January 29, 2009 / 10:01
You have really gone too far, Fred.
Kissing the ground Harper walks on and calling supporters of the coaltion not true Canadians is over the edge.
I hate the coalition and I am glad it is over but having people support it due to their frustrations with the current Government is not unpatriotic. At least they are showing some care for their country.
Get off your high horse Fred. Just be happy that this means the end for Jack and a longer Conservative rule. All good things I thought?
January 29, 2009 / 10:11
Fred,
I hate to say this but we have to thank Mr. Ignatieff for putting off his politcal ambition to become PM, and for that we get to watch Wacky Jacky have a Mental Meltdown and a pissed off Gilles Duceppe.
It was well worth the wait.
Jack should learn to grow a pair or let Olivia lead the NDP.
January 29, 2009 / 10:15
Fred: I agree, its great the coalition is dead but at what price???
We all get a water-downed budget which doesn't really please anyone. Yes the alternative would have sucked but this is not the Conservative party I voted for.
When you vote for a party you expect or at least hope they will follow though with their mandate and core beliefs. Because of our political system we get a white wash - a lame compromise. I'm sure when a liberal votes for the LPC, he wants a full on liberal agenda just as an NDP voter is hoping for a socialist one.
In the end, no one wins and that my friend also sucks.
January 29, 2009 / 10:15
The Bloc voted along with the conservatives between 2006 and Aug 2008 on all confidence votes. Even if paper was not signed Harper benifited form the support of "slimly Gilles" and his party and surely threw them a bone or two for the Bloc's support.
Politics indeed makes strange bedfellows when a party support a government they're tolerated. Try to topple the government they become traitors.
Where was the outcry when the Bloc was supporting Harpers votes?
January 29, 2009 / 10:41
Fred...what I would love to see from you and I think it is deserving in this case....is an acknowledgement of Ignatieff as a Rational Man. Give credit where it is due. He did the right thing.
January 29, 2009 / 11:11
Politics: boring and interesting at the same time.
January 29, 2009 / 11:37
If you think you're more Canadian than me, that's a joke. In fact, I think smearing the way our democracy works and the utter contempt and disgust you show to people who care about our political process is about as un-Canadian as it gets. We all have different beliefs, which is part of what makes Canada great, but to say there's only one point of view for "genuine" Canadians when it comes to politics is to me indicative of the sick thinking shared by some well known dictators that I will not name. Shame on you Fred for thinking you're better, more Canadian, or care more about this country than anyone else. If you really want to see someone who's commitment to Canada and our way of life should be questioned, get yourself a mirror and take a good long look. Yes, I realize that there's a better chance of you falling in love than feeling any kind of remorse, but it's worth a shot.
What this post has shown is that you operate not with any reasoning, rational thought or logic, but with a pure hatred of anyone deemed solely by you to be second class. If you can't see how dangerous that is you need to read more history.
January 29, 2009 / 11:47
I have to agree that Ignatieff seems to be a rational man. He made a decision after hearing the budget. How the hell can Layton & Duceppe honestly say they are looking out for Canada’s best interest when they said they would not pass a budget that they haven’t even heard?
Duceppe only cares about Quebec. How the hell can a federal party run on the interest of one province? Only in Canada.
January 29, 2009 / 11:58
Fred, let me congratulate you on your post, since no one else cares to.
To those of you who believe supporting a coalition that includes a separatist is not unpatriotic, the polls have put you in the minority.
We owe a debt of gratitude to the actions Three Stooges. Now that the dust has settled, we are left with this: Dion has been dispatched, condemned by his own bumbling, Jerk Layton, will be strutting and blustering into oblivion instead of gaining the cabinet post he craved. Finally, the red faced traitor Duceppe: never again will he come so close to dividing our country. Both Layton and Duceppe should be dumped from their parties, for putting their ambitions ahead of the economy and government stability.
As for the Liberals, in King Igor, they now have a leader who can keep Harper on his toes and that's a good thing.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not endorsing a 35 year non-resident for our next PM, but Harper needed to be chastened. Now, let's get on with things, and no more of this nonsense...
January 29, 2009 / 12:15
I am very impressed by Iggy and the way he handled the situation. He showed restraint along with good judgement. I believe this will benefit him in the long run.
Pure intellectuals often don't make good politicians, but he might be the exception.
Jack Laytons comments after the end of the coalition were priceless. The way that he lashed out at Iggy was to be expected.
It is time for the federal NDP look for a leader who cares about all Canadians. The current leader (Mr 12%) only looks out for himself.
January 29, 2009 / 12:36
While I often agree with you , sir, in our form of constitutional democracy, a coalition is perfectly legal and correct. While the particular participants in this coalition might be repugnant to some (many) people, it was legal and constitutional. Many other democracies have had coalitions (Isreal, Germany, Italy to name just a few.)
