It's my new job (practically in workforce training) as School Election Officer in Election Canada.It's part of Student Vote programme,to teach children what is democracy.
In Student Vote,I will teach kids in kindergarden and primary school to perform their responsiblity to their country.
Today,a history were made for Canadians.NDP leader Jack Layton,Liberals Stephane Dion and Bloc Quebecois Gilles Duceppe today sign a treaty that create a pact to form government,against Conservatives Party.The Tories are already weakening,and this non-confidence vote will be successful in December 8th,all we have to do is to wait Governor General Michelle Jean to arrive from Prague.
Despite our ideological differences,NDP with socialism,Liberals with liberal and green politics,and Bloc Quebecois as Quebec nationalism separatist,we still can form great team here.
And Pakatan Rakyat should take us as a good example too.
16 September already a failure,and now,we Canadian oppositions did it in just 2 months,whilst Pakatan Rakyat still do nothing after 9 months of election.
Action speaks louder than words.And I know,maybe after all these time,my harsh words toward PAS,in for ensure that they're committed to against BN,not for their own agenda.
I know there will be by-election in Kuala Terengganu,and this is the time for Pakatan Rakyat,especially PAS to change my mind.I want to hear a sound of moderation,sound of sharing and not shouting in the name of Islam,and dismiss multilateral.
Multilateralism is the only way now,for success.If ignores other voices,you may fail,like Bush and Harper does.
Islam is a good religion,so does others.Instead sounds unilateral,fighting only for Islam,why don't you PAS people fight for others too?Because so far,I've been thinking,it's only PKR who's committed in this battle,against corrupted conservative government of Barisan Nasional.
Canada's three opposition parties have reached a tentative deal to defeat the minority Conservative government and then put together a coalition to rule for 2-1/2 years, television networks said on Monday.
They said the deal was struck very late on Sunday at the end of three days of talks between the opposition Liberals and New Democrats, who insist the government must go because it has failed to tackle the effects of the global financial crisis.
A spokesman for the New Democrats said the reports "seemed to be accurate, more or less" but declined to give details.
Parliament is due to hold a confidence vote on Dec 8 and if the government loses, the opposition parties are likely to get their chance to run the country.
The 2-1/2 year lifetime of the proposed coalition is highly ambitious since the Liberals and New Democrats would have to rely on the separatist Bloc Quebecois for support.
The Conservatives, who won a strengthened minority in the October 14 election, say the Liberals and New Democrats are trying to subvert democracy.
"What this is all about is the opposition wanting to take power without an election. They don't want to earn the right to govern, they just want to take it," federal Transport Minister John Baird told CTV television on Monday.
The Liberals and New Democrats have a total of 114 seats in the 308-seat Parliament. The Conservatives have 143.
The opposition is also furious that Ottawa said last week it would scrap public financing for political parties.
Such a move would cripple the opposition parties, which rely much more on public financing than the Conservatives. The government withdrew the proposal on Saturday but the opposition say they can no longer trust Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
The outline deal must be approved by the New Democrats and Liberals before it can come into effect. New Democrat legislators are set to meet in Ottawa at 9 a.m. (1400 GMT) on Monday to discuss the draft agreement.
The media reports said the new government would have 24 ministers, of whom 18 would be Liberals and six New Democrats. The Liberals have governed Canada longer than any other party while the New Democrats have never been in power federally.
STICKING POINT
One potential sticking point is who would lead a coalition government. The Liberals have more Parliamentary seats, so leader Stephane Dion would in theory be the leading candidate.
Dion, though, led the Liberals to such a bad defeat in the October 14 election that he will step down after the party chooses a new chief next May. A move to make him prime minister so soon after such a crushing loss is bound to be controversial.
Most Liberal legislators support ex-Harvard academic Michael Ignatieff, the front-runner in the leadership race, raising the prospect that they might try to force Dion to step down early. Under party rules Dion is not obliged to quit until the leadership convention.
Bob Rae, the other main leadership contender, said he had held talks with Dion and Ignatieff on Sunday on the need to maintain party unity and discipline.
"It's very important for Canadians to know that the notion that somehow any internal issues in the party would be allowed to interfere with a successful transition to a new government, that notion is false," he told CTV.
