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DUH!!! That is like when Bob Rae was running up deficits and crying because he was only getting back 50cents on the dollar. Mike Harris then complained, then Dalton McGuinty, and before that it was every other Ontario Premier since Confederation. Suck it up...

More reason to Abolish it.

.... then who are you?

Possibly the biggest joke going is that the NDP had the EI bill before Parliment, and Ignatieff being Absent, missed the boat. His party supported the NDP bill on Changes to the EI system. SHortly thereafter, Ignatieff says he is going to champion EI. Rather then support the bill through parliment, he cuts a deal with Harper to have lattes and steak BBQs for the Summer. As long as the Liberals are intent on standing up for something, you can be certain they will be the first to stand down. As long as there is something popular in the polls, the Liberals will adopt it, and when they get to the house ignore it. Quite frankly, its not about quantity, its about quality and integrity. Both missing from the Liberals of 2006 to 2009. If the Liberals had any conviction towards helping those people on EI that they claimed they were intent on aiding, they would have kept parliment running until the bill was passed 3rd reading, and help accelerate the process. Instead, they joined the Conservatives in putting it off. Both parties patting themselves on the back for a job well done.

Was he in the Parade?

You have things a bit reversed. The NDP is against the Senate, because, ever since their CCF days they have campaigned for its abolishment. There are NO NDP Senators because of that policy. There never has been in over 75 years, its not about to change. (In the meantime, Mike Duffy is a quite the doofus, and pretty much proved it with his naive comments) Back to.....the useless Senate. From the Regina Manifesto...

Too bad your a Democrat... This site is a laugh. http://www.republicansforignatieff.com/ I think some CPC staff have too much time on their hands.

What EFFING experts???? There aren't any experts, just a bunch of stupid talking heads. I sincerely read better advice on MLW. Now heres a great idea.... The Feds have spent too much, and given too much away in 10s of BILLIONS of dollars in Tax cuts. So they need revenue, and some jerk says, the best way to do this is to help KILL the retail market and increase the Goods and Services Tax. Governments are always looking at new ways to tax us, or to shift the taxes off their political base and onto the base of the others. In the end the only sucker in this is the common citizen getting hosed. The deficit is a 150Billion that has been wasted, but make for great photo opps for all the CPC MPs. Enjoy this until the bill comes in.

Thats a load of Malarky....

I can sense a Seinfeld moment coming...

Too many words.. lol

lol

If you don't open the Constitution... it is Status Quo. The Senate is a Farce. Abolish it.

Some would argue that Canada is a corporation, and not yet a country. III. EXECUTIVE POWER Declaration of Executive Power in the Queen 9. The Executive Government and Authority of and over Canada is hereby declared to continue and be vested in the Queen.

Abolish the Senate

Just sounds like a scam company wanting to get government funds to provide electronic voting, that will do SFA for voter turnout. Election Canada must be getting lobbied, because this turkey keeps coming back even though there is little to no interest in electronic voting. I expect a PR campaign from the computer lobbiests and then a BIG FAT government contract... Meanwhile people will continue to ignore politics while BIG FAT government contracts are handed out to lobbiest at the trough.

Just to refresh... Here is the MLW poll on online voting....

Look where we are today..... Cuts towards the public sector.

You showed up to promote Electronic voting, and I see you are back again....

A few, probably not, but say 10 or 12 seats... then someone has to be responsible.... theres the sword... Peggy Nash is Gone.... already a Liberal Seat... The voting position of Layton appears Narrow... and it is the leaders job to make a case for the parties existence. Caplan could have a good point on this, as the media case coming from Layton is the Opposing of everything done by Harper. Layton could highlight other things but he has chosen this route, and obviously that is what Caplan doesn't agree with. However, in the same vein, the Liberals have not opposed anything, nothing, nada, zilch, zip, zero, that the Conservatives have done. Thus Ignatieff is also boxed in until the day he challenges the government. Then the NDP will have to accept the election at that time, because there is no way the Conservatives are going to cut a deal with the NDP and NDP policies... it wouldn't further their electoral chances either. So there will likely be an election. After that election, there is a new start with new MPs and possibly a more workable arrangement. I do blame the CPC for the poisonous atmosphere since the September Election. They created alot of fires and really weren't concerned with governing, but are more concerned with politicing and winning the next election. That is there downfall.

