win.

It was mentioned early in the race and I'm thinking it will definitely be true, Mulciar/Topp will be the Chretien/Martin of this decade.

The NDP say they're unlike other parties and that everybody will be happy after the convention no matter who's leader but I am think they could be in for a fright.

The only MLA to endorse Clark has turned out to be a complete disaster. She appointed him to cabinet after her win, only to demote him months later. Now he has resigned from cabinet after leaking an email. http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Harry+Bloy+resigns+from+cabinet+over+email+leak/6308733/story.html

Ignatieff should have never been leader in the first place, let alone four years fom now.

Former Liberal candidate David Bertschi may seek the leadership. http://www.ipolitics.ca/2012/03/15/former-ottawa-orleans-candidate-tests-liberal-leadership-bid-sonya-bell/

What?

I now think Mulcair has to much momentum to lose. He continues to announce high profile endorsements and the majority of people don't seem to bothered by him wanting to modernize the party. With the remainder of the leftier candidates still being 4 it will probably be to hard for one to come out on top, especially with Cullen's support building. I had thought and hoped Peggy Nash could narrowly defeat him on the last ballot but she doesn't seem strong enough anymore.

So now Mark Holland says Ajax-Pickering was targeted, I have been waiting for the riding to be mentioned since the beginning.

What difference did it really make if the Bloc Quebecois had representation in the House of Commons or not, with regards to how strong separatism is in Quebec?

National systems drive me nuts. I still don't understand the NDP position though, they want to implement a cap and trade system so how would that be done when some provinces don't want it and think it would hurt their economies.

Newfoundland could have been its own country, the UK favoured us joining Canada though. As for 50% + 1 Newfoundland probably shouldn't have joined Canada with only 51% support, especially seeing it was likely rigged.

It was still considered a Dominion.

Newfoundland was a Dominion. Same as Canada, just without responsible government.

From what I understand the Premier can still say no to the project and I thought I saw somewhere recently that he hasn't given the okay to it.

Aren't the NDP in Nova Scotia still reviewing it themselves?

I doubt any MP would voluntarily step down, but does that mean they shouldn't?

it hasn't been sanctioned yet.

They only narrowly won 1 seat in Quebec in 2008 with 12%.

I do think he should step down if he believes democracy in his riding was jeopardized.