He denied a newspaper report which said he had agreed to step aside in favor of Ignatieff.
I don't think Stephane Dion will be PM by now,maybe it's Michael Ignatieff.Maybe Dion will be Acting Prime Minister waiting for Ignatieff to be Liberal Party leader.
December 8th,2008.The day Stephen Harper will go down(hopefully).
The battle for public opinion is on as opposition parties try to cobble together a government-in-waiting and Tory MPs denounce the effort as an illegitimate power grab.
Reprieved for a week from a potential defeat in the Commons, Tory MPs hit the airwaves on Saturday and fanned out in their ridings, armed with talking points issued by the prime minister's office.
They are getting out the double message that Prime Minister Stephen Harper is dedicated to rescuing the economy while the opposition is bent on backroom machinations to seize power.
Pierre Poilievre, Harper's parliamentary secretary, told CBC Newsworld the opposition parties are focused on power while Harper is looking at the economy.
"We have a prime minister fixated on the economy and a group of Liberals, separatists and socialists fixated on taking control." he said.
Liberal and NDP officials continued dickering Saturday about a possible coalition that would be prepared to form a government if Harper is defeated a week from Monday.
The NDP caucus arranged a mid-morning teleconference on Saturday to discuss the situation.
Liberal Leader Stephane Dion and NDP Leader Jack Layton spoke by phone Friday night.
They and the Bloc Quebecois say they will vote Harper out because of his lacklustre economic package brought down earlier this week by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty.
They would then offer their coalition government - and a promise of Bloc support if not actual participation - to Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean.
Jean would then have to decide whether to give the coalition a chance to govern or dissolve Parliament and send the country into a new election just two months after the last.
Constitutional experts say precedents suggest that Jean won't grant a dissolution.
Harper has delayed the critical vote for a week, but is refusing to back down from his economic plans or from his proposal to end public subsidies for political parties, a move which would virtually bankrupt his opponents.
Poilievre said the opposition is thinking only of its own money.
"Isn't it interesting that the opposition parties say they can't manage their own finances and that's why they need to take over the government and run the nation's finances?"
However, both Liberal and NDP officials claimed their parties have been deluged with supportive calls and e-mails from people outraged that the government is indulging in partisan gamesmanship while the economy burns.
Moreover, they attacked Harper for decrying their efforts to form a coalition when he himself participated in a similar venture in 2004 to replace the minority Liberal government of Paul Martin.
"He has proven to be the patron saint of hypocrisy," Liberal finance critic Scott Brison said in an interview.
"Canadians can't trust a word their prime minister says. He's proven he will say anything and do anything to hold on to power."
Brison said Harper should have used the global economic crisis to try to unite Canadians and get parliamentarians working together on solutions. Instead, he said Harper has so poisoned the atmosphere in Parliament that it's hard to see how a crisis can be averted.
"I see virtually no possibility of Stephen Harper being able to earn back the trust of this Parliament."
Both Brison and NDP House Leader Libby Davies denied that the coalition talks were more about saving their parties' share of public financing. They insisted the real issue is the failure to stimulate the economy or offer aid to the struggling auto, manufacturing and forestry sectors.
"The government failed Canadians," Davies said. "They did not bring forth the kind of significant economic stimulus that we've seen in all other G7 countries."
She said the country is at a critical point:
"We're at this incredibly important moment in the country. Mr. Harper had a chance last week, Mr. Flaherty had a chance on Thursday to really show that they could rise above their pettiness and put the public interest first.
"They really blew that."
YEAAAAAHHHHH BABY I LOVE THIS!
HAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!The Conservatives is going down!HAHAHAHAHAHA!2 months old of government HAHAHAHAHHAHA!!!
Yeah,after I return back to Calgary from Mexico,I'll throw eggs to those Conservative nuts who threw to my car on Election Day!I swear I will do this.Yes.
Stephen Harper are you listening, Keep our seats shine and glistering, Coz when you're idiot as people's say, And we will take it away, Walking in Rideau Hall wonderland!
OTTAWA —The Honourable Stéphane Dion announced today that he will step down as Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada once a new leader is elected at the Liberal Party of Canada’s Leadership and Biennial Convention, to be held in 2009.