The real villian in this mess has to be Harper who created this toxic climate with his policies of not governing the whole country, just to small constituency. Hopefully he has learned his lesson. His arrogance will be his downfall unless he puts his brain in gear. Layton's dowfall is he is not trying to be a leader, he is just appeasing his own ego.
January 29, 2009 / 13:29
I am not comforted by the fact that middle east and European democracies have had coalition governments. Read the news. The coalition government of Iceland just collapsed leaving the economy in shambles - and all because the various parties didn't get along. How long do you think Layton, Duceppe and Dion would last before picking fights with one another?
January 29, 2009 / 14:04
Don't go patting Iggy on the back too hard. He knows his best chance of leading the the country ISN'T in a coalition with Jack at hs right side! it is defeating the Conservatives in an election in 6 - 12 months. I thought his speech about how bad the budget was BUT he was going to support it was hilarious!
January 29, 2009 / 14:07
Wow, Fred...you kinda' sound like GWB...would you label these coalition supporters terrorists too? "With us or against us"? Give me a break. Harper is clearly an ideologue failure. Iggy's just building up the war chest.
January 29, 2009 / 14:32
Sweet Pam, Right On!! On all counts.You said what I was thinking.
January 29, 2009 / 14:59
I think Jack Layton is an asshole.
January 29, 2009 / 15:26
So after 2 months the reality of the workings of this coalitions comes to light. There could work through what ever was thrown and them and they could lead this country for at least 18 months... Bullshit.
1 day after the coalition is dead, the NDP just happen to have these ads in their back pockets.
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090129/national/20090129_ndp_ignatieff_ads
So what's next? Next week when Jack has another opportunity to form a coalition, he'll be buddy buddy with the liberals again? F off Jack.
January 29, 2009 / 15:33
I forgot to add this...
If you want to judge this coalition, don't judge it at the times when it had its greatest opportunity but at the time of its lowest point of significance.
Nothing but a joke, the only bigger joke being those who foolhardily supported it.
January 29, 2009 / 18:22
Ricky P - good point. Iggy did handle himself well. He knows that it's more important for government to get back to the work we elect them to do. He played his hand beautifully, keeping the confidence of the traitors while he threw in with the conservatives. Watching the humiliation of Jack and Jill is a fitting end to this business. And how ironic to hear Layton accuse Iggy of forming a coalition with Harper!
January 29, 2009 / 21:00
There's a appropriate name for those who would endorse a political orgy with the bloc-heads as the mistress and Gilles Deception holding the S&M whip.
They're called TRAITORS.
January 30, 2009 / 08:58
Are you kidding me? Before anyone says who is or isn't a true Canadian, more or less Canadian, or un-Canadian, first you have to define WHAT is Canadian. Canadians have, forever, been trying to find a self identity primarily in order to distinguish themselves from Americans.
Try identifying a Canadian (possibly neurotic) before saying who's more Canadian than someone else.
January 30, 2009 / 11:55
Right Uppercut - you are a fascist neocon prick. It's people like you that are actually traitors, fundamentalists who work against democracy because they feel their way is the only way, or the many that feel their political beliefs are the one's "God" endorses.
January 30, 2009 / 21:31
...and then there are those who resort to the tired old mantras of the looney left..."fascist neocon pricks," for example; regarding anyone who dares to suggest support of the bloc-heads (a group who has stated implicitly they want to break up Canada) is TRAITOROUS.
Alas; as the old commercial says... "Mikey will EAT anything." Gilles Deception is quivering in delight.
January 30, 2009 / 22:52
Well then, I guess we'll be seeing you going door to door rounding up traitors for the good of the land. Should we burn at the stake? Be send to a secret military prison on Baffin Island? Subject me to some coerced interrogation?
Oh, and the whole Bloc argument is moot since your boy Harper wasted no time jumping into bed with them the first chance he got. So please, find something else to rant about.
January 31, 2009 / 22:31
Way to go Mikey! Now EVERYBODY knows about that secret military prison on Baffin Island. Couldn't just keep your mouth shut could you.
February 5, 2009 / 23:51
Nah Mikey... no need to do what you wrote... "going door to door rounding up traitors for the good of the land."
Instead... a simple HANGING of TRAITORS will suffice for
those that make excuses for the bloc-heads and have no BALLS to stand up for Canada!
Then; you can finally say...
YOU WERE WELL HUNG.
November 10, 2010 / 20:58
Willow really knows the right way to perform in front of the camera! Willow's performance on the music video for Whip My Hair was really amazing. Them other ladies in this industry better take notes from Willow Smith and work on their act. The competition is coming up!
Jack and Gilles went up the Hill 
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