Canada vote 2011
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- i_monk0
spot - Harper is the only one who thinks those jets are a good deal – even US military consultants say the jets don't suit Canada's needs and the price Harper wants to pay won't even get them off the ground.
Layton says he'd scrap the deal and get Canadians building a new line of ships instead.
I don't know why we're buying shit from the US and Britain when we could be building them ourselves and creating jobs.
Anyway, it seems like things could go two ways here:
NDP minority gov't (bit of a long shot, I admit) with Cons as Opposition, and Jack would have to work with the Liberals to get anything done – not really a problem, there's a lot of overlap there.
Conservative minority gov't (a bit more likely) with NDP as Opposition, but the Cons probably won't need the support of the NDP to get anything done, as they can also work with the Liberals to make up the seat difference. There isn't as much overlap there, but there is some.
- That second scenario would depend entirely on how humiliated the Liberals feel.Continuity
- If we can build things that function in space, you'd think the sky would a snap. ;-)Andrew_D
- I am sure our Canadarm works in the sky too. Problem is it needs to be attached to shit.ETM
- wtf are you talking about?? What do you think the cost is to keep the CF-18's flying past their end of life?spot13
- Notice the jet $$ debate is gone? that's because there is nothing to debate, the military needs jets not boats, wtfspot13
- Andrew_D0
This should put Harper over the top, now:
"Toronto Mayor Ford to endorse Harper
Ford said earlier he would not endorse 'any leader or any party"http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/to…
NO ONE CARES WHO YOU ENDORSE, FATTY!
- LOL wow, there's a reliable endorsement!Continuity
- Everyone in Toronto hates Ford.i_monk
- Don't forget about his puppeteer brother, Doug.Andrew_D
- If everyone hated this schmuck from Day 1, how'd he get voted in?ETM
- ********0
- KILLING IT! Man, he owned that! What happened to him that he needs to use a cain?Andrew_D
- He's fighting cancer.i_monk
- Hip surgery, I believe, for the cane.Continuity
- Continuity0
For Christ's sake, Jack ...
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- i_monk0
^ I don't trust a fucking thing Flaherty has to say after telling the world not to invest in Ontario and Toronto. (And all that fiscal responsibility and good performers stuff is thanks to Paul Martin when he was minister of finance.)
- Never mind Flaherty for a sec, I just want Jack to STFU now, and not say anything stupid.Continuity
- They've all said stupid things, all that matters if if the media decides to take it and run with it.i_monk
- When did Patrick Stewart grow a mustache?ETM
- Continuity0
E-Day is here, kids. Get out there and do your bit.
- benfal990
iam a separatist and I won't vote Bloc, Iam voting NPD, that tell you how bad I think we need change at Ottawa.
- Which riding are you in? Who's your candidate?Continuity
- for the NPD it's Boulerice in Rosemont-Petite-Patr...benfal99
- Ah, cool. I'm in Westmount/Ville-Mari... it's Joanne Corbeil, here for the NDP.Continuity
- i_monk0
^ It looks like Parkdale–High Park, Davenport and Trinity–Spadina might all go NDP!
http://www.projectdemocracy.ca/p…
http://www.projectdemocracy.ca/d…
http://www.projectdemocracy.ca/t…
- spot130
lol, Layton got busted at the run-n-tug:
http://www.montrealgazette.com/n…- *rub-n-tug, lol run-n-tug sounds like much more of a challengespot13
- Julesvm0
just got a coffee and voted.
*wipes hands of this mess
- i_monk0
Depending on how well Layton does, he could be the only current party leader who makes it to the next election. Tories won't keep Harper after he failed to secure a majority three times; Ignatieff's done; Duceppe has lost Quebec to a national party, and I'd be surprised if the Greens keep May if she doesn't win a seat somewhere in the country.
- can't wait to see May go... she's made me hate the greens... something about herJulesvm
- Rumour is May actually has a pretty alarming socially-conservativ... background.Continuity
- She was born American, which kind of bugs me because in theory she wants to be PM.i_monk
- ********0
May and Duceppe will be gone for sure. I don't think Harper will actually, until the Cons are out of government. Even then, I wonder if they have anyone in the wings. Ignatieff I'm also not sure about, I think it would be poor form for the Liberals to switch up again so soon. May is terrible, if the Greens don't dump her they'll never gain ground.
- ********0
latest poll projection - CON majority with Dipper opposition.
- Uh ... that looks like a minority to me. Majority = 155 seats.Continuity
- yeah, my bad, meant to say minority.********
- and all the polls this time around are so drastically different... what's the deal?Julesvm
- i_monk0
Fingers officially crossed.
