Posted on 12/03/2008 1:56:27 PM PST by fanfan
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is taking his message to the airwaves tonight in a bid to convince Canadians he is still the best choice to lead the country.
Harper is scheduled to make a national televised address at 7 p.m.
It's the latest development in the political storm in Ottawa after the Liberals and NDP parties formed a coalition, with the support of the Bloc Quebecois, in an attempt to topple the government and take power.
The Conservatives have vowed to do whatever it takes to keep the government afloat.
(Excerpt) Read more at ctv.ca ...
Thanks for the heads up.
Apparently Dion will speak after Harper.
Can someone elaborate on the nuances of the term “topple the government” as perceived in Canada?
In the US it conjures up images of martial law, running street gun battles,and vindictive dictatorships. Apparently it has a more benign implication in other countries.
Email from the Conservative Party.
December 02, 2008
Two months ago Canadians voted in a general election. They made a clear choice.
Stephen Harper was given a strengthened governing mandate to address the global economic crisis.
Canadians did not give Stéphane Dion a mandate to lead Canada. He was personally rejected by voters just as he was subsequently personally rejected by his party.
Nor did Canadians give the Liberals a mandate to form a coalition with the NDP. In fact, the Liberals explicitly promised there would be no coalition with the NDP.
And they certainly did not give either the Liberals or the NDP a mandate to govern with the Separatists, the very people who want to destroy Canada.
Yet, yesterday, in a shocking display of undemocratic arrogance, a socialist-separatist driven coalition announced that they will try to overturn the results of the election and seize power without first going back to the voters.
The new socialist-separatist driven coalition is an attack on Canada’s democracy as the proposed leader of this unelected, illegitimate, coalition remains Stéphane Dion, whom Canadians would still reject as Prime Minister were another election held today.
The new socialist-separatist coalition is an attack on Canada’s economy – as it would empower NDP – whose discredited left-wing ideology is so risky that even the Liberals call it “economically damaging”.
And the new socialist-separatist driven coalition is an attack on Canada itself. For no responsible national leader would ever give power to a group that wants to destroy one of the most peaceful and prosperous nations ever to have existed.
It is time for Canadians to stand up against backroom deals that would usurp the elected government without the people’s consent.
It is time for Canadians to stand up against coalitions with discredited socialists that would put our economy at risk.
It is time for Canadians stand up against alliances that would provide a veto to the separatists who would destroy our country.
It’s time to Stand up for Canada.
It’s time to Let the people speak.
Take action NOW:
Write a letter to the editor
Attend a rally
Tell a friend
Call talk radio
Sign a petition
Join a Facebook group
Email from the Conservative Party
December 03, 2008
PARIZEAU ENDORSES COALITION
Parizeau set to get the weak, unstable and disoriented federal government he always dreamed of. Now, more than ever, we must all Stand up for Canada.
It is becoming increasingly clear that Stéphane Dion and Jack Layton have sold out their principles by signing a separatist pact with the Bloc Québécois – a pact now blessed by hard liner Jacques Parizeau, a former PQ Premier.
Hard line separatists like Jacques Parizeau have only one objective: the establishment of a weak, unstable and disoriented federal government that will forever be incapable of acting in the national interest.
Thanks to Stéphane Dion and Jack Layton, Jacques Parizeau is set to get the weak, unstable and disoriented federal government he always dreamed of – all without obtaining the democratic consent of the Canadian people.
PARIZEAU’S DREAM
“A weaker government in Ottawa is eminently satisfying. It’s not in the best interest of sovereignists that many people still consider Ottawa as a stable and serious government. The image must be one of a weak, disoriented government, which will become weaker and more disoriented in the future. This is perfect.” — Le Soleil, January 19, 1991
PARIZEAU’S (EMERGING) REALITY
“Former Premier Jacques Parizeau applauded without reservation Gilles Duceppe and the Bloc Québécois’s recent “impressive victory” in forming a coalition government in Ottawa.” — Journal de Montreal, December 3, 2008
TAKE ACTION
Canadians want an effective federal government that will govern in the interests of all Canadians. They don’t want their federal government de-stabilized by separatists who only desire a weak, unstable and disoriented federal government.
Stéphane Dion and Jack Layton have made their choice. It’s time we made ours. Now, more than ever, we must all come together and Stand up for Canada. There can be no separatist pact without the consent of the Canadian people.
Take action NOW:
Write a letter to the editor
Attend a rally
Tell a friend
Call talk radio
Sign a petition
Join a Facebook group
Sure.
If one party has a majority of the seats in the House of Commons, that is a majority government.
In this case the Conservative won more seats than any other single party, but the fewer than half the total seats.
The other parties are joining together to vote the Conservative out of power, and form a new government themselves.
There will be protests. I don’t think they will get violent.
What’s happening now is more procedural than anything. If this works, the Conservative Party will no longer be our government.
Does that help?
( sorry for repost!)
Why , just call another election!
If the GG decides to do so.
:-(
Lemmi see, she used to work for the CBC......
!!!LOLOL!!!
New FReeper term!
~Harper's address would be on the CTV website. Do you happen to know if CTV will broadcast it as well?~
Yes. The link is at the top of the thread, and in post 3.
Grig, I hope you don't mind me cross linking this here. I can't get into my FD account.
As much as we'd like, calling a referendum is not one of the choices the GG has.
She has to let the CCCP (Central Canada Collation Party) govern, or call an election.
Hat tip, caveat emptor.
Ya’ll watching?
Harper is great!
CTV news says the statements were pre-recorded, and Dion’s speech is late arriving.....He wants to be Prime minister, and he can’t get a tape to CTV on time???
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