tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post7204003710934713448..comments2023-08-03T07:33:41.442-07:00Comments on Idealistic Pragmatist: On the backroomIdealistic Pragmatisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18296481430598981678noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-10124487566449375642008-12-05T13:18:00.000-07:002008-12-05T13:18:00.000-07:00If only we governed by polls, eh? Yet there are go...If only we governed by polls, eh? Yet there are good reasons we don't.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15614205920972531674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-54048462303277022222008-12-04T18:01:00.000-07:002008-12-04T18:01:00.000-07:00Incidentally, for the moment -- I must stress that...Incidentally, for the moment -- I must stress that temporal qualifier -- the population is on the PM's side.<BR/><BR/>That may change. But right now, the latest polls (Ipsos, EKOS) show a majority of Canadians would have preferred another election to a swift transition to rule by the Coalition.Ben (The Tiger in Exile)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15343544805893081216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-2653777027878625642008-12-04T13:41:00.000-07:002008-12-04T13:41:00.000-07:00That's in Washington's hands, not Ottawa's.That's in Washington's hands, not Ottawa's.Ben (The Tiger in Exile)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15343544805893081216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-25256775410968334012008-12-04T12:11:00.000-07:002008-12-04T12:11:00.000-07:00And in the meantime, I'm sure nothing important wi...And in the meantime, I'm sure nothing important will happen with the world economy. It's not like the big automakers who drive the industrial heartland are going to go bankrupt in the next couple of weeks, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-70907902045290222592008-12-04T11:59:00.000-07:002008-12-04T11:59:00.000-07:00Your people will have their chance -- twice over, ...Your people will have their chance -- twice over, in fact.<BR/><BR/>There'll be a new Throne Speech in January, and a budget.<BR/><BR/>And then either the Coalition will govern, or we'll go to the polls. And if Harper doesn't get a majority then, the Coalition will get a chance to govern anyway.Ben (The Tiger in Exile)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15343544805893081216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12426618.post-11147012318022292212008-12-04T10:04:00.000-07:002008-12-04T10:04:00.000-07:00You'll have heard by now that Parliament has been ...You'll have heard by now that Parliament has been prorogued.<BR/><BR/>Does parliamentary democracy have any meaning in Canada anymore? You can't get defeated in a confidence vote if Parliament never actually meets. <BR/><BR/>Never mind the Canadian public being ignorant of basic civics; that ignorance seems to extend to the head of state as well.Tyronehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04517491466629482995noreply@blogger.com