Why The Bloc Shouldn’t Want an Election…

The following Bloc MPs (41% of the caucus), in order by how many votes they won by last election, will all be eligible for their gold-plated MP pension on June 28, 2010, after providing her majesty with 6 years of loyal service.

This assumes, of course, that they get re-elected this Fall.

Maria Mourani (423 – 39.48%)
Christian Ouellet (1,204 – 35.20%)
Thierry St-Cyr (1,303 – 34.91%)
Yvon Lévesque (2,573 – 39.65%)
Robert Bouchard (3,057 – 41.31%)
Raynald Blais (4,796 – 40.1%)
Nicole Demers (4,895 – 37.79%)
Robert Carrier (5,092 – 38.83%)
André Bellavance (8,833 – 46.01%)
France Bonsant (9,386 – 41.85%)
Paule Brunelle (10,407 – 45.26%)
Johanne Deschamps (10,813 – 47.08%)
Robert Vincent (10,840 – 42.82%)
Meili Faille (11,548 – 41.34%)
Serge Ménard (11,824 – 45.52%)
Marc Lemay (11,874 – 47.91%)
Carole Lavallée (12,012 – 44.98%)
Guy André (14,910 – 45.82%)
Claude DeBellefeuille (16,046 – 50.06%)
Yves Lessard (21,124 – 50.08%)

THREE REASONS THE BLOC SHOULDN’T SUPPORT IGNATIEFF

Let’s be honest, nobody told these people that they had to win FOUR elections to serve their SIX years. I don’t think anybody saw that coming! This looming pension will make anyone think twice.
What message does it send to their supporters in la belle province? That they would rather have the Liberals under Ignatieff in charge? Who’s in second place in Quebec right now? The Liberals. Do you really want to prop up your main competitor?
The Bloc holds 48 out of 75 seats in Quebec (64%). Last election, they won 49. The most they ever won was 54 (in 2004 and 1993). It begs the question: How many seats could they gain?

Tags: bloc, Election 2009, ignatieff, mp pensions

Time To End The BC Liberal Dynasty

September 2, 2009 · Posted in BC Election · View Comments

Oooooh, we’re so scared of the NDP and their nasty, unreformed socialist ways here in B.C. So, we hold our noses and vote, time and again, for the BC Liberals.

I’m done.

Between the HST and jacking up the MSP Premiums, the carbon tax, outright lies during the election campaign, and the blatant disregard for the people of British Columbia during a crippling global recession, I’m finished voting for them.

Let me see … higher taxes, arrogance and deception … sounds an awful lot like Federal Liberals to me.

Obviously I can’t vote for the NDP, but I will not be voting BC Liberal either.

Ever.

I can hear it now from my BC Liberal holdouts, “But Paul, you can’t split the vote and get the NDP elected.”

Too bloody bad. I’m done.

It used to be a decision between socialism or the free market. Now it’s a decision between socialism or arrogance and deception.

I hope that a new party emerges to prevent an NDP victory (or, at the very least, the NDP gets their wits about them and reforms themselves before they get elected and drive this province into the toilet … again).

But I no longer believe we are better off with the current alternative.

Tags: BC Election, bc liberals, hst, ndp, stv