Have you guys heard about this??

[lalaithlockhart]

I'm quoting goldy_dollar , because she explains better than I do.

The Opposition parties are threatening to topple the Conservative government on Monday when the Tories present their budget. Since it's a money bill, it could trigger an election - all of 7 weeks after the last one.

Why?

1). The Conservative plan sucks. Instead of coming up with ways to address the

Comments

[goldy_dollar]

Thanks for posting about this! I think it's really important for people to know about it.

[hipsunderhands]

Wow, I did not know about this.

[jetsan_supreme]

Yes, I had heard about this when it came about. I unfortunately had a jaded reaction that this was merely typical Harper trying to make Canada a one-party state. They are also cleverly spinning it as though the Opposition Parties are unwilling to "tighten their belts" in the downturn and as though they are being greedy when the Conservatives are nobly sacrificing their party funding for the sake of the economy.

A lot of bullshit, but it's amazing what Canadians will swallow.

Sadly, it's a bad time for a loose left wing coalition to govern. The results could be sheer disaster. If the leaderless coalition were to try to govern and mess anything up, even through their own inability to make consensus decisions, Harper has a one-way ticket to a landslide majority. The one-party state come true.

[lalaithlockhart]

They are also cleverly spinning it as though the Opposition Parties are unwilling to "tighten their belts" in the downturn and as though they are being greedy when the Conservatives are nobly sacrificing their party funding for the sake of the economy. I know!! GAH. Sly little bastards. I had no idea they were this creepy - and you're exactly right, someone picked an amazing time to do this.