Coalition Politics
Well, I just got a flyer from our local MP asking what I thought about Steven Harper and whether he was the best man for the job right now.....This is what I told him.
Hello Mr. Dick Harris:
I recently recieved your flyer telling me that the Conservative party was "looking out for the future of Canadian workers" and asking me which of the 4 national party leaders "is on the right track with an action plan for our economy?" That's a little like asking who's driving the national political-car the best when there is only one steering wheel and Stephen Harper has it.
The PC Party made a big blunder last December. Although I can assure you that the Liberals Party is not MY party of choice, they led a democratic movement in December which your party completely mis-represented to the public. I was stunned that, despite the fact that a majority of democratically-elected representatives were willing to express non-confidence in your government, your party deliberately branded the process as an undemocratic movement. By direct words and insinuation the PCs implied that there was no place in Canadian democracy for coalition governments without you.
I'm sure you are aware that coalition democracies exist around the world and many of them include representatives from much more extremist organization that the Party Quebecois. In fact, Canada and the US are the strongest allies and supporters of Israel, one of the most radicalized democratic coalitions in the world(but still functioning and effective, despite its flaws.)
Therefore, your portrayal of the Liberal-led coalition as being fundamentally undemocratic was alarming to me, given that this right to re-organize parliment is enshrined in Canadian Democracy.
Stephen Harper has been shown, (by the economic developments since December) to have been wrong in his initial assessment of Canada's ability to weather the current economic storm by simply 'staying the course'. Without the so-called 'crisis' initiated by the opposition in December, most of the buffers currently in place would either not be in place or have arrived too late.
In answer to your question; "Who is on the right track?" Well...your party has the driver's seat, but is only there by fundamentally interfering with the democratic process and engaging in fear-mongering. In my opinion, neither of those tactics looks out for the future of Canadians.
Dave Jorgenson
Wells, BC
Hello Mr. Dick Harris:
I recently recieved your flyer telling me that the Conservative party was "looking out for the future of Canadian workers" and asking me which of the 4 national party leaders "is on the right track with an action plan for our economy?" That's a little like asking who's driving the national political-car the best when there is only one steering wheel and Stephen Harper has it.
The PC Party made a big blunder last December. Although I can assure you that the Liberals Party is not MY party of choice, they led a democratic movement in December which your party completely mis-represented to the public. I was stunned that, despite the fact that a majority of democratically-elected representatives were willing to express non-confidence in your government, your party deliberately branded the process as an undemocratic movement. By direct words and insinuation the PCs implied that there was no place in Canadian democracy for coalition governments without you.
I'm sure you are aware that coalition democracies exist around the world and many of them include representatives from much more extremist organization that the Party Quebecois. In fact, Canada and the US are the strongest allies and supporters of Israel, one of the most radicalized democratic coalitions in the world(but still functioning and effective, despite its flaws.)
Therefore, your portrayal of the Liberal-led coalition as being fundamentally undemocratic was alarming to me, given that this right to re-organize parliment is enshrined in Canadian Democracy.
Stephen Harper has been shown, (by the economic developments since December) to have been wrong in his initial assessment of Canada's ability to weather the current economic storm by simply 'staying the course'. Without the so-called 'crisis' initiated by the opposition in December, most of the buffers currently in place would either not be in place or have arrived too late.
In answer to your question; "Who is on the right track?" Well...your party has the driver's seat, but is only there by fundamentally interfering with the democratic process and engaging in fear-mongering. In my opinion, neither of those tactics looks out for the future of Canadians.
Dave Jorgenson
Wells, BC
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