“… we have never been just a collection of individuals or a collection of red states and blue states. We are, and always will be, the United States of America.”
- President-elect Obama’s victory speech
Mr. Harper, why have you been working so hard to pit Canadians against each others (East vs West, Canadians living in Quebec vs Canadians living outside of Quebec, Conservatives vs Liberals vs NDPs vs Blocs)?
Mr. Harper, do you understand we are all Canadians? Each and every single MP in the parliament has been elected by Canadians. Including you, Mr. Harper.
Whether I agree or disagree with my fellow Canadians (regardless of where they live or who they voted for), I refuse to disrespect or treat them with contempt.
Mr. Harper, what you and your Conservative colleagues have done in the last few days are the total opposite of the ideal expressed by Mr. Obama in the opening quote. Thanks for pitting Canadians against each others for keeping yourself in power.
May the Governor General has the wisdom and determination to make the right choice for Canada. And I am so glad that she is not a “politician” as her decision needs to rise above politics.
P.S. I am keenly aware that some of my dear friends are dead-set against the idea of a coalition government. Now, I love and respect these dear friends but I can’t agree with them.
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Wednesday, 3 December, 2008 at 5:55 PM
Hi Kempton
I agree with you- and though I am not keen on a coalition government, they are definitely within their rights to attempt one. I do hope that the Governor General makes them sit back down at the table and work things out. Proroguing government until January is definitely not the answer, because all it does is delay that vote of confidence by a month.
And I do agree that Harper is trying to provoke infighting by promoting the East v West, particularly the ‘federalist’ v ’separatist Quebec’ idea. Quite frankly I’m tired of him and his party always whinging about the separatists.
Thursday, 4 December, 2008 at 1:40 AM
Hi Alyssa,
Like many Canadians, I don’t want another election so soon after the last one. And now the RH Prime Minister Harper had poisoned the parliament so much that I can’t see their minority government having the confidence of the house, which leaves the coalition government the last resort. As I wrote, a coalition is not easy to maintain but the elected politicians in Ottawa have to learn to work and cooperate with each others to try to fix the current economic crisis as soon as possible.
I wish the GG had the power to compel the leaders to sit down together and work out a good outcome but unfortunately, it is not within her constitution power.
Lastly, until this recent mess, discussions of ‘federalist’ v ’separatist Quebec’ had been close to non-existing. It is just sad to see all these discssions flaring up just before a Qecbec provincial election. (Now, if Mr. Harper had think that Qecbec is a lost cause for him in the last election, and he talked this way in a calculated manner with no regards for the effect on the Quebec provincial election results, then, shame on Mr. Harper.)
Now, some Canadians living in Quebec who voted for the Bloc might just want a “better deal” for them, just like Canadians living outside of Quebec voted for some other parties to try to get a “better deal” for them. If we want respect, then first start by respecting others.
Tomorrow is going to another dramatic day.
Thanks again for commenting Alyssa.
Thursday, 4 December, 2008 at 2:31 PM
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