Confirmed eligible Liberal voters are the LEAST interested of all opposition parties in returning to the Polls as soon as possible to replace the current government. No March election for you!
Across the board nearly 30% on average of confirmed eligible voters for the opposition parties want them to wait until the Full Term is served!
Another EPIC Fail: Partisan FB protestors, Insite duct tape wielding protestors, and our own liberal biased media in pushing your fake stories and biases to force a March election and support for your left wing hidden agenda.
(Downside of Chasing Polls)
Ekos Polling Results only 15.2% of confirmed Liberal voters want an election as soon as possible.
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It would appear from the poll that LPC supporters are the most eager for an election. Am I reading it wrong? It is too early in the morning. The math center of my brain is still sleeping... :)
Besides, EKOS skews its polling towards the Green Party. Don't worry crying Liberals, Graves polls are the least reliable in the business.
The loaded question gave you 5 options and for ASAP the Liberals were at the lowest compared to the other opposition parties.
The confirmed Liberal voters want more time, between four months and this FALL.
After the massive media driven campaign on perogies the Liberals don't want to have a SPRING election to replace the despot.
Funny how Liberals are not in a rush.
Of course the Liberals don't want an election. They prefer coronations. However the most likely reason the Liberals want more time is they need time to get Iffy to buck up or shuffle off to Harvard. Right now most want him to make a return to Harvard ASAP. Not that it will do them much good as there is no one in the wings to take his place.
About a month ago, Norman Spector wrote in the Globe that he thought Harper would visit the GG himself, and ask her to drop the writ ! How times have changed. On Monday, Spector figured there was almost zero chance of a March election.
I think our very own Roy Eapen is right, when he wrote that the Grits are terrified of the Tory Machine.
Iggy and the Libs obviously are nowhere near as ready as us. The only remaining mystery is how do the Libs (and Dippers and Bloc) orchestrate their "approval" of Flaherty's budget.
I can't see Harper making them all squirm TOO much ... no serious poison pills ... except maybe for this one ... he puts in the Throne Speech that he will introduce legislation to limit the spending powers of the feds in areas of provincial legislation.
This throws a huge monkey wrench into Iggy's National Day Care Dreams. Jack will go ballistic.
But Duceppe will like it. Great entertainment for us junkies. But deep down, I think Harper will wait for that kind of divisive thing, as it detracts from his "economy, economy, economy" narrative. And it can be spun by the media and Opps as "Harper wanting an election".
CJ,
A teaching moment like this should not be wasted.
I agree the PM can't be seen in orchestrating his own demise through a poison pill.
BUT...
Why not call the opposition to the mat and force them to ante up for their political games and refusal to act responsibly in the HOC.
The opposition are the majority and can introduce alternatives for debate and voting.
Introduce in the budget all tax funded breaks for the 10% flyers be eliminated. If you want to use them, pay for them out of your donations.
Second the 10% must not travel more than 200 km from designated MP's riding.
(Have you seen the Political Map and why the opposition are shortsighted about wanting restrictions)
Let the opposition than cry about how unfair it is to remove the free publicity for their party at our expense after demanding similar changes.
Reduce the Political Pay Subsidy by 25% in first year with another 25% every year until it is zero increase allowance per inflation.
This gives these deadbeats another 4 years to fix their balance sheet.
I would also make changes to EC requiring ALL private loans be automatically charged to the national party after extended deadlines were not met. No more backdoor in out financiing for the Liberals.
CS, I like your ideas. But then, like you, I'm a partisan junkie, and I suspect we both enjoy hardball moves.
Of course WE can favorably spin the removing of taxpayer funding of the ten-percenters and gradually reducing the $1.95 per vote subsidy. But the Opps will probably again howl that Harper is trying to kneecap them.
And then we get to: how will the media spin it ? We KNOW the answer to that one.
Bottom line, my best guess, Harper won't touch any of that "fun" hardball stuff. But will focus on what the 99 % of non-junkies care about--jobs and the deficit.
But, I know Harper loves to spring surprises. And he is being super-duper secretive about the budget (only he and Flaherty know what will be in it, even the 10 Cab mins in the Planning and Priorities committee are in on it)
So we shall see.
The could reduce or cancel the 1.95/vote by saying, rumors have it that the opposition are planning to not run candidates in all ridings, thereby voluntarily giving up that subsidy.
How serious are they, they say there are 60-80 ridings where the PM could be defeated with these tactics. So far I can't find those ridings. The coalition is laying in wait to pounce, but when.
CJ,
thanks, I don't think it is hardball to tackle the real democratic threat to our democracy.
Why are we allowing taxpayers to fund political parties that are not supported by their own partisans.
A slow gradual reduction over four years is more than generous.
The Liberal media is free to suggest taxpayers keep funding the Bloc and Green Party.
The Pro-Abortionists, Anti-Israel groups are free to raise their own funds for their own projects, just get my tax dollars out of that cesspool of "social justice" hogwash.
The left leaning media will NEVER support the current government. Let them howl over the cuts to their favourite political parties , trot out the liberal academics in defence and how democracy is threatened again. A poll done is December showed a majority of voters had no problem with eliminating that political welfare subsidy.
Let them go to the Polls looking hypocritcal demanding they continue to get the 10% flyers funded.
The Court Challlenges and other left leaning fronts are no longer at the taxpayer teats.
Let see more cuts to the "social justice" groups who feel they are entitled to their entitlements.
I would enjoy watching the CBC get a freeze or a small cut so we can talk about how much the Liberals gutted the CBC under Martin.
PBS is much better than CBC for quality television.
I would call a Ministers meeting again about equalization and have the West take the boots to QC for remaining a have not province for years.
(Small gesture but symbolic)
I would like to see the salary and office expenses for MP's and Senators reduced by 5% until te deficit is zero. Introduce a motion to require a 2/3 majority in the HOC to give back those cuts.
MaryT,
To reduce any backlash, the motion can include a new booth wherby voters on voting day through Elections Canada will set up an ATM payment mechanism to donate up to $ 5.00 of your personal funds for direct deposits to the political party of your choice.
If the voters still refuse to donate than your party should deal with it the limited resources.
I'm with Canadiansense here, good suggestions, I wouldn't try to pass all at once but some of them deserve consideration as part of the whole package. (real conservative)
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