Is this the end of Conservative rule ?

Question

25 minutes ago



By Bruce Cheadle

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OTTAWA (CP) - The vast majority of Canadians want this country's military mission in Afghanistan to end as scheduled in 2009, according to a new poll.


The survey by Decima Research, released Monday to The Canadian Press, found that two-thirds of respondents want Canadian troops to come home when the current mandate from Parliament expires in February 2009.


Only 26 per cent of respondents believed the military mission should be extended "if that is necessary to complete our goals there."


The results of the poll, conducted May 31 to June 4, were released as Prime Minister Stephen Harper discussed an extension to the mission with his Dutch counterpart in Ottawa.


Harper has repeatedly hinted that Canadian troops may have to stay on in Afghanistan's troubled southern provinces beyond February 2009 in order to ensure stability.

43 minutes ago



By Jennifer Ditchburn

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OTTAWA (CP) - The prime minister who promised a better federal relationship with the provinces is now facing a political war with three premiers, spreading discontent within his Atlantic caucus and a Senate revolt.


Stephen Harper responded Monday to the latest salvos from Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Saskatchewan over oil and gas revenues by challenging the provinces to meet him in court.


At the same time, another showdown was brewing with one of his own Conservative MPs over the issue. Nova Scotia's Gerald Keddy told The Canadian Press that he was heading from his riding to a meeting with Harper to discuss the handling of the Atlantic accords dispute.


His colleague, Bill Casey, was booted from the Tory caucus last week. Casey voted against the federal budget implementation bill and accused Harper of breaking a promise to exclude resource revenues from the federal equalization formula.

Harper - to please Bush wants to keep Canadian Armed forces in Afgainistan - He has forgotten who he works for - 2/3 of the people who are the ones that feed and cloth him right now should be more important than Bush

He is screwing with the Regional Disparity program - who wants that ?

His only support - the west - no longer supports him all that much because of yet another Bush style of policy


Will this topple the government and if so who would you vote for

Liberal''s

NDP

Green

Conservatives

Another party

Health care a mass tranist system a good standard of living and higher ranking on the best nation to live in -than the US ------I guess that would be evil to you

Answer 1

I will likely vote for the Liberals, stevie is just plain scary and does whatever usa tells him too. now I've nothing against usa, but we should determine our own future. stevie i find also caters too much to the separatists, and is a major control freak. hopefully Ontario voters will feel the libs have been punished enough.

Answer 2

Actually, Justice Roberts' decision to side with the Liberal judges might have just handed the White House to Mitt Romney. Before you start accusing me of being delusional ask yourself this question: Why would the Chief Justice, a conservative judge appointed by George W. Bush, side with the Liberals in upholding Obama's biggest achievement? To unify the independents, right-wing fringe, republicans and democrats who don't want Obamacare before the election since the only way to repeal it now is to elect Mitt Romney.

Answer 3

As long as corporations are allowed to own the American government and the American media, right wing extremism bent on American empire will be the prevailing threat to the world.

Canada...if you dared stand up to the United States of Corporate America you'd become a larger Diego Garcia...... in the blink of a fascist eye

Answer 4

We'll tear down Bush's statues and beat them with our shoes as they drag them off to the landfill, on January 20, 2009.

Answer 5

God, yesterday all the Canadian Posts where talking about how they "Hate the Do Nothing, Rich Liberals". You folks gotta make up your mind up there...

Answer 6

I cant speak for Canada, but G.W. Bush a conservative. That is a joke. He is anything but a conservative. He leans almost as far left as Ted "pass me down that bottle" Kennedy

Answer 7

No. Its the end of the neo-con era. Thank goodness.

Answer 8

Say adieu to Neocons.....

Answer 9

I certainly hope so! *sm*

Answer 10

Yes, I sure hope it is.