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Originally posted by longsuffering@May 19 2005, 04:37 PM
Scratch the veneer from this CPC party and hate and intolerance never seems to be too far below the surface.
The CPC said it would moderate its policies. Apparently Stronach didn't think that was happening.
My recollection of the PC - Reform merger was that the Reform side promised to include the moderate conservatives, would moderate some of their more extreme positions and reach out to all Canadians. Is it really inconceivable that Stronach had grown increasingly uncomfortable with what she saw in the CPC caucaus? Is it inconceivable that being scolded over stating an opinion then becoming involved in a shouting match with the Party leader would cause a person to reconsider their involvement in a Party that wasn't moderating it's views, wasn't trying to unify the country? She was inside the caucaus, inside the shadow cabinet. She heard the conversations, the policy plans.
The CPC can spin this anyway they like. The fact remains that one of their stars - one of the individuals the Party touted as a symbol of the new CPC - left or was pushed out of the Party.
Say what you will about Stronach. Call her an opportunist, say she's a snake, etc. It will not change the fact that she, with her resume and credentials, brings more to any Party than a the majority of politicians on either side of the house. No one who is serious about political debate in this country can deny that, no matter how low they are willing to go with the mudslinging and name calling.
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Great post!
I even tried to boil it down to just the good points, but there were so many there's still a lengthy quote above.
Without Belinda, the CPC is now just the Reform Party. No more, no less. Only Manning was a slightly better leader than Harper is.
She doesn't represent just a vote in the house today or a seat in an election in the future. Whether or not she's a good politician, she represented the idea that the CPC was an exciting, fiscally conservative yet more moderate party than what we had seen before. She was what "Stupid" Ontario voters have been waiting for.
Now the CPC are seen for what Harper has wanted them to be all along. A fringe / niche party with a social agenda not in line with the beliefs of most Canadians. Divisive, angry and not a threat to govern.
Bravo Harper!!
And on top of that, I now have no-one to vote for....unless Fotze runs.