What the Governor General Has to Do!

[Vancouver King]

Ha! Spoken like a true slicker. Hell Laurier and Pearson were better.

Another timely reference to Liberal PMs. Do you realize Pearson estbalished his reputation without ever leading a majority govt?

[blueblood]

Another timely reference to Liberal PMs. Do you realize Pearson estbalished his reputation without ever leading a majority govt?

It might shock you but I'm not hyperpartisan. Trudeau poisoned the Liberals as far as westerners are concerned. Harper already has a solid reputation, but don't let that get in the way of your little dream world fantasy.

[TCCK]

The GG should listen to the wishes of the voters of this country that was spoken so clearly only a few weeks ago and disapline the attempt at a coalition government.

[Vancouver King]

The GG should listen to the wishes of the voters of this country that was spoken so clearly only a few weeks ago and disapline the attempt at a coalition government.

And disregard the wishes of 63% of voters in the last election? I think not.

[Smallc]

The GG should listen to the wishes of the voters of this country that was spoken so clearly only a few weeks ago and disapline the attempt at a coalition government.

The GG has to protect the constitution and continue the house if possible.

[blueblood]

And disregard the wishes of 63% of voters in the last election? I think not.

Lets put this coalition to the test then. Go to an election. Take this theory to the electorate. With 63% then they should have a commanding majority in the house of commons.

[jdobbin]

Lets put this coalition to the test then. Go to an election. Take this theory to the electorate. With 63% then they should have a commanding majority in the house of commons.

It up to the Governor General and now I am seeing some Tory blog who are attacking in every way possible. Not exactly wise, I think.

[Vancouver King]

Lets put this coalition to the test then. Go to an election. Take this theory to the electorate. With 63% then they should have a commanding majority in the house of commons.

We can test the coalition without squandering another $300 million. Harper only needs to cross the floor and hand Dion the keys to the treasury. Then we can begin to measure the effectiveness of the new coalition govt.

[blueblood]

We can test the coalition without squandering another $300 million. Harper only needs to cross the floor and hand Dion the keys to the treasury. Then we can begin to measure the effectiveness of the new coalition govt.

You guys are planning on dropping an extra 30 billion dollars more than the tories were spending. What's 300 million. If Canadians support this coalition, let the population decide.

If not, I look forward to watching Tory brass smile as the looney left spend us into deficit and make this recession worse.

[Alta4ever]

And if you did, you might as well kiss Confederation goodbye.

We are watching it anyway. Alberta is pissed, the radio was abuzz with referendum talk, if this coalition goes through, the western boundary for Canada will change.

Instead of you pricks giving us the finger we will be giving it to you. Good luck surviving without transferpayments out of Alberta.

[Alta4ever]

The GG has to protect the constitution and continue the house if possible.

The job of the gg is to protect the Canadians their freedoms and democracy.

Not a peiceof paper.

[BC_chick]

We are watching it anyway. Alberta is pissed, the radio was abuzz with referendum talk, if this coalition goes through, the western boundary for Canada will change.

Instead of you pricks giving us the finger we will be giving it to you. Good luck surviving without transferpayments out of Alberta.

I never thought I'd see the day where the Bloc was involved in a coalition government while Alberta holds a separation referendum.

In any case, is there a yawn emoticon?

[mjp]

the GG has two choices, and either go with the coalition govt or call another election.

who would have thought harper could have shot himself in both feet in less then 14 days of opening the new session....lol

(numbers from elections canada site)

people bitch about the will of the people, the turnout was 13,832,972 of 23,401,064 registered electors (59.1%) the will of the people says, we need a lot better politics to keep people interested.

7,526,630 people voted for these three parties, 5,205,334 voted for the conservatives, 1,101,008 people voted for 3rd parties, and 9,568,092 that never voted for any of them.

so lets do the math: 73% of the registered voters never voted for the conservatives, of the ones that actually voted 62% never voted for the conservatives.

The will of the people is they did not like any of the choices in this past election.

as for a coup. people that say this is a coup are stupid and ignorant of the laws of our country and our constitution. Also Coups usually require military force. The GG is the commander in chief and can overrule the prime minister and Minister of Defense if she so chooses, as she acts on the queens behalf.

People should take the time to read our constitution, the bna act, the Statute of Westminster as it pertains to us.

