Who said it: Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
The facts: This minority Parliament was the second-longest in Canadian history.
There have been 65 bills and three budgets passed by the House of Commons since the Conservatives were elected on Jan. 23, 2006.
Opposition leaders say that uncertainty is a reality of minority parliaments and that Harper should have abided by the spirit of his fixed-date election legislation.
"Fixed dates stop leaders from trying to manipulate the calendar," Harper told reporters in May, 2006 when he introduced the legislation.
"Hopefully, in the next election, we can run on our record and we won't need the manipulation of the electoral calendar," he said.
3 comments:
As if any of that matters now. The election's been called.
The greater concern is the sinking feeling on the good ship Dion. Unfortunately Harper knows he isgoing to kick his butt. Stephane knows Harper is going to kick his butt. And worst of all Harper knows Dion knows he is going to his butt.
It's clear why we are having this election. Harper lost weight and is finally feeling good about himself.
It does matter b/c it shows that Harper is a liar and does not keep his promises. However, I'm not sure how much that will matter to Canadians, since I think, sadly, that they actually expect that most politicans lie and do not live up to their promises to start with.
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