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1. Jack as PM, as leader of party with second most seats.
2. Formal contractual coalition with the third place Liberals, like the prior Ontario Liberal-NDP coalition.
3. Bloq as outside fourth party supporter on case by case basis. Given a couple of cabinet positions in return for their support ( ultimate cooption of the separatists ! ).
1. Jack as PM, as leader of party with second most seats.
2. Formal contractual coalition with the third place Liberals, like the prior Ontario Liberal-NDP coalition.
3. Bloq as outside fourth party supporter on case by case basis. Given a couple of cabinet positions in return for their support ( ultimate cooption of the separatists ! ).
What do you think?
Bob
I would like to see the Bloq outlawed and/or tried for treason.
At the very least, they should not be permitted party status.
The prior Ontario coaliton between Liberals and NDP was different. Bob Rae had only been leader for a few years and was in no danger of losing his leadership. He could deliver the support for a coalition.
Looking at the current situation, A third place finish for Ignattief has to lead to a leadership convention. Unless there's a reason the Liberals would like to fight another election with him as leader. A new liberal leader is unlikely to want to prop up Layton.
In my estimation, if Harper gets a minority the NDP as official opposition is better for him than the Liberals.
Anyhow, we don't know the seat split yet. We could get an absolute shock. There's a lot of discontent in the world these days.
I get a laugh out of the NDP cap and trade they will quickly institute. Tax marginal companies to the hilt and watch them pack up and leave, or simply go out of business.
The forestry industry still hasn't recovered but I guess old "lumber" Jack will swing an axe to show how it's done.
Last edited by Gary Ruben; Thursday, 28th April, 2011, 08:03 PM.
Reason: It didn't rhyme...
Re: THE NEW One and Only Climate Change Whatever...
Hi Bob,
The Rae government was a disaster from day one. They were not ready for prime time and it showed. They ramped up spending mostly on things that did not contribute positively to Ontario and then it was a disaster which was somewhat mitigated by the subsequent Harris revolution. The only government which was worse than the Rae government is the current McGuinty government but only because of his environmental policies that are bankrupting the province.
We get the government that we deserve. I am still hoping for a blue miracle. I suspect that like the Rob Ford election the pollsters are not getting the vote counts right. We'll know in about four days.
Re: THE NEW One and Only Climate Change Whatever...
I really like the idea of the cute, blonde, unilingual anglophone student NDP sacrificial lamb who is off in Las Vegas beating the Bloc veteran without appearing at a single campaign event. This election should have been held on April 1st. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. I guess that's one way to create employment for students. Elect them to parliament.
I guess that's one way to create employment for students. Elect them to parliament.
We elected a high school student as a school trustee one term a few years ago. There were 2 to be elected. I only voted for one. It's called "plunking" and helps to elect the person a voter really wants.
We are being told to vote for the leader of our choice by voting for the representative in our riding.
The conservatives seem to be hovering near that magical 40% mark. What happens if they really manage to shatter it as seems more likely as the days go by.
I think my short funk, doubting the sanity of the Canadian electorate was from watching the depressing movie "The Road" which took me a couple of days to make it through. The movie envisions a post nuclear holocast society with cannibalism and paranoid suspicion as the central motifs.
Re: THE NEW One and Only Climate Change Whatever...
Can lightning strike twice? Ontario provincial election on October 6, 2011
Megan O'Toole, National Post · Mar. 18, 2011 | Last Updated: Mar. 18, 2011 7:02 PM ET
The Progressive Conservatives continue to hold a solid lead over the Liberals in Ontario, a new Nanos poll shows, with just over six months to go until the October election.
The random telephone survey of 504 electors placed Tim Hudak’s Tories at 44% among decided voters, nine points ahead of Dalton McGuinty’s Liberals — a lead that held when respondents were asked who would make the best premier.
In another blow to the McGuinty regime, the pair were in a statistical dead heat when respondents were asked who they trusted most to manage the health-care and education files, traditionally safe Liberal ground.
A computer beat me in chess, but it was no match when it came to kickboxing
I think my short funk, doubting the sanity of the Canadian electorate was from watching the depressing movie "The Road" which took me a couple of days to make it through. The movie envisions a post nuclear holocast society with cannibalism and paranoid suspicion as the central motifs.
Ya I loved that movie. Cannibalism and paranoid suspicion are my bread and circuses. ;-)
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