Comments on: Prime Minister Stephen Harper Prorogues Parliament: Massive “Turtle” or Clever Election Strategy? http://informedvote.ca/2010/01/09/prime-minister-stephen-harper-prorogues-parliament-massive-turtle-or-clever-election-strategy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prime-minister-stephen-harper-prorogues-parliament-massive-turtle-or-clever-election-strategy Informed Vote (informedvote.ca) will keep Canadian voters informed on Canadian Politics such as Stephen Harper, Michael Ignatieff, Jack Layton, Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, Green, as well as foreign issues like the Israel palestine conflict and local issues like the CUPE strike Sun, 04 Dec 2011 07:31:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Gloria http://informedvote.ca/2010/01/09/prime-minister-stephen-harper-prorogues-parliament-massive-turtle-or-clever-election-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-5031 Gloria Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:39:18 +0000 http://informedvote.ca/?p=2171#comment-5031 Harper, seems to be taking a page from Campbells book. Use, abuse, lie, deny and to hell with the Canadian citizens, let them eat cake. The west has to separate from the east, and Harper can call Campbell to the east where he belongs. The West would be so much better off. This is a thought, people are now contemplating. Alberta, is having the same thoughts. The East has been their own country, as long as I can remember. The East, has profited, from the Wests tax dollars. There was even criticism, at the Olympics opening ceremonies, there was not enough french spoken. This is the attitude of the East, dictating to the West. The first language in Canada, are, the Aboriginal languages, not french. The East, has to stop cramming french down the throats, of the Western people. Harper, seems to be taking a page from Campbells book. Use, abuse, lie, deny and to hell with the Canadian citizens, let them eat cake. The west has to separate from the east, and Harper can call Campbell to the east where he belongs. The West would be so much better off. This is a thought, people are now contemplating. Alberta, is having the same thoughts. The East has been their own country, as long as I can remember.
The East, has profited, from the Wests tax dollars. There was even criticism, at the Olympics opening ceremonies, there was not enough french spoken. This is the attitude of the East, dictating to the West. The first language in Canada, are, the Aboriginal languages, not french. The East, has to stop cramming french down the throats, of the Western people.

]]> By: RonMacDonald http://informedvote.ca/2010/01/09/prime-minister-stephen-harper-prorogues-parliament-massive-turtle-or-clever-election-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-4680 RonMacDonald Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:01:28 +0000 http://informedvote.ca/?p=2171#comment-4680 What a disgrace, what a joke, our country is in limbo on the authority of one man, the person what was voted in and is paying paid a handsome wage. There have been so many examples during the past year of embarassments to our country on the world stage that it's no surprise that he continues to show distain for all else. Get back to work! Show some leadership! Do the right thing! What a disgrace, what a joke, our country is in limbo on the authority of one man, the person what was voted in and is paying paid a handsome wage. There have been so many examples during the past year of embarassments to our country on the world stage that it’s no surprise that he continues to show distain for all else. Get back to work! Show some leadership! Do the right thing!

]]> By: Deidre http://informedvote.ca/2010/01/09/prime-minister-stephen-harper-prorogues-parliament-massive-turtle-or-clever-election-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-4676 Deidre Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:28:01 +0000 http://informedvote.ca/?p=2171#comment-4676 My source is from: http://davidakin.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2007/9/4/3207267.html And the politicians are still working, they're just not in the same room arguing. They're probably getting done more this way. My source is from:
http://davidakin.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2007/9/4/3207267.html

And the politicians are still working, they’re just not in the same room arguing. They’re probably getting done more this way.

]]> By: Deidre http://informedvote.ca/2010/01/09/prime-minister-stephen-harper-prorogues-parliament-massive-turtle-or-clever-election-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-4675 Deidre Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:25:41 +0000 http://informedvote.ca/?p=2171#comment-4675 FYI: Jean Chretien prorogued Parliament four times during his time as Prime Minister: February 5, 1996; September 18, 1999; September 16, 2002; and November 12, 2003. * On each occasion, the Liberals killed their own legislation. Several bills ended up dying over and over again due to Liberals proroguing Parliament or calling early elections. * September 16, 2002 – After a summer of Liberal in-fighting and Jean Chretien being forced to announce his planned retirement date in August, Chretien prorogued Parliament, killing legislation so that he could unveil his legacy agenda. * According [to] Eddie Goldenberg, Chretien decided to have a Throne Speech just to test the will of the Martinite forces who were trying to push him out early: Chretien was happy. “I like that. It is exactly what we just discussed. Prepare me a statement. But just one more thing,” said the old fox. “I want a Throne Speech in the fall. The government will stand or fall on it. If they want to vote against me on it, then it is the one case in which I will run again.” (Eddie Goldenberg, The Way it Works, p. 380) * November 12, 2003 – Jean Chretien announced that Parliament was prorogued on the eve of the Liberal leadership convention (so Chretien and Martin didn’t have to sit together in the House of Commons and face a dispute over who was Prime Minister). Martin did not become Prime Minister until December 12, 2003 and Parliament did not resume until February 2, 2004 – almost four months later * The current session has lasted as long as many comparable sessions under the Liberals, and longer than several of the sessions under Jean Chretien and Paul Martin. FYI:

