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Originally Posted by Slava
^ I hope that the GG declines his request of dissolution of the parliament. I fail to see how its in the best interest of the country at this point in time. (Sure its really out of spite that I hope she does this, but its within her power!).
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She won't. If she did, the anit-Queen movement would get a HUGE boost. Why should an un-elected official have that kind of say in our government?
I'm sure most Conservative voters failed to see how JC calling an election barely 3 years into his 5 year term, and just after the Cons had elected a new leader, despite having a majority government, was in the best interests of the country either.
But for you Lib voters, I'm sure that was all fine and just smart politics.
Bottom line: Dion has been saying for months, perhaps years, that the Conservative government was wrong for Canada and was pushing us in the wrong direction - yet he (the Libs) allowed the government to continue because they wouldn't have won any election they forced. Is that "doing what is right for Canada", or is it playing politics to try and get yourself back into power? Is supporting what you claim to be "wrong for the country" the right thing to do, if it means you might have a better shot at getting back into the government in the future? Is that what Dion thinks "principles" mean? I could perhaps understand if he was negotiating with the Cons to compromise, or get some of the Liberal agenda passed along with the Cons... but he's not. He's saying "they are wrong" on one hand, and then standing by and watching on the other.
If we were at war with a country bent on taking over the world, ala Nazi Germany, would Dion capitulate because he didn't think we could win, or would he stand and fight for what is right? I know he is a French citizen (as in, a citizen of France, not simply a Francophone), but that's taking it a little bit too far, isn't it?