tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post5797735509370984693..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: The Madness of Stephen Harper and the C-51 RevoltSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-6436578958730609012015-02-21T08:27:06.921-05:002015-02-21T08:27:06.921-05:00hi anon...you make a lot of good points. But we ar...hi anon...you make a lot of good points. But we are fighting a war for our very survival so my thinking these days is relentlessly practical. I'm actually glad that Mulcair and Trudeau are covering all bases on this one. So if the war remains popular Trudeau will not be damaged by his position, and if it doesn't Mulcair will reap the benefit. I am a principled person, but right now I'll do anything to see us win...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-19939171803225692062015-02-21T08:22:25.282-05:002015-02-21T08:22:25.282-05:00hi Kathleen...we must educate ourselves, so we can...hi Kathleen...we must educate ourselves, so we can educate those who don't follow politics as closely as we do. For the more people understand what he is trying to do, the more they will turn against him...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-72154648389631825712015-02-21T08:21:09.253-05:002015-02-21T08:21:09.253-05:00hi anon...you're right the bill needs more tha...hi anon...you're right the bill needs more than just oversight, but since we can't kill it, we must simply use it as a blunt weapon to stir up Canadians and defeat him in the next election. Because we need more oversight over this whole country....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-34056881889457140842015-02-21T08:19:07.494-05:002015-02-21T08:19:07.494-05:00hi Richard...I admit I am an optimist, somebody in...hi Richard...I admit I am an optimist, somebody in this country has to be one. And what you say about the situation is indeed alarming. But remember Harper is hampered by people's perceptions of him, so his heavy-handed attempts to ram that bill through Parliament stands to hurt him as well. And when it comes time to vote I believe most Canadians will look at the state of the economy and the country, and act on their desire for change...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-3196303387688803152015-02-20T15:58:38.739-05:002015-02-20T15:58:38.739-05:00The more I see of Harper and his grandfather the m...The more I see of Harper and his grandfather the more I truly believe that mental illness runs in his family. At one point in the past there must have been allot of babies born through incest n'est-ce pas?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17868396408359306954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-47919763491819216822015-02-20T13:18:55.853-05:002015-02-20T13:18:55.853-05:00Even with the best oversight, a bad bill remains a...Even with the best oversight, a bad bill remains a bad bill. And when you already know that Closet Leader will never agree to any oversight (he and his minions had repeatedly said oversight is not needed), then it makes even less sense to vote for it. Especially also since this is not a minority government scenario where the additional Libs votes could trigger an unwanted election.<br /><br />By voting for it, the Libs may in the short run think they have managed to escape the trap that was set for them. The trouble is that in the long run, it makes Trudeau look weak ..... like Iggy, Dion .... who had voted for the Harper bills even though they had found them objectionable. Who could forget Iggy vowing to watch Harper like a hawk after voting for a budget he had enumerated in so many ways was bad. BTW, the NDP was also guilty of this game, though less frequently, in the minority government days.<br /><br />Mulcair in the short run may look like he had fallen into the trap that the Cons had set. In the long run, however, he looks like a principled man, putting his vote where his mouth is, while Trudeau looks confused, at best.<br /><br />As for the rest of us who just want to heave Steve, it is bad because it means it entrenches the splitting of the non Cons votes between the Lib and NDP as the soft NDP voters refuse to park their votes with Trudeau who they feel cannot be trusted not to roll over and fold like a cheap suit. <br /><br />And then there were the mutual attacks between the Libs and NDP on their respective stand on this issue .... what can one say except that, at best, they seem to be totally confused who is the actual enemy here. At worst, they are both too stupid or selfish and would rather put their own party's interest ahead of getting rid of the real problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-30572600400060451852015-02-20T10:38:27.434-05:002015-02-20T10:38:27.434-05:00Educate yourselves.......no excuses!Educate yourselves.......no excuses!Marmaladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01651890655542192076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-68313582258700433072015-02-20T07:56:19.073-05:002015-02-20T07:56:19.073-05:00Simply demanding more oversight of this pernicious...Simply demanding more oversight of this pernicious bill is a tacit endorsement of the bill. Jean and Paul fertilized the neoliberal field in which crazy crazy Steve now wollows. Why should we give any weight to what they say now?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-53767555734735253472015-02-20T04:19:58.257-05:002015-02-20T04:19:58.257-05:00I believe you're being overly optimistic as to...I believe you're being overly optimistic as to what this represents. Here is my response: http://www.canadiantrendsblog.ca/2015/02/oversight-initiative-implanted.htmlRichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473265775588031435noreply@blogger.com