Another turnaround, Bob Rae has stepped down for his bid at the Liberal Leadership.  Dion announced his formal step down just before hand, so that leaves Michael Ignatieff as the new Liberal Leader!  What a stunning turn of events.  Now lets think about this, the Liberal Party has forgone a democractic leadership process and is going to have a coronation for Michael Ignatieff.  How undemocratic from a party who always processed the will of its membership.  Secondly, they will probably continue with the Liberal-NDP-Bloc Coalition and still force a non-confidence vote when parliament resumes in January.  Which means another undemocratic process, the Liberals will try to enforce by asking the Governor General that they will be able to form the government.  The final result could be a coup d’etat by the Liberals without actually holding a leadership race and a federal election, and with the NDP and Bloc support.  Have Canadian voters forgotten that we have the final say, and that Parliament does not exist because MPs exist in Parliament.  The democratic process is the most sacred instrument within our soceity and should not be forgotten.

Sam Latella

www.parliamenthill.com

The Crisis has finally been pushed to a decision that the Governer General will be presented with this Thusday.  How did we go from an election to a minority governement to a constitutional crisis?

Here is the breakdown from the last election Conservatives had 37.6% of the vote (143 seats), Liberals had 26.2% of the vote (77 seats0, NDP 18.2% of the vote,( 37 seats) and the Bloc 10% (49seats).  A Liberal+NDP+Bloc coalition would have 163 seats.

How do we avoid this consitional crisis?  Harper’s government needs to advise the Governer General and prorogue Parliament until the new year.  The next move would be for Harper’s conservative to convince several MPs from opposing parties and the two sitting independents to walk the floor to join the conservative party for the interm.  Harper’s government would need at least 12 M.P.s to flip parties.  What would be the prize for these M.P.s?  Harper should create an independent economic advisory board which would include the 12 M.P.s plus economists, and academia to assist and help the government in these difficult economic times.  Sound familiar?  Almost, Obama style bipartisan politics?  The solution would keep the new government sound, avoid a consistitional crisis, keep separatists out of power, and create some sound economic solutions for all Canadians.  Now which outside MPs are willing to cross the floor?
MPs switching sides almost sounds absurd, but in this day an age and with a little incentive anything is possible, and better then the coalition solution.  Also, it’s $300 million cheaper then calling another federal election.

Lastly, Remember, the Bloc’s main mandate is being a separatist party = “Le Bloc Québécois est un parti politique souverainiste, implanté exclusivement au Québec.”  Right from their web-site http://www.blocquebecois.org .   How, can a party at one time want to separate from Canada, and was denied once again from the last referendum.  I guess, If they can’t separate from Canada then they might as well take over Canada with a separatist agenda.

Sam Latella
www.parliamenthill.com

The Liberals, Bloc, and NDP are still pushing the envelope of Canadian civility by creating political distress.
Not only are we in a recession due to the world wide financial crisis, and commodity prices falling flat since their peak this past july.  The opposition parties are creating instabiliy by talking absurdity about coalitions.  The effects so far has been such a dramatic downturn with Canadian stockmarkets.  On Monday, December 1st, we had the largest one day point drop on the TSX.  Investors around the world are watching are Canadian follies.

What Canadians want is for the newly elected conservative government to govern on their mandate which was approved in the last federal election.  Lastly, as a Canadian who believes in Canada and was present at the National Unity Rally in Montreal in 1995, I would never support a coalition government that had separatists deciding the future of Canada.  The coalition government has no mandate, no leader, and is focused on creating Canadian turmoil rather then Canadian Unity.  We already have a financial crisis, an impending recession, and now a constitutional crisis?  The opposition parties should look at themselves in the mirror, and figure out who they are truely representing.

Sam Latella
www.parliamenthill.com

Political Playing at its best is now unfolding in our great capital of Ottawa.

What in their right minds are the party leaders of the Liberals, Ndp and the Bloc thinking?  Do they think they are going to win Canadians over by creating the downfall of a newly elected government, and spending taxpayers money on another federal election?

Would Canadians of western, central, and eastern Canada vote for a coalition that includes a separatist party?  The answer would simply be “No”!  Three defeated parties from the last election are now consipiring to bring the conservative government down through a no confidence vote.  100% bad timing.  Who are they truely looking after the Canadian people or their own self interest?

The Canadian people have had their say and voted in the last election.  The conservatives under Harper have done a decent job, and the Canadian people want them to continue in this economic downturn.  They are being mindful with spending, and controlling unnecessary government expenditures.

The opposing parties are a roomful of cry babies who can’t believe they’ve been defeated in the last election.  They are now proposing to force another election.  Yes, Canadians do need a “bailout” from this possible coalition by defeating the idea, and of a possible election.

Sam Latella
www.parliamenthill.com

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