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Originally Posted by Rerun
I used the word KILL and that perhaps is an overstatement. CRIPPLE is a much better word.
.... also, it seems (from polls taken) that the majority of people are in favour of cancelling the public subsidy (ie. $1.95 per vote) of political parties. So I don't really think that John Q Public had/has too much of a problem with it.
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I agree on both those counts, but the action has still opened up the "I told you so" possibilities in the next campaign.
If the CPC had followed the strategy as the Cap'n laid out the whole mess could have been averted, the fiscal package would have been passed, this potential future election smear wouldn't be available, the opposition would still be fractured, and Harper would have had Dion's weak leadership to toy with for 5 more months.
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