There's already a week since Canadian election,and now,as a Liberal supporters,I really want to discuss it,and it is important if we want to defeat Stephen Harper,or stop Jack Layton to move as Opposition Leader next election.
1.People simply don't trust Stephane Dion.
Since "it's not fair" incident,Canadian as thought that Stephane Dion is a wanker,and not capable to lead.
2.Bullying campaign of Stephen Harper.
Stephen Harper uses his massive influence as Prime Minister to bullying Liberal leaders,especially Dion.
3.Stephane Dion is not fluently in English.
Stephen Harper may not good in French,but most of Francophone in Canada is Quebecois.Most of Quebecois votes Gilles Duceppe,Bloc Quebecois leader.So,Liberal need Anglophone leader,Dion fails to deliver.
4.Green Shift Plan misunderstood by Canadians.
While I'm think it's good for our enviroment,people like my brother or my friends simply don't agrees it.They believe if Green Shift Plan be applied when Dion become Canadian Prime Minister,the oil price will be soaring high,and they don't afford to do that.Hybrid cars,not for speed junkies like my brother.
5.Not capable to challenge Conservatives.
Even Stephen Harper at the lowest of popularity in his career as Prime Minister.Especially when economy crisis soars,listeriosis outbreak and his dictatorship,but still Liberal didn't work out to beat Conservatives.I don't trust polls,but even I was in Toronto,some Torontonians said Conservatives will win.Don't mention Calgary,it's stronghold of Stephen Harper.
6.Opposition parties simply don't unite.
This is the main reason why we lost.While NDP with their socialist movement,there should be an agreement between Green Party and Liberal Party,at least.While Bloc Quebecois,Quebec won't be a country,for God's sake!So,while Green Party will never ever got prospect to win this election,the idioticity of their leader Miss Elizabeth May arrogance and greed believes they can win Canadian election.If only they unite like Pakatan Rakyat did.
I will bald my hair off if Green Party win the election and Miss Elizabeth May is Canadian PM. Only treehuggers will vote them.
So,what we got from here now?We already lost election,the lowest since 1984,and we need to recover ourselves.We don't have much time for fooling around.
So,with my open heart,I endorsed Michael Ignatieff as Leader of Liberal Party,and thus become Opposition Leader of House of Commons.
You have failed us Dion.Step down and give Ignatieff to proof himself.
Well,I'm proud to be here.I'm stand and proud to my Great Maple Flag as it raises on.
Today,I offer my alligience to my new government,lead by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
We already been splited up as Conservatives,Liberal,New Democratic,Green,or even Marijuana Party.Now I urge all of us,Canadian,to stand unite support our new government.
Like our motto "Our True North Strong And Free",as Liberal supporter,now as a Canadian.
active reader from canada, Canada writes: TEACH CANADA AND THE POLLSTERS A LESSON! Flaherty and Harpo both HATE ontario...with every fibre of their beings....we WILL NOT allow them power...we will STOP their assault of our province....VOTE STRATEGICALLY ONTARIO.....as the pollsters are saying: "Conservative fortunes in the province are going to depend in large measure on how the opposition vote splits — especially since the three closest races in the province in the last vote were all ones in which Conservatives squeaked through. If the New Democrats and Greens siphon off enough votes from the Liberals, the Tories could win some seats with as little as one-third of the popular vote, something they couldn't do in the last election."
VOTE STRATEGICALLY...IN 2.5 YEARS THEY HAVE ALREADY STOLE THE HEART FROM OUR NATION...DONT GIVE THEM ANY OF OUR SEATS THIS TIME AROUND! http://www.voteforenvironment.ca/ VOTE STRATEGICALLY.....THINK LONG AND HARD BEFORE YOU MARK THAT "X". WE HAVE THE POWER TO BANISH HARPER....HE SAID HE WILL RESIGN IF HE LOSES. Posted 14/10/08 at 2:11 PM EDT
active reader from canada, Canada writes: Ontario does not like being lied to. We do not like being treated arrogantly and decietfully. We love the planet and know we are borrowing it from our children. We are a moral and ethical province. we have all kinds of different cultures, religions and ethnicities and we KNOW how to get along with each other. we are going to stun th pundits....almost everyone i know is voting liberal or is checking http://www.voteforenvironment.ca/ to VOTE STRATEGICALLY.....WE HAVE THE POWER TO BANISH HARPER....HE SAID HE WILL RESIGN IF HE LOSES. And WE are NOT going to relinquish this wonderful opportunity. I hope the rest of the nation does the same....and that BC voters will be the icing on the cake at the end of the evening! GO CANADA GO! GOODBYE HARPER! Posted 14/10/08 at 2:22 PM EDT
1 2 from Canada writes: For the sake of your children's future, vote strategically.
