For me, the most important issue in this election is (as it was last time) respect for our Parliamentary traditions.Because not only is harper unwilling to modify his policies so that they'll coincide with reality, .. he has destroyed the very ability of the legislature to observe him and communicate with the public about what they've found. More, he'll shred our constitutional rights to oppose him; and he'll do it again and again, regardless of how many times the Supreme Court tries to shut him down.efeat, his stench will linger. I think I should tell you all that I'm typing this with my eyes closed. Allergies have made my eyes so itchy and watery that I can't see. It got too much about three seconds ago. So what the hell.
harper's stench has already infected other politicians and parties. McGuinty of the Ontario Liberals is the second Canadian premier after harper to demonstrate contempt for the legislature. Thanks to harper's precedent.
harper's secrecy, abuse of process, attacks on our rights, ... they'll all have their influence on subsequent politicians. It is up to us to treat this infection and destroy it.
But I hold no great hopes that we're capable of that.
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Don't forget to mention mcguilty's successor, wynne. The only reason she got that position is because she had a certain mold to fill and made the backroom deal with dullton before a ballot was ever cast or else it was no deal and he would find somebody else who would assuredly give him a pass. u.s. wannabe politics at its finest.
Anon,
I'm no fan of wynne either. Horwath botched that campaign (a little) but Wynne won through deceit. She's proved herself every inch mcguinty's successor.
Horwath blew it, big time and I was disgusted with her (and I'm not even a resident/voter in Ontario). The other option was a horror show but her behavior is what handed the election to Wynne.
I haven't got a really good feeling about what Mulcair is doing either. There is so much to go after Harper for, but he seems bent on making Trudeau his target.
Why don't some of these 'leaders' have their candidates consult local constituents to find out what their real issues are? As this whole election campaign moves along, it sure doesn't give me any warm and fuzzy feelings about what the outcome might be. I'm an ABC person!
Anon,
They should talk to the grassroots lefties more. Because we tend to know what we're talking about.
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