Comments on: Canadians may beat us to the polls http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/08/30/canadians-may-beat-us-to-the-polls/ hopping along the corridors of power Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:16:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: OutinFront http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/08/30/canadians-may-beat-us-to-the-polls/#comment-55490 OutinFront Sat, 30 Aug 2008 23:19:42 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/08/30/canadians-may-beat-us-to-the-polls/#comment-55490 Harper appears ready to disregard his own law for fixed terms of 4 years. Alongside the campaign funding rort earlier this year, ignoring the law seems to be a habit the Canadian conservatives have picked up from their brethren to the South in the US. Good news today is that Canada now has its first federal Green Party MP: Blair Wilson, a former federal Liberal Party MP from British Columbia. http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/488157 Harper appears ready to disregard his own law for fixed terms of 4 years. Alongside the campaign funding rort earlier this year, ignoring the law seems to be a habit the Canadian conservatives have picked up from their brethren to the South in the US.

Good news today is that Canada now has its first federal Green Party MP: Blair Wilson, a former federal Liberal Party MP from British Columbia.

http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/488157

]]> By: john-ston http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/08/30/canadians-may-beat-us-to-the-polls/#comment-55474 john-ston Sat, 30 Aug 2008 12:35:47 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/08/30/canadians-may-beat-us-to-the-polls/#comment-55474 Hang on a second, doesn't the Canada Elections Act prohibit Stephen Harper from having an election prior to October 19, 2009 unless there is a vote of no confidence? Only thing that could trigger a vote of no confidence is if the BQ stop propping up the Conservatives. Hang on a second, doesn’t the Canada Elections Act prohibit Stephen Harper from having an election prior to October 19, 2009 unless there is a vote of no confidence? Only thing that could trigger a vote of no confidence is if the BQ stop propping up the Conservatives.

]]> By: emmess http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/08/30/canadians-may-beat-us-to-the-polls/#comment-55469 emmess Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:51:07 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/08/30/canadians-may-beat-us-to-the-polls/#comment-55469 Well, good on Stephen Haprper I wish we had a party in power which would go to the polls when it can't govern effectively. We should have had an election called in February for April Well, good on Stephen Haprper
I wish we had a party in power which would go to the polls when it can’t govern effectively.
We should have had an election called in February for April

]]> By: Mr Dennis http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/08/30/canadians-may-beat-us-to-the-polls/#comment-55464 Mr Dennis Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:01:38 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/08/30/canadians-may-beat-us-to-the-polls/#comment-55464 I would read it differently. This says to me that the spending cap didn't work, you can find a good accountant to get you round anything. If they hadn't had a cap they wouldn't have needed to juggle funds, they could have run it all through the campaign account and declared the lot, thus being more transparent. I would read it differently. This says to me that the spending cap didn’t work, you can find a good accountant to get you round anything. If they hadn’t had a cap they wouldn’t have needed to juggle funds, they could have run it all through the campaign account and declared the lot, thus being more transparent.

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