Harper never gave a damn about Ontario before the election and why would that change now? Dion will not be stupid about his carbon tax -- unlike Harper, he cares about ordinary Canadians and do what is best for all of us.
Vote strategically. Posted 14/10/08 at 6:54 PM EDT
1 2 from Canada writes: May clearly demonstrated during the debates that she is unable to shut up when it is someone else's time to speak. That is the epitome of arrogance, and Canada does not need someone like this in the House of Commons. ----------
And buddy Harper had NOTHING useful to say. He just sat there in a daze trying desperately to keep his temper under control. Now that's a real leader.
Vote strategically tonight. ABC Posted 14/10/08 at 6:56 PM EDT
Lately the Tories supporters already cheer up and act like they already win the election.Based on polls,yup,it's Tories who lead,but if you trust opinion polls,then you don't have to vote.
I still remember election in Malaysia.The polls was said that Opposition Alliance(Pakatan Rakyat) will win at Kelantan,Terengganu and maybe Kedah.BN will still hold 2/3 of majority.
Who haven't thought Samy Vellu lost at his stronghold at Perak?Who haven't thought Penang,the state of Abdullah Badawi the Prime Minister lost almost 70 percent of BN votes?Who haven't thought Selangor,which Khir Toyo the ex Selangor Premier always said "zero opposition",and now "opposition" became "the government"?
Who haven't thought Shahrizat Jalil will lost at her stronghold in Bangsar?I mean guys,polls is polls but is that really what Canadian voters think?
How about polls in 2004 Presidential Election in US shows John Kerry win 54%?Did Kerry won?Nope.He lost.
Polls sucks.And Stephen Harper is keep in denial on his failure to govern Canada.
And one thing Miss Elizabeth May,if you think you're better than Dion to govern greener Canada by acting Green Party alone,try convince Central Nova first.You won't win alone Green Party.Call some of your hippies up at the tree and go vote.You suck Elizabeth May.You really suck.
And for Jack Layton,your socialist movement seems ideal on paper,you can convince people like Nami but not me.Socialist won't work,retard!
And for Gilles Duceppe,Quebec won't be a nation if you keep your party around Quebec.You won't achieve your "Quebec nation" dream.Wake up,dreamer.
Stephane Dion may not good in English because he is Francophone.But he has a vision for Canada.Where economy and enviroment meets.Not with self centered money freaks like Harper or tree hugger like May.And not seperatist mind that keep distance between Francophone and Anglophone,Quebecois and the rest of Canada Monsieur Duceppe.And definitely not a people who idealize "Soviet Union of Canada" like Jack Layton.
Can't all of you agree on one thing,Canadians?Oh yeah,I do repeat,POLLS SUCK!
