1. This action may well push us into American style goverments where "minority goverments" do not exist due to an inability to generate consensus. The Liberal goverment has a clear plan outlining their activities but it takes "two" to govern as a consensus is needed. Vote on the issue and not on the self interest of individuals wanting to gain more power. Ask yourself the question of whether law, order, economy, society, fairness are being served with your annual contribution to the goverment.
2. The cost of an election pushed on people by NDP, Conservatives and Gil Doucet. Are they afraid that Martin is making a positive difference in Canada.
3. What different will a few weeks make except that initial reaction to the second Gomery report will put a long dead issue back at the front of people minds. Paul Martin has done much to have outside people look at the sources of this corruption and the appropriate action and correction are forthcoming.
4. The inconvience at a time when people should focus on their families.
5. The real mutual interest between the conservatives and leadership in Quebec is separation. The sponsorship deal meant to keep Canada together (in the spirit of Trudeau) has always been at odds with a flippant mood willing to ride on emotion and "throw it all away".
6. A minority goverment in a country with many social institutions balanced on one side by reformist Concervatives and on the other side and the fiscally unresponsible NDP on the other (Remember "Pink" Floyd Laughren miring Ontario in dept).
7. The NDP will again have a minority goverment. They are only setup to be a small opposition group and do not have people who can manage and get things done.

1. Joel Plaskett: Heart felt folksy tunes in his debut solo called La De Da. He's opened for the "Tragically Hip" at some their recent concerts.
2. Anne Schaefer: 12 Easy Pieces
3. Norah Jones: "Feels like home" is just one of those albums that grows and grows on me since I got it over a year ago.

May 8, 2005

April 21, 2005
Its been a while since I've posted here but various sections have been updated within these web pages over the last 6 months.

Will it lead to better goverment or a better leader...I doubt it. I prefer to give the Martin goverment a chance to prove his metal. One of the first things he did was to cancel the sponsorship program when he took office. Many of those close to Chretian are now out of the picture with his cabinet. Would any of this exist if the Liberals had a majority goverment...highly unlikely.

Note that the diversion of public money into the hands of a contry's leader is much more evident in the case of our neighbour to the south via the rewarding of war contracts. For a drop in the bucket program with well intentions, the people involved have already been fingered in the form of Alfonso Gagliano.