Interesting to browse the comments on the CBC site. Gives more of a national perspective than our own thread here...
http://www.cbc.ca/news/viewpoint/yourspace...da_defects.html
The one that struck me the most (and I read the whole thing) being the first one...
"Political affiliation is far overrated.
Belinda Stronach realized the same thing that everyone else has realized: Canada is probably better served by the Devil we know rather than the Devil we don't.
She was motivated to leave her job as CEO of a very successful company to go into politics. She wasn't motivated by money. Her motives were probably a little more pure than many of her colleagues in the Ottawa.
She realized that Stephen Harper is being motivated purely by a lust for power. Were the Conservatives to force an election there is no guarantee that they would win.
Stronach made a huge sacrifice to go into politics and she was not prepared to have her sacrifice go for naught by sticking with the Conservative power play.
She was used to "getting things done" in business and knew that she was destined to lose the next election or be part of yet another minority government opposition.
She is probably more at home in the Liberal Party of Paul Martin, which is essentially small-c conservative. If those responsible for the Sponsorship scandal are dealt with, the Liberals still remain the best of four poor choices for government in this country.
As a member of the governing party and cabinet, she realized that she could more easily reach her goal of being involved in public policy.
I have more respect for her now since she exposed her distaste for Stephen Harper's politics of intolerance and lust for power.
Everyone who goes into politics does so because of a desire for power, why is Belinda Stronach being slammed for realizing her ability to exercise political power was being stunted under Stephen Harper.
Murray | Winnipeg, Manitoba"