Alberta:28 seats(2006:Con:28,Lib:0,NDP:0,Gre:0) British Columbia:36 seats(2006:Con:17,Lib:8,NDP:10,Gre:1) Manitoba:14 seats(2006:Con:8,Lib:3,NDP:3) New Brunswick:10 seats(2006:Con:3,Lib:6,NDP:1) Newfoundland and Labrador:7 seats(2006:Lib 4,Con:3) Northwest Territories:1 seat(2006:NDP) Nova Scotia:11 seats(2006:Lib 6,Con 3,NDP 2) Nunavut:1 seat(2006:Liberal) Ontario:106 seats(2006:Lib 54,Con 40,NDP 12) Prince Edward Island:4 seats(2006:Lib:4) Quebec:75 seats(2006:Lib 13,Con 10,Bloc Quebecois 51,Ind 1) Saskatchewan:14 seats(2006:Con 12,Lib 2) Yukon:1 seat(2006:Liberal)
Riding to watch:
Calgary Southwest(i'm voting here)
Stephen Harper(Con) Marlene Lamontagne(Lib) Holly Heffernan(NDP) Larry Heather(Christian Heritage) Kelly Christie(Green)
Saint Laurent-Cartier
Stephane Dion(Lib) Jacques Lachaine(Bloc Quebecois) Dennis Galiasatos(Con) Jerome Rodrigues(NDP)
Laurier-St Marie
Gilles Duceppe(Bloc Quebecois) Sébastien Caron(Lib) Charles K. Langford(Con) François Grégoire(NDP) Dylan Perceval-Maxwell(Green) Serge Lachapelle(Marxist) François Yo Gourd(Neorhino.ca) Daniel "F4J" Laforest(Ind)
Toronto-Danforth
Jack Layton(NDP) Andrew Lang(Lib) Christina Perreault(Con) Sharon Howarth(Green) Marcell Rodden(Marxist) Marie Crawford(Animal Alliance) Bahman Yazdanfar(Canadian Action) John Richardson(Ind)
Central Nova
Peter MacKay(Con) Louise Lorifice(NDP) Elizabeth May(Green) Paul Kemp(Canadian Action) Michael Harris MacKay(Christian Heritage)
Forget Joe Biden-Sarah Palin debate,we already debate for our election!
Part 1(Stephen Harper plays "The Game of Blame" and support polluters!) Quote:Gilles Duceppe:Stephen Harper don't take economy seriously,it's like George Bush "don't worry be happy".
Elizabeth supports idea of Carbon tax of Dion.
"Either you're don't care,or you're incompetance"-Jack Dayton to Stephen Harper.
Part 2
Harper:C$200 million tax cuts at small businesses,families. Dion:"The lowest economy of G8,75,000 jobs are loss in 9 month in the row.." May:"Your tax cuts the wrong taxes!" Layton:"Take some responsiblity,Prime Minister!" Duceppe:"You have to stop giving fiscal to the rich companies."
Part 3
Dion:"We need to cut taxes for productive activities". Layton:"You don't have plan for green plan,and it's recipe of disaster". Harper:"We lose some jobs,but we gain more.."[???] May:Your[Harper] government rather built our coastguard vessel at South Korea,rather than build it at our home[Canada]. Layton:"Let's remember where your[Harper] tax cuts goes..C$50 billion are going to oil and gas companies..they're the one who ripping our Canadian off.."
Part 4
Dion:Invest in save energy R&D.Green energy way to go! Harper:Green taxes double the tax.We need to figure out balance economy growth.We need to balance enviroment and economy. Layton:Harper's government reluctant to act[enviromental care]. Duceppe:Those who pollute need to pay! May:We need to swift.Enviroment polluters need to pay,and clean enviroment is free!
Part 5
Dion:The cost of energy is a big challenge.I concern and Green Liberal Plan works. May:It's a shame that we ignore Kyoto Agreement which we already ratifies it. Dion:We will cut taxes for wealth(saving,pensions,life savings),but we will develope for green energy for greener,fairer Canada.
Part 6
Layton:What Mr Harper's choice?The huge corparate tax cut and provinces handle health care. Duceppe:Aboriginal healthcare are aweful. May:Mr Harper destroys healthcare system in Canada.We need to see full protection of public healthcare system[while Harper don't see it as neccasary].
Part 7
Harper:National Cancer Center,National Mental Center on fund. Duceppe:8 percent of GNP are from art. May:Art is a part of democracy,in a form of freedom of speech. Dion:We need more beautiful novels,beautiful arts and it's a big industry. Layton:What's an ironic about Mr Harper?He's going to give tax credit.Most of artist won't afford to going to piano lessons.We need to copyright tax,free! Dion:Mr Harper thinks art is enemies. Duceppe:Mr Harper already minus C$27 million for culture and arts.
Part 8
Layton:You try to censor freedom of speech,Mr Harper.Foreign promotion and independent film maker,why you do the cut? Dion:It's ideological tax cut,and we will support freedom of speech through art,more movies,more novels,more theatre,more arts. May:Ban handguns on streets. Dion:We need to take care to poverty,mental illness,and we need to equip police to enforce the law. Harper:Additional funding to against crime.
