tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post3529289296476852837..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: What if Stephen Harper Got a Majority?Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-56615066384545355602011-03-28T22:45:22.859-04:002011-03-28T22:45:22.859-04:00hi stageleft...I'm not sure that I agree with ...hi stageleft...I'm not sure that I agree with you. I am not one of those who believe that he is merely a power hungry opportunist. I believe he craves power as a means to an end i.e. leave his mark by changing Canada beyond recognition. And if he gets that majority I'm quite sure it won't take him more than a few months to do that. And since he will have to make brutal cuts to government and social services if he hopes to bring the deficit under control, especially if the economy goes south which is entirely possible, he can kiss goodbye to any chances of being a populist. However, I do feel exactly like you on the optimism scale. One day I do, and the next day I don't... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-80250990938715985092011-03-28T22:36:47.599-04:002011-03-28T22:36:47.599-04:00hi Sarah P...you would think so eh? Like we needed...hi Sarah P...you would think so eh? Like we needed more things to be afraid of in this scary world.<br />But scaremongering has always been a favourite right-wing tactic. A recent report showed how conservatives have a larger fear gland in their brains than liberals. So I'm not sure they can help themselves... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-14367587387136470162011-03-28T22:34:09.910-04:002011-03-28T22:34:09.910-04:00hi Scott...I hope you're right, and that the m...hi Scott...I hope you're right, and that the media finally realize that Harper is crazy dangerous. But their bosses love their corporate tax cuts, so I don't know how far they will be willing to go.<br />Right now I just consider them collaborators, and it's up to them to prove me wrong...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-7323720369531418362011-03-28T22:31:14.450-04:002011-03-28T22:31:14.450-04:00hi rww...I'm afraid I don't agree. It'...hi rww...I'm afraid I don't agree. It's true Harper has been governing almost like he had a majority. But when he has total power he will be able to do things he couldn't do before, or risk that majority.<br />I'd say just watch him, but for your sake and mine, I'd rather not... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-68522720158633625912011-03-28T22:28:27.301-04:002011-03-28T22:28:27.301-04:00hi Skinny Dipper...I completely agree with you. Po...hi Skinny Dipper...I completely agree with you. Polls show that forty percent of Canadians don't trust Harper, and we need to push those numbers up. You'd think that they'd know that Harper is dangerous. But some people need to be shaken more than others... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-45043185430749522042011-03-28T12:53:16.687-04:002011-03-28T12:53:16.687-04:00If Stephen Harper gets his majority he will either...If Stephen Harper gets his majority he will either <br /><br />(a) implement an agenda unacceptable to Canadians and be removed from office during general election #42, or<br /><br />(b) turn populist to extend his length of time in power as long as is possible.<br /><br />If I was a betting man I would, at least at this point, go with (b).<br /><br />My thoughts are back and forth however, today at least, I doubt that he will get his majority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-60709663329070996102011-03-28T11:34:34.864-04:002011-03-28T11:34:34.864-04:00Fear mongering.
Sooooo passe.Fear mongering.<br /><br />Sooooo passe.SarahPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11970578566478754223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-4461399855189936172011-03-28T09:06:55.490-04:002011-03-28T09:06:55.490-04:00The media are not happy with Mr. Harper and want t...The media are not happy with Mr. Harper and want to punish him for screwing up their preferred storyline in the last election (by not winning a majority). They by and large cannot wait to tell the story of how Ignatieff stormed out and captured the imaginations of Canadians and won a majority Liberal government. I feel it happening right now. This will be a campaign to watch and to tell our grand-kiddies about.Scott in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10702697033209213403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-54387817755072997052011-03-28T08:09:11.638-04:002011-03-28T08:09:11.638-04:00If Stephen Harper got a majority he would govern a...If Stephen Harper got a majority he would govern as if he had a majority, same as if he has been doing all along.rwwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00512582677240907287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-51420932827693586362011-03-28T06:31:58.491-04:002011-03-28T06:31:58.491-04:00That's a good question. The opposition needs ...That's a good question. The opposition needs to describe what a Harper majority autocracy would look like.Skinny Dipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12818163310102120130noreply@blogger.com