Interesting opinion piece in the Vancouver Sun today. It's structured as a memo to Stephen Harper.
See a brief excerpt below:
"... As a good place to start, stop whining.
Your complaints that the Liberals are trying to take power without earning it, that they are somehow engaged in a nefarious and un-Canadian coup attempt, ring hollow, not only in light of your own attempts to unseat the Liberals when you were in Opposition, but in the context of our parliamentary democracy.
It's true that Liberal leader Stephane Dion didn't get as many votes as you did. But if it were undemocratic for someone most Canadians had voted against to become prime minister, you would never have got the job. In fact, a majority of Canadians who voted picked one of the parties in Dion's coalition.
As you know, the essence of our system is establishing and maintaining the confidence of Parliament, regardless of whether you have a majority of seats under the direct control of your party whip. Unless members of one of the three opposition parties get cold feet before next Monday, it now sounds likely that you and former prime minister Joe Clark will have a lot more in common than you used to.
Given that the Liberals came out of their caucus room Monday looking happier than they have since before Gomery became a household name in Canada, and that the Bloc Quebecois and the New Democrats can't believe their good luck, it's unlikely that they plan to back off.
But that doesn't mean you are out of options. The best one is to go back to the issue that you should have been focused on all along -- restoring confidence in the economy."
James Morton
1100 - 5255 Yonge Street
Toronto, Ontario
M2N 6P4
2 comments:
Mr. Morton,
Could you provide a link to this editorial?
Morton, things will be okay. You and your readers need to realize that The prime minister is making it better for us already! Most people don't realize how much money there is out there. During economic times like this, there is more money to be had than ever. Because of the bailouts and economy, lenders are bending over backwards to bail you out too. Believe it or not, there is people getting tons of cheap money nowdays to start businesses, buy homes, pay off debt, and more. Bailout is for YOU
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