Jean Chretien prorogued Parliament four times during his time as Prime Minister: February 5, 1996; September 18, 1999; September 16, 2002; and November 12, 2003.

* On each occasion, the Liberals killed their own legislation. Several bills ended up dying over and over again due to Liberals proroguing Parliament or calling early elections.

* September 16, 2002 – After a summer of Liberal in-fighting and Jean Chretien being forced to announce his planned retirement date in August, Chretien prorogued Parliament, killing legislation so that he could unveil his legacy agenda.

* According [to] Eddie Goldenberg, Chretien decided to have a Throne Speech just to test the will of the Martinite forces who were trying to push him out early: Chretien was happy. “I like that. It is exactly what we just discussed. Prepare me a statement. But just one more thing,” said the old fox. “I want a Throne Speech in the fall. The government will stand or fall on it. If they want to vote against me on it, then it is the one case in which I will run again.” (Eddie Goldenberg, The Way it Works, p. 380)

* November 12, 2003 – Jean Chretien announced that Parliament was prorogued on the eve of the Liberal leadership convention (so Chretien and Martin didn’t have to sit together in the House of Commons and face a dispute over who was Prime Minister). Martin did not become Prime Minister until December 12, 2003 and Parliament did not resume until February 2, 2004 – almost four months later

* The current session has lasted as long as many comparable sessions under the Liberals, and longer than several of the sessions under Jean Chretien and Paul Martin.

]]> By: Rod http://informedvote.ca/2010/01/09/prime-minister-stephen-harper-prorogues-parliament-massive-turtle-or-clever-election-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-4664 Rod Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:23:35 +0000 http://informedvote.ca/?p=2171#comment-4664 This is OUR parliament, not Harper's parliament. Harper does NOT have the right to halt work. He has the RESPONSIBILITY to gainfully work for us. As a teacher, I would not be allowed to stop productive work for 2 months in order to plan. There is no legitimate reason to expect Harper to be any less productive than me. Since, in all likelihood, Harper's proroguing decision will not be altered, then I suggest that Harper and his flock of sheep spend time learning and practising how to be collaborative so that the work in parliament can be accomplished. As of this moment, the Conservatives are not setting a good example of how to act as representatives of the people in our nation. This is OUR parliament, not Harper’s parliament. Harper does NOT have the right to halt work. He has the RESPONSIBILITY to gainfully work for us. As a teacher, I would not be allowed to stop productive work for 2 months in order to plan. There is no legitimate reason to expect Harper to be any less productive than me.

Since, in all likelihood, Harper’s proroguing decision will not be altered, then I suggest that Harper and his flock of sheep spend time learning and practising how to be collaborative so that the work in parliament can be accomplished. As of this moment, the Conservatives are not setting a good example of how to act as representatives of the people in our nation.

]]> By: Abed O http://informedvote.ca/2010/01/09/prime-minister-stephen-harper-prorogues-parliament-massive-turtle-or-clever-election-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-4657 Abed O Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:56:10 +0000 http://informedvote.ca/?p=2171#comment-4657 haha, i see you alejandro! haha, i see you alejandro!

]]> By: Alejandro Soares http://informedvote.ca/2010/01/09/prime-minister-stephen-harper-prorogues-parliament-massive-turtle-or-clever-election-strategy/comment-page-1/#comment-4648 Alejandro Soares Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:04:52 +0000 http://informedvote.ca/?p=2171#comment-4648 WHY DID STEPHEN HARPER PROROGUE PARLIAMENT? WHAT ARE 2 CRITICISMS REGARDING THIS PROROGATION? WHY DID STEPHEN HARPER PROROGUE PARLIAMENT? WHAT ARE 2 CRITICISMS REGARDING THIS PROROGATION?

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