blueblood

I'm a farmer, my business has been around for a century. I have expanded and upgraded my machinery instead of pissing it away in the stock market. I am well prepared to weather this storm. I've weathered the last one and that was for eons.

yes but you said harper has laid a trap for the power hungry opposition and will make them all look like fools. I'd say you nailed it. I guessed the prorogue based on that simple analysis.

that's why I said vancouver...

Alberta is going hard for nuclear power. They are spending massive amounts of dollars on reactors. When the oil sands are done, where do you think all of that electricity will go? Agriculture will also grow by leaps and bounds as it has been for the last two years. Alberta will spend it's oil money on diversifying the economy. You or I won't be around to see when Alberta goes dry.

The only thing I invest in is my business, and it was one of the smartest investments I ever made. No slot machine stock market for me.

Now you understand what Kimmy says about Vancouver and Alberta as up being down, day being night, etc. Over the last few days the silent majority has been awakened and it is angry. Evidence of that is what's going on here. Every side has their radicals, and these days they are rearing their ugly heads.

Just like the humble pie is doing Ontario some good?

Then kiss your social programs and other left wing nonsense good-bye.

excellent point.

Since your a Harper hater, you'll have to wait four years when Tory Brass cans Harper on their quest for a second majority. Harper will be canned about 2-3 yrs. in I think so the next leader can have distance from him and go for another majority. This fiasco has damaged both parties in the extreme long term. In the future, the Liberals will have revamped and the tories will need a fresh face to deal with this new threat.

Harper technically had confidence of the house when he shut her down. harper also had immense pressure on the GG, I would not have been surprised if the Queen wouldn't have been involved had the GG not played nice. Harper won't survive a confidence motion unless some Liberals ''catch a cold"

He might have been terrified, but tory brass most definetely was not. Party Leaders are a dime a dozen, they would groom another one just like they did with Harper. It is smarter for Harper to wait for the budget to go to an election. Put yourself in Harper's shoes. He has the opposition pork barrelled, has momentum, and has began his public relations barrage. He will again humiliate the opposition with this budget, they aren't voting for it anyway. His tactics are ruthless, yet effective.

Neither would I, I just love rubbing the stereotype back in urbanites faces!

How is it garbage, when he releases his budget it's lights out for the coalition. Harper was not worried in the least going to the GG. Harper wants an election, he has momentum, and two issues to smash the left wing of this country with. It's hard to be an anti-democratic operator when you want an election. If I were a Liberal MP, I'd take off on a world wide vacation after Christmas and not return until the middle of Feb. The release of the budget is the lynch pin of Harper's plan and the final nail in the left's coffin. The silent majority has been awakened and it is not happy with this coalition. Harper will goad the opposition into an election and look good doing it.

Those Dern Rednecks done outfoxed the left wing again.

or the one who lays the best trap.

That is if the Liberals find a way out of the hole they dug themselves in. This is the brilliance of Harper's plan, any situation comes up, he finds a way out and comes out of it in good shape. Harper wants the left to vote non-confidence. If not, no big deal, and the sweatervest strategy comes out and Harper tries to find an election elsewhere. Harper will goad the opposition coalition into election with advertising and a poison pill in the budget. The silent majority dragon has been awakened, Harper will not throw this opportunity away.

If you would look at my posts in other threads over the course of this mess, I was quite confident parliament would be prorogued. It turned out I was correct. I predicted attack ads would be produced, I was correct. Everyone is dancing to Harper's music. The GG will grant an election when the opposition votes no confidence. Harper has made the opposition look like fools. He has his issue in the next election. Harper wants to release his budget so he has more ammunition to shell the opposition with. Harper will take every step he can to ensure he gets his majority and smash the opposition. next election harper will look like he has a solid plan for the economy, and looks like a champion for democracy and Canada. That's going to be a disaster to run against, especially with how heavy the coalition is being defended by opposition MPs. I'll say it again, I'm enjoying watching this train wreck and tory brass is as well.

he has his issue. This is like the 1960's. The next election will result in a majority. The ads have been made. There's no stopping this freight train. Those other two parties want harper gone. He finally has the electorate inspired to go to the polls. This is almost Obama-like, except much shadier. He can go to the people and say the parties aren't going to support me anyways, lets let the people decide. Harper will not win a vote of confidence in the house, and he's laughing. Only if some Liberals abstain, can the left fight another day.

Your prediction powers have been restored. You called this one from the start. I only bought into it early just because it made the most sense.

That party has been painted with this coalition. The tories have enough popularity to guarantee a minority gov't. With the amount of disgust at recent events, all harper has to say is "this is what happens with minority gov'ts" If I were a Liberal, I'd be worried.

The war's just begun. There are going to be attack ads upon attack ads in the next two months. Harper smells blood and has the polls and momentum to back it up. He can hammer the waves with attack ads and speeches. An election campaign would smash the opposition. The 2 opposition parties have said they oppose the government no matter what, plus a large amount of Liberals say the same thing. A majority is so close Harper can taste it. Sad thing is, when Harper gets it, the subsequent election, he is toast.

I done knowed it the whole time!!! Phase 2 is now underway. All we need is an election. If I were the left, I'd be giving confidence until my funds and leader and policy are in place. Layton is probably toast as NDP leader. Pat Martin is licking his chops, I did not see this normally rambunctious MP make any public statements... Watch the tory "air force" or for the left "luftwaffe" take to the airwaves and unleash an air war of epic proportions. Dobbin is right, Harper will get his election come hell or high water. The coalition was good as a threat, but Harper turned the tables again!!!

It's also Brangelina's household. Substitute Jelly Beans for Toys.

As a Centre right Quebecer, what do you want Harper to say? What do you want Harper to do? Answer that question in a precise manner, and a lot of westerners will get to hear Quebec's side of things. This is the problem, it's not english canada vs. quebec. It's western canada vs. eastern canada vs. quebec. English Canada is split in two. Eastern Canada I think understands. For the sake of national unity I think that Quebecers and westerners should explain to each other their positions on matters like this. you know the wests? position. What's Quebec's? Personally I'd go on TVA and shell Duceppe into the Stone Age.