Stéphane's turn!
The tape was late, and CBC gave the Liberals flack for that.
Oh, and we lost the first few words.
Dion's not in high-def, and also a bit red-saturated.
He's showing the Conservatives why it's bad to have a scholar as leader of the opposition. He's quickly and succinctly pointed out why, in the context the Canadian system, what they are doing is legal, legitimate and beneficial for the country.
This speech is a stark contrast to the fear-mongering that Harper put out: lots of rosy pictures of happy co-operation (which Dion pronounces a lot like "corporation" - something to watch out for), teamwork, and such.
I'm kind of wishing that Dion had a specific plan. Then again, Harper doesn't have one, so why should the opposition? At least they have a way of coming up with one, I suppose.
And... there's a stumble. And here I thought the tape was late because they did several takes. (I shouldn't mock Dion's accent, but since he's actually being rational, there's very little else to mock.)
This is an odd combination of campaign speech and speech from the throne: Sort of a "we will make good leaders, should we come to power. When we come to power, we will..." This is all contingent on parliament actually voting next Monday; we'll see how that goes.
"...until he has demonstrated to her that he has the confidence of parliament." You can tell that he's been practicing his 'H' sounds.
I like the final note: earnest, yet promising that he won't stick around. It should play well.
Oh, and we lost the first few words.
Dion's not in high-def, and also a bit red-saturated.
He's showing the Conservatives why it's bad to have a scholar as leader of the opposition. He's quickly and succinctly pointed out why, in the context the Canadian system, what they are doing is legal, legitimate and beneficial for the country.
This speech is a stark contrast to the fear-mongering that Harper put out: lots of rosy pictures of happy co-operation (which Dion pronounces a lot like "corporation" - something to watch out for), teamwork, and such.
I'm kind of wishing that Dion had a specific plan. Then again, Harper doesn't have one, so why should the opposition? At least they have a way of coming up with one, I suppose.
And... there's a stumble. And here I thought the tape was late because they did several takes. (I shouldn't mock Dion's accent, but since he's actually being rational, there's very little else to mock.)
This is an odd combination of campaign speech and speech from the throne: Sort of a "we will make good leaders, should we come to power. When we come to power, we will..." This is all contingent on parliament actually voting next Monday; we'll see how that goes.
"...until he has demonstrated to her that he has the confidence of parliament." You can tell that he's been practicing his 'H' sounds.
I like the final note: earnest, yet promising that he won't stick around. It should play well.