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Originally Posted by Caged Great
I blame this on Michaelle Jean. She had to approve this stupid move.
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What on Earth is she supposed to do? There's no right decision for her... enable a PM who abuses the system to circumvent our democracy, or step in as an unelected person to stop an elected PM.
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Originally Posted by calculoso
Great... At a time when our country has the world stage (Olympics), people are wanting to play politics so they can further their own agenda. Think big picture people. Think world reputation. Think.
Is the delay of 2 months (or however long it is) really that big of a deal? Is it worth it to risk giving our country's reputation a black eye on the world stage? Nobody else cares if we have a senate. Nobody else cares if our budget costs an extra hundred million dollars. Nobody else cares if our soldiers knew what the afghans were going to do.
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Our world reputation will be tarnished if our politicians are working over the Olympics? I think proroguing parliament on a whim tarnishes our reputation much more. Politics isn't going to go away because parliament isn't in session, but most people don't care at the best of times and will care even less over the Olympics, whether or not parliament is in session.
Also, it's not a delay, it's a reset. Basically Harper is hitting the power button on the parliamentary machine, and any unfinished work gets scrapped. It's not just a break, it's a set back. Not that I mind, the less bills the conservatives get passed over their term, the better.
