Catch 22 update
Gotta love this story as it points out how the scenario I keep alluding to is unfolding.
link"No one should forget that emissions rose steadily under the former Liberal government, year after year, despite its Kyoto vows. Canada cannot meet its targets now. Mr. Dion should allow the clean air bill to lapse."
So here's Dion heading off to Newfoundland to make nice with Dannyboy, and making noise about how he was so honest.
Here's the rub. If Dion ever got his way not only would that favourite liberal whipping boy big bad Alberta pay a steep economic price, but so to would Dion's newest best friend Newfoundland. See as a federal plan it doesn't stop at the Alberta border, it goes wherever there is oil production in Canada....so Danny if you got upset cause Harper said chose the Alantic Accord or the new equalization formula, the guy will no doubt have an annurism over the effects of compliance with Kyoto.
Speaking of which.
With the new Hebron deal, Danny's contention of a poor province getting the shaft is starting to sound more and more like a inbred sense of "entitlement" and less a story of a fight for the common man. He also should be careful about the standard he wants to use, as it becomes obvious that Danny will have his own version of Adscam come and bite him on the arse.
As for Dion, sabre rattling like he is over Afghanistan or the enviroment seems more like preaching to the "converted" and less like outreach to disenfranchised liberals.
This is one individual that hopes neither Dion or Dannyboy reads articles like the one I've linked to. I'd like to see a Harper majority.
Labels: kyoto
Start the countdown to the next election
And so the game begins. This is the precursor of events to come....at least with regard to the next federal election.....or forcing the Kyoto crowd to run up the white flag.
The Liberals, NDP and Bloc Quebecois pushed through the Kyoto Implementation Act last June, a law that says the government must submit a "Climate Change Plan'' for meeting the requirements under the international agreement within 60 days. The "plan'' it published Tuesday repeats the argument that trying to meet Kyoto by 2012 would wreak economic disaster on the Canadian economy. It estimates astronomical gas-price hikes and catastrophic job losses.At the end of the article was the part that says the liberals are still not getting it.
""They have no intention of being bound or honouring the obligations of Kyoto," McGuinty said. "They've been perfectly clear on this even before arriving in government.''"
Gee, you think?
McGuinty while he was so intent on grandstanding seems to miss the point that only the government can table legislation that involves spending and by making this statement McGuinty has made it clear the liberals are going to table a nonconfidence motion over this. The problem is that going into an election over this the opposition parties all (Lib, NDP, Bloc, and Green) are going to be restricted to a platform (no matter what they publish) of higher taxes, draconian legislation, and a lower standard of living. At the very least the best the oppositin can hope for under those conditions is that their core support just sits on their hands next election.
The other part they missed is that its hard to make a case against global warming in the middle of winter.
But the best part of all this is if the opposition cannot succeed in bringing down the Harper government over this their credibility will be destroyed. Its one thing to back off on a threat its quite another when you've invested so much on that one issue. The point is that if the opposition forces a nonconfidence motion on this they have to follow through....Harper knows the opposition can't backdown without seriously losing face with its hard core kook fringe.
For those scratching their head wondering how this is could be a bad case scenario for the lib-left its simple. The lib-left has always taken a non-position, when the issue is for or against with no mushy middle, we win they lose. They need that middle ground. In this case they lost it the day that private members bill was tabled. For them its impose the Kyoto protocol no matter what it costs
there is no other way, for the conservative government its do what you can how you can without turning the country into an economic basketcase.
I still give the following possible scenario as a plausible occurance.
The scene; election stop in the 905 area. When each leader comes to the place they get asked this question:
"Would your government impose the Kyoto protocol no matter what the consequences"?
The answer from the opposition cannot be anything other than yes, due to the fact that the reason the election was called was that all opposition parties tabled legislation that was suppose to force the government to impose Kyoto, the n/c motion was tabled because they refused to accept the governments plan that won't. All Harper has to say is that people have a right to earn a living and not have the crap taxed out them over a UN protocol.
If its still not understood, try this. Campainging on a platform of taxes, onerous legislation, and lower standard of living is not the liberal way. They like something for everyone platforms that paint a rosy picture. This private members bill is all about bad news. That means Harper gets the good news platform.
Update:
Looks like the Bloc is staking its position early this time they don't get holding the bag when the nonconfidence motion comes to the floor.
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While Layton said his party would pursue other legislative options in Parliament, the Bloc Quebecois hinted that it might turn the matter of Canada's Kyoto targets into a confidence issue that could bring down the minority Conservative government and force an election in the fall"
Further in the article it states that Dion will be making a public statement on Thursday (today) to make the liberal position more clear. I predict that Dion doesn't want to be the last one to have to decide to support a nonconfidence motion over this mainly so the liberals don't get the blame for bringing forward the motion or be in the unpleasant position of supporting the government to avoid an election they can't afford.