That is what the article said....NDP MPs are elected to create change....or represent values. If you cannot get the changes in legislation, or the values you uphold are not in the Legislation.... it is your duty to fight for those values or oppose the legislation in a confidence vote. One thing is clear... there hasn't been any leglisation that represents the policies of the NDP. The Old Reform Party and Social Credit would operate in similar fashion to get their values and legislation adopted. The other thing that is clear, the Legislation I have seen, is only partially Conservative, but generally big government, big spending, high profile Liberal Budget. Thus, if the Liberal Government were implementing these budgets the NDP would ask for changes or oppose them in a confidence vote. There is more to government then simply avoiding an election until your ready to fight a campaign. That was the policy of Dion, and it is the policy of Ignatieff. Possibly the biggest snow job that Canadians just endured was the false test that Ignatieff was going to challenge the government.... BOO!!! How a guy can jump on and off the EI bandwagon is beyond reproach to anyone collecting or not collecting EI. But this wasn't about EI, and I'd say that Ignatieff just got schooled by Harper. Harper Called his bluff. While you think the NDP is playing a game, the fact is the NDP is not bluffing. The NDP had an EI bill on the table. The Liberals did not. There was a bill to support and work on through the summer, and Ignatieff wanted to showboat and prove he was no Dion, yet he caved in just the same.... Parliment could have continued. However, Ignatieff boxed himself in On Monday, and caved in within 20 minutes of his announcement and the friday deadline became meaningless. I'd personally say, that Jack Layton is wearing more mud because of the Dion Fiasco, then the positions the NDP take in parliment. The NDP is holding their principles and obviously willing to fall on the sword. May not be good politics, but there is no denying the NDP know where they stand. Ignatieff looks weak heading into the summer... Harper has sensed this, and has done a good job of getting the public onboard with the fact that the NDP vote down everything before seeing it. We know that is not the truth, but the perception is believable. Considering that bills can be found online, including all debate etc... only someone not paying attention would believe this and for the media, it makes a good pitch. Its just like, oh , look this 500 page budget has been dropped on my lap 45 minutes before the vote, and all MPs start asking their leaders... how do I vote on this.... because they sure haven't read it. Someone reads these bills in process and parties have their minds made up barring some unforeseen last minute deals. In the meantime... Liberal Strategists will take note, that I never ever believed for a minute that Ignatieff was going to take the government down over EI. He is lucky Harper offered a measure for him to save face, at no cost to Mr. Harper. As I said... Iggy was going to give his biggest BOO!!! since becoming leader. Quite pathetic actually.

I figure, the Liberal Rep on Hamilton Mountain would be well suited to be replaced by a dead dog, or if a dead dog isn't running ... an New Democrat..... and I expect Hamilton Provincially could follow in the same vein as its Federal Counter parts.... The ONDP, don't have alot of seats, neither do the Conservatives for that matter. I expect both parties to gain some seats... and I don't see the NDP forming a government for the reasons you have stated... Bob Rae was no Roy Romanov, Gary Doer, Tommy Douglas, or Alan Blakeny, and it appears that this Dexter Guy is not going to pull a Rae... But Ontario NDP will be tainted for that one kick at the can.... However, I expect people are sick of McGuinty and not yet ready to jump at another CSR. Therefore, what we are going to see is a housecleaning of sorts, where some of the dead wood of the McGuinty Government that should have been removed in 2007, will get removed in 2011. People will go to whichever Candidate best represents their values... and thus, I expect the NDP will gain Northern Rural Communities where they do very well, whereas the PCs will do better in Rural Southern Ontario and Eastern Ontario, and gain some ground in the 905 region. But people still hate the PCs for selling that highway.. they hate them, they hate them, they hate them... and if you ever want to call an arrogant company, just call the 407 ETR , the sweetharts who got the sweeheart deal from Mike Harris and the Common Sense Revolution... This is probably one of the few sticking points, but it still resonates.... Working class regions like Windsor, are probably going to dump high profile people like Sandra Pupettelo and go move to the NDP.... The PCs and NDP combined may come short of dislodging the Liberals, but it is early, and perhaps ..... oh... a minority government in 2011.....

Its all part of the Conservative and Liberals Law and Order Strategy.... However, these are popular laws...

I agree... I see a steering wheel with Harper and Ignatieff fighting over who is turning right the fastest, and Jack trying to tug the wheel left.... one handed, and Gilles trying to take the Steering Wheel off the car, if it was made in Canada.