The Real Big Election... Canada!

Canada, where the men are men and the sheep are nervous. Isn't Shemp from Canada?
 
Jimbo07 said:
Our Good Buddy Steve :mad: wants a mandate, and will consider even another minority win as having one, no doubt...
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Steverino has done a remarkable job keeping his Reform Party wackos out of sight/out of mind during his minority mandate.

Should he win a majority (shudder), the "Conservative Party" facade will fall away very quickly, as the Reform lunatics come to the forefront, vigorously thumping their bibles.

Fortunately, he's such a dull-as-dishwater dud that a majority isn't in the works, especially since our election campaign will be running cheek-by-jowl with the American vote, with all the Obama hoopla.

Harper, Dion, Layton,Duceppe, et al, seem pretty lame compared with the Barack buzz.
 
Quad4_72 said:
What is a "Canada"?
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The country which buys some 20% of America's exports (more than any other nation) and supplies it with one-sixth of its petroleum imports (more than any other nation). It also supplies a good number of comedians, actors, and singers to the U.S.

RandFan said:
Canada, where the men are men and the sheep are nervous.
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No, you're thinking of Australia. Or New Zealand. Or Scotland, one of those anyway. Not many sheep here. Beavers, on the other hand, we've got plenty of them.
 
Corsair 115 said:
The country which buys some 20% of America's exports (more than any other nation) and supplies it with one-sixth of its petroleum imports (more than any other nation). It also supplies a good number of comedians, actors, and singers to the U.S.
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I enjoy kidding Canada but in all seriousness Canada is a great neighbor. In fact, an argument can be made that they are a better neighbor to us than we to them. Still, we've reduced acid rain so we are making some headway.

Another bit of trivia. The Canadian/American border is the longest unprotected border in the world.
 
Corsair 115 said:
The country which buys some 20% of America's exports (more than any other nation) and supplies it with one-sixth of its petroleum imports (more than any other nation). It also supplies a good number of comedians, actors, and singers to the U.S.
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Hmmm. Still not ringing a bell. Do they have much influence globally?
 
Jimbo07 said:
whatever it takes to not have an election...
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Not that I am completely up on this but, if the Governer General has a sense of humour, could we not be in for a constitutional crisis?

Stevie's fixed election date law (parse that how you will) apparently only has an out if the government is defeated in the House, otherwise the government must continue to the fixed date. There is no provision for the Government to call an election on its own initiative.

If this is true (and I really can't be bothered to research it -- maybe there is someone here that knows) then the GG could refuse to accept Stevie's request for an election as being not supported in law. What fun! :catfight:
 
Gord_in_Toronto said:
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If this is true (and I really can't be bothered to research it -- maybe there is someone here that knows) then the GG could refuse to accept Stevie's request for an election as being not supported in law. What fun! :catfight:
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Forcing a party to form a government against their will. I love it. You, sir, are a genius.
 
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Well, after the meeting, Dion has said that Our Good Buddy Steve :mad: Wants an Election.

Stay tuned for brilliant oratory, an inspiring first-time candidate, a surprise choice of second, nature's overwhelming fury disrupting the political process, exciting times! Or not...

... this will be a Canadian election, after all. ;)
 
All I can say is what other choices are there besides Stevie? Dumb as a doornail Dion, Socialist all-your-money-belong-to-us Layton or I'm-a-taxpayer-funded-traitor Duceppe?

Yep some real country-buiilding people there.:|
 
gmanontario said:
All I can say is what other choices are there besides Stevie? Dumb as a doornail Dion, Socialist all-your-money-belong-to-us Layton or I'm-a-taxpayer-funded-traitor Duceppe?
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As bad as they may seem, I'll happily trust at least two of those people more than Stevie "Dubya Jr." Harper.
 
I herewith predict the following. Posters in Jref will be heavily against Harper. Everyone I know in Ontario (at least) will speak contemptuously of Harper. In fact, it will appear as though all of Canada hates Harper.

Harper wins.

My guess is that this is a Canadian version of the Tom Bradley Effect, only without racial overtones. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_effect

That is, many of those busy complaining about Harper will actually vote for him, for reasons of their own which they do not wish to reveal.
 
SDC said:
I herewith predict the following. Posters in Jref will be heavily against Harper. Everyone I know in Ontario (at least) will speak contemptuously of Harper. In fact, it will appear as though all of Canada hates Harper.

Harper wins.

My guess is that this is a Canadian version of the Tom Bradley Effect, only without racial overtones. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_effect

That is, many of those busy complaining about Harper will actually vote for him, for reasons of their own which they do not wish to reveal.
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Here in Alberta all the people complaining about Harper can meet in my living room.
 
Isn't there the constitutional possibility of the other three parties forming a coalition. and carrying on as a minority government?

In the past some of our most effective parliaments have been those with minority governments. Pearson got us the flag in a minority, this present govt has passed every bill it's brought forward. I'm sure there are other examples.
 
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