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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor
Come on. Do you think that is the kind of thing he wants his government to fall over? Lets be honest. There are a lot of people out east that want to keep gun registry in place. It would make no sense what so ever to make his government fall over that.
To make a statement that he LIED because the registry is still in place is an incorrect statement IMO.
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Instead he let his government fall over nothing though....so how set is he on getting rid of the registry? I didn't say that he lied...just that actions speak louder than words. All I'm saying is that if he really wanted to get rid of the registry he would've tabled a motion to do so.
If you take that as him lying and not getting rid of the registry that is fine. No matter how you characterize him though, obviously Harper is a political opportunist here. He stated (and I agree whole-heartedly by the way) that fixed election dates are necessary to stop elections being called for "crass" political motives. Clearly (whether this law applies to minority governments or not) his motives are "crass" here as a result. (His words, not mine!)