Partisanship and the Coalition

December 3, 2008 · Posted in Conservatism.ca, News

If, as he has been accused, Stephen Harper was battling the coalition out of sheer partisanship, it would be the wrong political strategy.

Allowing the Liberals and NDP to go ahead and make a deal with separatists would be to their long-term detriment for whatever perceived short-term hold on power that might provide them. This would be a short-term problem, but in the long-term, this would be HUGE for Conservatives!

So why the negative reaction? Is he trying to “cling” to power for power’s sake?

First of all, without the support of at least one other party, he doesn’t really have power anyway, so the question is something of a farce.

No, the reason why Stephen Harper is fighting this coalition is because he cares about his country. Allowing this coalition to go forward will be a MASSIVE boost to separatist groups across the country – not just in Quebec. In the West, who elected 80% Conservative MPs, there will be a feeling of betrayal. In Quebec, people will be justified in voting for separatists (since, it seems, it is a path to power after all). It would prove that electing separatists works not only in opposition, but also in Government. There remains no more reason not to vote separatist – even for non-separatists, it just makes perfect sense to vote Bloc.

Furthermore, we are in the middle of an economic storm. Replacing the largest party in Government with a hodge-podge government made up of socialists, liberals and separatists is a simple recipe for instability. Today Mr. Harper extended the olive branch to the Liberals (who, frankly, have the most to lose if they move forward with this deal), and was told to forget it.

So all the poison of the economic update was taken out, the Liberals were invited to contribute to the Conservative economic plan, but still they are interested in bringing down the government for short-term power, long-term anger from Canadians, destabilizing national unity, and providing unstable government in the middle of the poorest economy since the Great Depression.

Never underestimate the power of arrogance.

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Albertan

Day lied about his attempt at an accord with BQ.

Harper lied about Canadian flags not being present at Coalition signing ceremony.

Harper lied about his attempt at a coalition with the BQ.

Harper recorded an opposition caucus meeting.

Harper uses major economic crisis as a chance to crush opposition.

The question isn't why does any one support the coalition. The question is why doesn't everyone?
Ian from Ottawa

This idea of a Coalition government is illegitimate and flies in the

face of our democratic traditions. BTW, Coalition fans may wish to stop

salivating for a brief pause to reflect on and ponder the fact that the

Governor-General's powers have eroded significantly in terms of

constitutional convention since the King/Byng affair which I would

remind all dear readers and coalition conspirators, predated the Statute

of Westminster. The GG's decision at that time to turn over power to the

pathetic Arthur Meighen resulted in the latter being consigned at the

polls to the dustbin of history by Canadians within a very short period

of time. That has a foreboding and familiar ring to it today when one

considers the possibility of a Dion/Layton marriage of convenience, with

the Bloc holding the balance of power and effectively calling the shots

in realpolitik terms, on the eve of a provincial election in Quebec

which could see the return of separatists to power and a referendum

recurring on its all-too-familiar 15-year cycle - perhaps we could call

that Levesque's Comet. And whither the Green Shift - which was

overwhelmingly rejected by Canadians of all stripes on Oct. 14? and a

return to 7% GST in the next budget to finance the $36 Billion

Stimulus-down-the sinkhole plan that the so-called Coalition pulled out

of their hat today? Predicted shelf life of the Coalition, in the very

unlikely event it happens - three months, tops.

The GG has no role to play at all in partisan electoral shenanigans such

as this - her role is even more of a figurehead than it was in 1926, and

when there is a no confidence vote in the House, her constitutional

responsibility is to act on the advice of the Head of Government, who is

- TA-DAAA - Stephen Harper. We hear the Conservatives talking about an

election, not a coalition, because an election is exactly what will

happen, and a Harper majority will be the result. Game On, Kiddies - and

Canadians will not be hoodwinked by post-facto Coalition BS talking

points about this mess being precipitated by anything but their own

pique over long overdue political party financing cuts.
wilson

So which is it?
PMSH doing what ever he can to cling to power,
or the defeated Opposition doing everything they can to gain power?

BOTH. And neither are wrong.
This is how our parliamentary system works.

But I still think the people should decide our govt,
not some ancient British parliamentary tradition.

I do believe the office of the GG will be voted on in the future.
machiavelli

Why are the traitorous Liberals enthusiastically giving a veto and a billion dollars to the traitorous, separatist who want to weaken the country to the excitement of the Jacque Persuade? These same power hungry Liberals are consenting to the excessive demands of the extreme left-wing separatist and the Marxist Moronic socialist parties, and thereby invalidating the results of the recent, legitimate, democratic election?

The power craving, treacherous Liberals are attacking Canada, and democracy, by giving the extremists in the separatists and Marxists moronic socialist parties a veto pursuant to our exceedingly vulnerable economy? The integrity challenged Liberals are enthusiastically preparing to annihilate the Canadian economy with a job-killing, major, structural deficit which our children will be paying for many future decades? This massive superfluous overspending will result in higher taxes for all Canadians, and could ultimately conclude in the Canadians economy mirroring the Cuban and/or North Korean economies; this, after all, is what the NDP morons and socialist separatist would deem a superlative circumstance.

If the Liberals actually are power hungry enough to believe that their wacko coalition of left-wing Marxists and traitorous, separatists morons is acceptable to the people, they must take that proposition to the Canadian electorate.