[Vancouver King]

We are watching it anyway. Alberta is pissed, the radio was abuzz with referendum talk, if this coalition goes through, the western boundary for Canada will change.

Instead of you pricks giving us the finger we will be giving it to you. Good luck surviving without transferpayments out of Alberta.

All this knashing of teeth when the object of your political affections is solely responsible for current Tory woes. Maybe it's time to let go and join a draft Jim Prentice campaign.

[Alta4ever]

All this knashing of teeth when the object of your political affections is solely responsible for current Tory woes. Maybe it's time to let go and join a draft Jim Prentice campaign.

NO that is what the left wants harper gone.

So which liberal posted the website?

[mjp]

We can test the coalition without squandering another $300 million. Harper only needs to cross the floor and hand Dion the keys to the treasury. Then we can begin to measure the effectiveness of the new coalition govt.

thats only part of it, they get to change residences. dion gets to hang out at 21 sussex drive while he's in town...

We are watching it anyway. Alberta is pissed, the radio was abuzz with referendum talk, if this coalition goes through, the western boundary for Canada will change.

Instead of you pricks giving us the finger we will be giving it to you. Good luck surviving without transfer payments out of Alberta.

no it wont... it would take a national referendum to do that. as well as alberta taking their share of the national debt. what would that be 25-50 billion?? enjoy that. fact is there are many Canadian gov't installations in alberta those belong to Canada they don't just magically change hands.

plus you lose federal transfer payments, as well as the rcmp, and Canadian military bases, any that would be there would be gutted of everything that belonged to canada and ripped down. All classified installations in Alberta would be removed.

Also Alberta would then have to negotiate itself into NAFTA or something like it. also now you got the added costs of your own border patrol and your own military.

Also the many regulatory bodies that are handled by the federal gov't would now have to be taken over by alberta. that numbers in the hundreds. and over 10k employees.

before you say Alberta is going to leave, you have to understand exactly how much things will cost.

on the bright side now you will have to have your own version of revenue Canada to annoy the shit out of people.

those people with Canadian student loans, would lose their rights to interest relief as they are not in Canada anymore... they would have to start paying up or default

Also you would have to have your own currency as well, which would be directly affected by the CAD and USD and the price of oil.

Alberta would have to have their own central banking system as well and their own regulations. your not starting your own country without one in this day and age. otherwise the bankers will sink your nation.

I guess the average person don't get what would be involved to create a nation..

enough of that crap.

[ToadBrother]

as for a coup. people that say this is a coup are stupid and ignorant of the laws of our country and our constitution. Also Coups usually require military force. The GG is the commander in chief and can overrule the prime minister and Minister of Defense if she so chooses, as she acts on the queens behalf.

People should take the time to read our constitution, the bna act, the Statute of Westminster as it pertains to us.

Well, first of all, you have two groups of people that this might refer to. On the one hand are those that are truly ignorant of the nature of our Parliamentary system. These people I feel sorry for, because it's not like it's a secret held in some vault somewhere. At least when I was in school, the basic concepts were covered, including what happens when a government is toppled by a confidence vote.

On the other hand you have the Tories and their various supporters who, despite having a leader who basically was trying the same stunt in 2004, want desperately for this to look like some sort of coupe by those evil opposition leaders, rather than a supreme act of arrogance and bungling on the part of Harper and his strategists. These people I don't feel sorry for, because they are basically liars trying to spread even more misinformation about Westminster parliaments work.

[Alta4ever]

thats only part of it, they get to change residences. dion gets to hang out at 21 sussex drive while he's in town...

no it wont... it would take a national referendum to do that. as well as alberta taking their share of the national debt. what would that be 25-50 billion?? enjoy that. fact is there are many Canadian gov't installations in alberta those belong to Canada they don't just magically change hands.

plus you lose federal transfer payments, as well as the rcmp, and Canadian military bases, any that would be there would be gutted of everything that belonged to canada and ripped down. All classified installations in Alberta would be removed.

Also Alberta would then have to negotiate itself into NAFTA or something like it. also now you got the added costs of your own border patrol and your own military.