Next update will be more info on Climateforchange.
Labels: Conservative majority, kyoto
Looking for info
None of these stories are true unless someone can validate them.
What I'm looking for is information:
On a developing story that there is some rancour in the CTV newroom over who is going to be replacing Robertson when he retires. Present status lie, everyone knows Lloyd has no intention of retiring.
That the CBC is looking to split the lead anchor of the National so that Mansbridge has to share it with someone that is bi-lingual or female. Present status lie.
That the Star is going to be axing some of its employees to stop the flow of red ink. Present status lie.
That the Globe and Mail is being looked at as the next Rupert Murdoch (sp?) acquisition. Present status lie.
These will be updated as infomation becomes available, or if its possible to take them to an absurd level to create some satire.
Any enterprising individuals that want to run with them be my guest.
Labels: MSM bias
Liberals new useful idiot part 10
Who's the latest addition to the rans of the LUI?
Why Stephane Dion himself.
Can someone tell Stuffy that if he wants to make
accusations he should find a reliable source.
Labels: useful idiots
Dalton's sudden apparent hard right turn
With McGuinty making all these funding announcements for law and order programs, it would appear that he's out to secure the right wing vote.
However, I'm waiting for an enterprising media type to corner him on the following question to prove the move is for real and not just another promise to be broken after the election.
"Mr McGuinty how much of a budget deficit is the province running today?"
This is the problem question for Dalton as it has been his talking point that the reason he had to raise taxes was because the conservatives hid the size of the deficit.
So are any of those "fair and balanced" media outlets ready to drop this one on McGuinty's lap?
And when you do please don't let him off the hook when he starts laying the blame elsewhere. If he's spending millions on law and order, or cricket clubs, it all comes from the tax payer. Last I heard Ontario still has a deficit, why won't the liberals get that under control before beggaring the tax payers to buy their vote?
Labels: Conservative majority
An idea waiting to catch fire
Here's the knowns:
1- There are the blogs, some well read, others like this one not so.
2- There is Youtube, which allows bloggers and the like to prove beyond a doubt an event did indeed take place, or a certain thing was in fact stated.
Here's the commonly held beliefs:
1-That there is bias in the media
2-That the media, based on the desire to increase market share, is less concerned with getting it right (the truth) and more concerned with sensationalism.
Here's the idea:
Perhaps some enterprising bloggers capable of such a thing could expend a bit of effort and compile some Youtube video. The point of this exercise not to expose bias, but to pit one major media outlet against another.
I'll provide one example of how this can be beneficial in getting the MSM more interested in truth telling than sooth saying.
Lately there has been a lot of media speculation about the cabinet shuffle with many of the talking heads quoting the ubiquitous "unnamed source" or "senior anonymous staffer". What would be usefull, and wildly entertaining, is if we could see a comparison for example say (for the sake of demonstration) Craig Oliver or Jane Taber detailing how they have the scoop on which ministers are being shuffled and to where. Then after the event in question has occurred run a second video clip of the actual result. Then after posting the evidence on Youtube showing how off their prediction was, bring it to the notice of one of their rivals...oh I don't know...say Mike Duffy. He likes to run contriversial stuff, especially if he thought someone else was going to run it before him....he more than anyone is obsessed with maintaining his persona of being in the know around the Parliamentary Press Gallery. The end result is that certain outspoken memebers of the PPG start losing credibilty among their peers, and those oft quoted unnamed sources start losing their appeal until they agree to have their name published.
Even if this didn't come to pass, the fact that this idea gets out there is enough to keep the media on its toes from now on.
I'll wait and see if this idea gets run with....and if it does I promise I won't take credit for it.
Labels: useful idiots
A tale of two stories
Take these two stories
First oneSecond oneand try to figure out why only one is getting any exposure in the G&M?
Labels: kyoto
Liberals new useful idiot part 10
Thought for today.
You don't bring a knife to a gun fight.
Let me explain.
If I was the PM and a certain Premier openly suggested that he wanted a one on one to discuss constitutional changes, I would respond just as openly that the government would be willing to table any change in the House of Commons that is
first agreed to by all the provinces and territories.....now Jean
you sit down with them and get that unanimous agreement......and stop trying to pit Ottawa against the ROC.
Jean Charet of all people should know this, I'm surprised he's forgotten after living through the Meech years.
Could someone please tell him that Trudeau liberalism doesn't work.
Labels: useful idiots
Here we go again.
Can someone, anyone take Mr Pelletier aside and inform him what kind of reception
this idea is going to get from a Harper led government?
"If Ottawa is not ready to define the contents of this charter, I am," Mr.
Pelletier said."
Mr Pelletier, don't bring a knife to a gun fight.
Maybe it would help if he checked the results of last election before tossing out "musings" on constitutional changes.
Labels: the free lunch crowd at it again
