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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
I'll credit you with a solid effort, belsarius, but I don't think you have actually defeated the claim that the NDP have acted incompetently. And if anything, I think you have only reinforced the argument that they are ruled by ideology.
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Incompetently means they acted without any skill or knowledge, I think they acted like any other political party would have, in a way to maintain their base of support and pushing their mandate ahead.
I will give you incompetence in claiming one day you had no idea about the rules then switching your story the next that you did know about it. They really need to "grow up" in dealing with the media because this does make them look foolish more often than not.
They had the support of voters, industry (specifically Suncor and Cenovus), other Provinces and other countries for the carbon tax. That's not ideological rule, that's political rule. I see ideological rule as doing things you want regardless of anyone else (like if they had fully supported the stupid Leap manifesto).
Really I guess if you call it ruled by ideology you have to admit every single government in a democracy is also ruled by ideology.. and that I'll totally agree with.