Looks like Paul Martin and the Liberals are going to fall, just in time for a Christmas election. Even the NDP appears to favor elections, so any confidence vote with the Tories, NDP, and the Bloc united would mean the end.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/11/16/elexn051116.html
And I read that Harper will try another gay bashing campaign to garner votes. That didn't work last time, so I hope it won't work this time. Of course, the Liberals have stayed in power for so long, because they've been able to portray the Tories as a bunch of intolerant fascists. The problem, of course, is that they essentially are. Why can't Harper learn from his mistakes? I tend to think that if Harper just let same-sex marriage go, acknowledging that it's there to stay, the Liberals wouldn't be able to paint the party as "intolerant" this time and, particularly if the Tories were able to create an effective, yet clearly "conservative" economic reform strategy, they would probably actually win, if only because with the Liberals being in power for over a decade, it's easier for the opposition to win.
Thoughts?
Melon
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/11/16/elexn051116.html
And I read that Harper will try another gay bashing campaign to garner votes. That didn't work last time, so I hope it won't work this time. Of course, the Liberals have stayed in power for so long, because they've been able to portray the Tories as a bunch of intolerant fascists. The problem, of course, is that they essentially are. Why can't Harper learn from his mistakes? I tend to think that if Harper just let same-sex marriage go, acknowledging that it's there to stay, the Liberals wouldn't be able to paint the party as "intolerant" this time and, particularly if the Tories were able to create an effective, yet clearly "conservative" economic reform strategy, they would probably actually win, if only because with the Liberals being in power for over a decade, it's easier for the opposition to win.
Thoughts?
Melon