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Originally posted by VDub Dude if the budget had've been perfect, they STILL would've called for an election... They want their shot at power and will do anything to get it...

Portraying the opposition parties as anything other than they had been prior to Harper's reign, or anything other than a typical political party that uses typical political games and wants typical political power... is disingenuous at best.

From what we have seen over 4 years, we can now comfortably say that this Conservative leadership will do anything to get, and keep power, and do not believe in actually being frank with the Canadian public which they represent.

These guys came in on a platform of accountability and transparency... and they have been anything but.

Any honorable person would come to terms with and admit this, and agree that the Conservatives deserve to pay the same price the Liberals did over Adscam if not worse.

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Originally posted by daves Portraying the opposition parties as anything other than they had been prior to Harper's reign, or anything other than a typical political party that uses typical political games and wants typical political power... is disingenuous at best. From what we have seen over 4 years, we can now comfortably say that this Conservative leadership will do anything to get, and keep power, and do not believe in actually being frank with the Canadian public which they represent. These guys came in on a platform of accountability and transparency... and they have been anything but. Any honorable person would come to terms with and admit this, and agree that the Conservatives deserve to pay the same price the Liberals did over Adscam if not worse.

Sure, but what have the Liberals actually presented to us to buy into?

Even the Conservatives had to present a valid platform before we gave them their minority, and that was after the Liberals stole over a billion dollars to line their own pockets.

The Cons are being very secretive and anything but transparent, but so far as we can tell, they haven't actually stolen our money yet. They've wasted plenty of it on fighter jets and crime legislation, but so long as they aren't taking it for themselves, the public is pretty forgiving about increased spending by a government.

The Liberals have to present a platform worth voting for, or else the Cons are on their way to a majority, barring a gaffe by Harper like the arts funding comment that cost him Quebec in the last election.

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Captain Planet is gey.
Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Heart???
These forces are supposed to combine to create Captain Planet?
Bullshit.
Those forces combine to create a soaking, boiling mudstorm on Valentine's Day.

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Originally posted by Spam the Liberals stole over a billion dollars to line their own pockets.

a billion dollars? are you referring to adscam? are you sure of your numbers here?

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Originally posted by daves a billion dollars? are you referring to adscam? are you sure of your numbers here?

No I'm not actually sure of my numbers, and the numbers are actually secondary to the point I'm making which is that people will forgive wasteful spending, so far as it can't be proven that it was going to line the politicians pockets.

Also, Chretien himself showed us the power of secrecy by sweeping tons of scandals under the rug and pretending they never happened, same as Harper does, and Chretien would probably have continued to win elections even after the Sponsorship Inquiry. Nobody likes a whiner, and when the opposition parties do nothing but complain that Harper can't be trusted, they're right, but without offering a realistic alternative, they're also wasted words.

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Captain Planet is gey.
Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Heart???
These forces are supposed to combine to create Captain Planet?
Bullshit.
Those forces combine to create a soaking, boiling mudstorm on Valentine's Day.

funny explanation of canadian parliamentary system

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi1y...feature=related

election for kids

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hfGy_b87gI

Looking at USA Incorporated I think it's probably good we have 4 parties. I always cheer my self up, and realize it could always be worst just look south - center incorporated democrats vs "life begins at erection" republicans

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Originally posted by daves Reality check: Did opposition parties read the budget?

I believe the Liberal's announced they had decided to vote against the budget in Oct 2010, before the budget was even thought of.

This election is a joke.

The funny thing is the Budget isn't what brought down the government so why even talk about it. The government was brought down because they are in contempt of Parliament. How are we suppose to believe anything this government says when they refuse to present documentation when required to.

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Last edited by Moral Hazard on Apr-26-2011 at 07:48

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Originally posted by VDub Dude if the budget had've been perfect, they STILL would've called for an election... They want their shot at power and will do anything to get it...

They fell over contempt of parliament, not the budget. Also, this is less about a shot at power for anyone then it is about replacing the leaders of the two major parties.

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Originally posted by RickyM you're just a shit version of Moral Hazard. At least he knows what he's talking about.

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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN lol, i love it when moral feels the need to lay the smack down

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Originally posted by itikia I believe the Liberal's announced they had decided to vote against the budget in Oct 2010, before the budget was even thought of. This election is a joke.

As stated above, this election is in fact NOT about the budget having been refused.