From the Toronto Star tonight, we learn that a hand from the dark past has reached out:
Stronach told the CBC that she spoke with Mulroney today to discuss her move. "Brian said to me, 'I’m your friend. . . I support you as a friend,'" she said. Mulroney was not available for comment....or he was speaking at a tone so low only whales could hear.
Update: Flippy flop flipping?
The Conservatives will vote in support of the federal budget but will still try to defeat the Liberal minority government on an amendment that proposes $4.6-billion in spending on housing and the environment, Tory Leader Stephen Harper announced Tuesday night.So there was a constitutional crisis that two non-politicians, non-lawyers, non-constitutional specialists (Coyne, Bliss) wept over but no one else (like the Opposition) acted on, there was a Parliamentary crisis which was so grave the Opposition really did nothing about it and there was a budgetary crisis of such a traumatic level with the government buying support through announcing non-stop new program spending that...the Opposition now supports it.
Why? Now, the flippy floppy Newfy Tories will not have to abstain on the budget and embarrass Harper...again... and now the three independents can all support the Grits with the NDP just on the housing and the environment spending - which the Bloc may join in in supporting as well - and the Parliament will go back to business and Harper will pretend he did something when all he did was usher in the beginning of his end by proving he has no idea how the government works.
Comments
David - May 18, 2005 6:19 AM
A little bird whispers in my ear that the Liberals plan to lose a non-confidence motion next week and plan to compaign on (1) the budget (2) the CPC and the BQ are in bed together.
I think I'll sit out the next election.
Alan - May 18, 2005 8:30 AM
I think they are well placed to do that now, thanks to the arse kicking they gave the Tories. It is a sad day when you know a party needs in its time of trouble men of steel like Joe Clark and Bob Stanfield.
Alan - May 20, 2005 4:43 PM
This extended quotation from two gents in a tavern from the CBC news web site on the proper role of an MP to the average Newfoundlander is beautiful:<blockquote class="smalltext">"I think they should be wetting their pants, at this point. They should have stood up for Newfoundland," said Clyde Rose, who had watched the budget vote in a St. John's bar...<p>"I really don't understand where they're coming from, where their loyalty is," said Rose.<p>"I'm surprised these two Newfoundland MPs had so much difficulty deciding how to vote," added Liam Walsh.<p>"They're either completely out of touch with their constituents or they're so far in Stephen Harper's pocket they don't know the difference." </blockquote>I am stunned that the word "arse" appears nowhere in their learned opinion.