http://www.frumforum.com/harpers-dropping-numbers Building a conservatism that can win again Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:50:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.frumforum.com/harpers-dropping-numbers/comment-page-1#comment-80451 Hedge Hog Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:09:33 +0000 http://www.frumforum.com/?p=20316#comment-80451 The Prime Minister may be losing some points in the short run, however he has been able to impress the Canadian public by using a few cards he has up his sleeves. His intent on proroguing Parliament was to allow his government to function smoothly without having the opposite parties pounce at any chance they had to criticize them, which made them get distracted. But, his ultimate reason for proroguing Parliament was to allow him to push through his final numbers of Conservative Senators, so that he could finally have his crime bill passed and also allow him one step closer to having the Senate elected by the people of Canada. This, I believe, is what he had promised during the election campaigns and within the Throne Speech. The Prime Minister may be losing some points in the short run, however he has been able to impress the Canadian public by using a few cards he has up his sleeves. His intent on proroguing Parliament was to allow his government to function smoothly without having the opposite parties pounce at any chance they had to criticize them, which made them get distracted. But, his ultimate reason for proroguing Parliament was to allow him to push through his final numbers of Conservative Senators, so that he could finally have his crime bill passed and also allow him one step closer to having the Senate elected by the people of Canada. This, I believe, is what he had promised during the election campaigns and within the Throne Speech.

]]> http://www.frumforum.com/harpers-dropping-numbers/comment-page-1#comment-80443 AToryNoMore Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:28:35 +0000 http://www.frumforum.com/?p=20316#comment-80443 As a resident of Canada my political views favour conservatism. However I do not support conservatives. Somewhere along the way in they parted company. As a resident of Canada my political views favour conservatism. However I do not support conservatives. Somewhere along the way in they parted company.

]]> http://www.frumforum.com/harpers-dropping-numbers/comment-page-1#comment-80419 DFL Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:30:24 +0000 http://www.frumforum.com/?p=20316#comment-80419 A significant subset of Canadians who are willing to support Tories but aren't supporting them right now are probably 1) tired of Afghanistan and 2) weary of a jobless economic recovery. Perhaps Harper is out of gas. A significant subset of Canadians who are willing to support Tories but aren’t supporting them right now are probably 1) tired of Afghanistan and 2) weary of a jobless economic recovery. Perhaps Harper is out of gas.

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