Who might be Minister of National Defence in a coaltion government?
The portfolio is not even mentioned here--an indication of how (un)seriously it is taken? Or might it go to Mr Ignatieff? But the job is rather full-time these days, hard to combine with running for Liberal Party leader. Thank goodness Messrs Dosanjh and Coderre may be destined elsewhere.
Update: After today's prorogation of Parliament by the Governor General, I suspect the chances of this becoming relevant have gone down quite a bit:
Update: After today's prorogation of Parliament by the Governor General, I suspect the chances of this becoming relevant have gone down quite a bit:
NDP will not oppose Afghan war while in coalitionBut should that coalition ever take power, I think the concerns raised here would still be valid:
Hell no, we won't fight!
posted by Mark, Ottawa at 4:04 p.m.
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The bigger issue that burns my butt is that as our GG, as the CiC of our Armed Forces, has both a legal and moral obligation, especially at this time when we have our men and women engaged in combat operations and placing their lives in the line, to prevent a Separatist Party, dedicated to the destruction of the country, to be part of her government.
And everyone can spare me the technicalities that the Bloc isn't "part" of the government.
The Bloc would be in a power sharing agreement with the Libs and the NDP. When you "share" power, you are in government
This coalition wasn't an option on my ballot six weeks ago when I voted.
Was it on your ballot in your riding ?
Fred, Mansbridge and Boag made it perfectly clear last night that the BQ is not part of the coalition, and saying that a separatist party is backing the proposed coalition government is evil and wrong and only a desperate and evil man would say such false things. (If Harper achieves a majority, I think he would be fully justified in acting to privatize the CBC quickly and irreversibly. I think it is a threat to democracy.)
Fortunately the GG has prorogued parliament and hopefully Canadians will have a chance to reflect on what a coalition of these a**holes would mean to the future of the country.
From most of what what Iv'e been reading, Canadians understand that it's a ridiculous situation.
I've never been so ashamed of our Government in all my life; and having survived Trudeau and Chretian that's saying a lot.
I can only imagine what this has done to the morale of the men and women serving in the Canadian Forces.
Give us strength.
Freelance . . . this Coalition would govern in consultation with the Bloc and must have the Bloc votes to pass Bills - 37 + 77 MPs does not a Majority make. Duceppe will have Steffi & Jacko at his beck & call for whatever he wants.
The Bloc wouldn't be a "live" member because to be a Minister of the Crown you have to swear Allegiance to that Crown - political suicide for a Bloc politician.
Mansbridge & Boag are next to useless in providing fair and accurate coverage. They can claim the Bloc isn't "part" of the coalition and be "accurate", but not truthful - they neglect to also say that the Coalition must have the Bloc votes and will have to kow-tow to Duceppe, consult with him, give him what he demands.
He's a ghost member of the coalition.
But you can believe what you want.
I believed Layton and Dion in the last election campaign when they said they would never ever form a coalition.
There was no Lib Dip coalition option on my ballot, was there one on yours ?
Fred, I think you missed the tongue in Freelance Writer's cheek. His criticism, as I read it, is of Mansbridge and Boag and the CBC for implying anyone tying the separatists to this political coalition is evil and wrong.
Of course, maybe I'm reading it all wrong myself...
Of course it is ludicrous to be in a situation where calling people what they are - separatists - is perceived as the problem, rather than the political commitment itself. The CBC, and most of the rest of the media, somehow believe that the people of Canada do not understand the failure of the appeasement policy towards Quebec, as evidenced by the surge in support for the Tories. This is an indicator that the people are way ahead of the media and the coalition politicians, just like the popular support for the Afghanistan mission.
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