Also the many regulatory bodies that are handled by the federal gov't would now have to be taken over by alberta. that numbers in the hundreds. and over 10k employees.

before you say Alberta is going to leave, you have to understand exactly how much things will cost.

on the bright side now you will have to have your own version of revenue Canada to annoy the shit out of people.

those people with Canadian student loans, would lose their rights to interest relief as they are not in Canada anymore... they would have to start paying up or default

Also you would have to have your own currency as well, which would be directly affected by the CAD and USD and the price of oil.

Alberta would have to have their own central banking system as well and their own regulations. your not starting your own country without one in this day and age. otherwise the bankers will sink your nation.

I guess the average person don't get what would be involved to create a nation..

enough of that crap.

Our share of the debt we have long sent more money east then has ever come back. We have paid and paid and paid. Right now the family average in transfer payments alone is $10,000. We have seen non of this come back in over 40 years. We have long since paid our debt to Canada, with thank you. darn near the amount that is sent per year in transferpayments from Alberta is what Quebec has been receiving. Now Duceppe, Layton and Dion are goingto make sure that more is sent.

We have long paid our debt to you liberal fascists in the east enough is enough. IF we are to lose our democratioc right as well then kiss your gravy train good bye.

[NDP4Montreal]

lol. Alberta can go ahead and separate for all I care. I'll enjoy watching their misery when the beg and try to crawl back into the rest of Canada when the oil boom goes bust.

[Alta4ever]

lol. Alberta can go ahead and separate for all I care. I'll enjoy watching their misery when the beg and try to crawl back into the rest of Canada when the oil boom goes bust.

We lived through the bust before with the NEP heaped on top. YOu have not a clue. We send you pricks more money for your socialist agenda and nothing back not even a thank you. Its lovely to be slave.

[IMASINNER]

And disregard the wishes of 63% of voters in the last election? I think not.

63% of the voters in the last election weren't voting for a mixed liberal/NDP cabinet, with backing from the bloc.

and I think the overwhelming number of people who withheld their votes weren't too excited about the prospect of any of them and would be even less thrilled of 3/4 of the parties running the country together. Cmon King. Seriously. I think you would have a really hard time getting 63% of THOSE voters to vote for this.

I'm so sick of this 63% argument. I am equally sick of the view that 30-somthing percent (CONS) is the majority of canadians

[Alta4ever]

"After all, Stephen Harper is the most dangerous animal lurking in the jungles of Parliament, writes Scott Reid. Kill him. Kill him dead. Do not, whatever you do, provide him with an opportunity to extend his hold on power. Because you can be damn certain he will never again be so reckless as to give you a chance to finish him off. ..The other elephant in the room is leadership. Stephane Dion has bargained his way to the drive wheel of the new government. Good for him, but only if it suits the greater good. If Mr. Dion can make his case, then great. If he can't, move to an alternative - and do it fast. Mr. Harper knows that his greatest advantage lies in Mr. Dion's weakness. The coalition can't let that impulse triumph. Don't permit the defeat of Mr. Harper to depend upon Mr. Dion's personal credibility - or that of any single individual, for that matter. There's too much at stake."

Scott Reid over the weekend

People this was never about economic stimulus it was about a power grab! This is a quiet coup, these people have no regard for democracy.

[Vancouver King]

lol. Alberta can go ahead and separate for all I care. I'll enjoy watching their misery when the beg and try to crawl back into the rest of Canada when the oil boom goes bust.

strange, I don't feel like an Eastern fascist....

[LesterDC]

lol. Alberta can go ahead and separate for all I care. I'll enjoy watching their misery when the beg and try to crawl back into the rest of Canada when the oil boom goes bust.

We lived through the bust before with the NEP heaped on top. YOu have not a clue. We send you pricks more money for your socialist agenda and nothing back not even a thank you. Its lovely to be slave.

= What's wrong with Canada

[IMASINNER]

We are watching it anyway. Alberta is pissed, the radio was abuzz with referendum talk, if this coalition goes through, the western boundary for Canada will change.

Instead of you pricks giving us the finger we will be giving it to you. Good luck surviving without transferpayments out of Alberta.

I'm from alberta Alta4 and there is no way this province is separating nor do I want to live in a Canada that doesn't have Alberta as part of it. That being said I scared sh*tless of this coalition backed by a french nationalist party. I also think that this coalition government is going to do waaaay more hurt to this country then help it. I felt the same way in '04 when Harps was making his threats.