Part 9
May:Invest to the kids when they're young. Dion:I trust judges to judge. Layton:Four families jammed into one house.No schools to come to.Water not to drink,food so expansive.That's a national disgrace.
Part 10
Layton:No extension of Afghanistan mission.Withdraw! Duceppe:We need to spend more with humanitarian mission rather than military spendings. Dion:We will provide our responsible until 2011 for peace in Afghanistan. Harper:If we leave,we never get this job done. Duceppe:You[Harper] make a huge error by supporting Bush.
Part 11
Dion:Harper is as close as George Bush. Layton:Remove reckless C$50 billion tax cuts for big companies,and helping for middle class in Canada. May:Fix electoral system.Top priority of carbon emission tax. Dion:Deal of economic crisis of United States,to save the savings and pensions,and protect Canada from this crisis. Harper:We will keep this country surplus,we will not increase taxes.Reduce tax of small business. Layton:C$50 billion tax cuts for Exxon won't help middle class,Harper.
Part 12
Dion:The Liberal plan will never raise taxes.But will encourage for green technology.
THIS ELECTION could not be more important. Our choice will shape Canada's future. In this campaign, you will hear many promises. But promises are not on the ballot. People are on the ballot. And the promises are only as good as the integrity of the people who make them.
In this election, it is our responsibility as voters to serve as judges of character. Let's first of all remember that Stephen Harper's Conservative Party was built on a broken promise. Peter MacKay promised David Orchard he would not merge the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada with the Canadian Alliance. That promise was swiftly broken. And the broken promises have not stopped since. Stephen Harper, in the last two election campaigns, traveled to Newfoundland and Labrador bearing a promise. Newfoundlanders and Labradorians fully expected Stephen Harper to live up to his words and repeated written promise. He did not. He broke his promise after he got his votes. His own MPs and candidates confirm his promise was broken. Stephen Harper's actions raise important questions of trust. Of integrity. Of character. In this election, Canadians have the opportunity - and the obligation - to judge Stephen Harper and his Conservatives by their record. They have also broken other promises to Canadians. They have imposed deep cuts on some of the most vulnerable people in our country. They have mocked provincial premiers. They have discouraged businesses from investing in Ontario. These Conservatives are certainly not "Progressive" Conservatives. Their agenda is regressive. And now the Conservatives are seeking a mandate and a majority government to continue to implement an agenda that is not fully revealed. Canada deserves better than this. This election truly is about making Canada strong. Strong and progressive. A country in which values like integrity and trust actually mean something. The power to shape our future is in our hands.
And the first step is as easy as A-B-C. Anything But Conservative.
"[Y]our country [the USA], and particularly your conservative movement, is a light and an inspiration to people in this country and across the world."
"If you've read any of the official propagandas, you've come over the border and entered a bilingual country. In this particular city, Montreal, you may well get that impression. But this city is extremely atypical of this country... So it's basically an English-speaking country, just as English-speaking as, I would guess, the northern part of the United States."
Two idiotic statement from Canadian PM Stephen Harper shows that he is "Not A Leader",according by Conservative attack ads agaisnt Stephane Dion.
Hello Mr Prime Minister,you are PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA,not Governor of Canada.
Day 7 so far has an advantage for Liberal Party when Leader Stephane Dion questions Harper's policy towards prevention of Listeriosis outbreak in North York,Ontario.
Harper,with his "divide and conquer" policy,has ignores this outbreak issues,because Ontario is stronghold of Liberals.
Liberal with NDP both side has criticizes Harper mismanagement and on this election,Stephane Dion hope that people,not only Ontarioan but all Canadian to against Harper mismanagement.
On the federal political level, there is a developing debate on the privatization of food inspection.A cabinet document leaked earlier in the year outlines a plan to save money at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) by shifting federal meat inspectors into an oversight role and leaving companies to implement their own methods. Liberal leader Stéphane Dion was harshly critical and drew comparisons to the 2000 Walkerton tainted water tragedy and the privatization of propane inspection, which he blamed for the 2008 Toronto explosions. Gerry Ritz responded that the CFIA has added 200 inspectors since the Conservatives came to power, adding, "As opposed to having our inspectors standing line by line, they'll have a more oversight role within the plant itself . We're trying to build a better mousetrap here."
