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Savvy27 · 01-09-2006, 08:35 PM

I really like this moderator. He asks interesting questions and tries to keep the hot topics going for a little while.

To be honest I think that all of the candidates had their good and bad moments.

Layton started out well and even avoided ending every topic with a cliched NDP plug. Towards the end he started to fall back into that role where he just chirps at everyone.

Best shot: Pointing out to Harper that the GST cut would result in a billion dollars less in savings for the lowest income earners.

Duceppe was alright with me up until they started talking about unity. He's pretty much full of crap (like all separatists). He is truly talented at debating and may be a decent leader if he had something worthwhile to stand for.

Best shot: Reminding Canadians about $48 Billion (!) being cut from Unemployment Insurance by the Liberals.

Harper had a weaker overall debate than last time but he still had some strong moments. I'm surprised that nobody has noticed Harper ducking out of questions and failing to refute that he told a conservative group in the US that they represented what Canada should be like. That startled me.

Best shot: I can't remember any huge ones. He got a decent shot at Martin by mentioning that he avoided paying Canadian taxes during his business years. I'm not a Harper fan at all but there were a few topics that he came off as a capable leader and it did sound as if the Conservative platform would cover the issues.

Martin is almost painful to watch debate unless he is passionate about a topic. He seemed better prepared this time around but I would imagine that all the talk about scandals hurt the Liberals yet again and he didn't really have anything convincing to say that will make people believe that there will not be any more scandal from the Liberals.

Best shot: Easily the shot about Harper saying a conservative group in the US was an 'inspiration' and the Canada was a 'northern european welfare state'.

Overall I enjoyed that debate much more than the first one. Which makes sense since I'm sure that all the leaders got some pointers. Also they must all be desperate for votes because they actually spent some time talking about university students!!

01-09-2006, 08:35 PM	#76
Savvy27 #1 Goaltender Join Date: Sep 2002 Exp:	I really like this moderator. He asks interesting questions and tries to keep the hot topics going for a little while. To be honest I think that all of the candidates had their good and bad moments. Layton started out well and even avoided ending every topic with a cliched NDP plug. Towards the end he started to fall back into that role where he just chirps at everyone. Best shot: Pointing out to Harper that the GST cut would result in a billion dollars less in savings for the lowest income earners. Duceppe was alright with me up until they started talking about unity. He's pretty much full of crap (like all separatists). He is truly talented at debating and may be a decent leader if he had something worthwhile to stand for. Best shot: Reminding Canadians about $48 Billion (!) being cut from Unemployment Insurance by the Liberals. Harper had a weaker overall debate than last time but he still had some strong moments. I'm surprised that nobody has noticed Harper ducking out of questions and failing to refute that he told a conservative group in the US that they represented what Canada should be like. That startled me. Best shot: I can't remember any huge ones. He got a decent shot at Martin by mentioning that he avoided paying Canadian taxes during his business years. I'm not a Harper fan at all but there were a few topics that he came off as a capable leader and it did sound as if the Conservative platform would cover the issues. Martin is almost painful to watch debate unless he is passionate about a topic. He seemed better prepared this time around but I would imagine that all the talk about scandals hurt the Liberals yet again and he didn't really have anything convincing to say that will make people believe that there will not be any more scandal from the Liberals. Best shot: Easily the shot about Harper saying a conservative group in the US was an 'inspiration' and the Canada was a 'northern european welfare state'. Overall I enjoyed that debate much more than the first one. Which makes sense since I'm sure that all the leaders got some pointers. Also they must all be desperate for votes because they actually spent some time talking about university students!!