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Tory/Alliance Merger A Done Deal

Posted on Monday, December 08 at 12:23 by sthompson
Meanwhile, David Orchard's lawsuit against the Tory/Alliance merger failed--meaning that it's so much for the progressive part of the PCs, and straight into wedded "bliss" as Canada's new fully conservative party.

Lawyer Jim Prentice has already announced that he will seek leadership of the new party, making him the first person officially in the race.

Polls prior to the merger still showed the NDP ahead of even a united PC/Alliance, with both behind the Liberals, so it'll be interesting to see how support for the party plays out in the next while.

Personally, my fingers are crossed for a crash and burn...

Note: voted overwhelmingly in... a green light lawsuit against the Tor... will seek leadership of...

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  1. by avatar Dr Caleb
    Mon Dec 08, 2003 8:56 pm
    Whichever way it turns out, I hope the Liberals end up in the same state of affairs as the post-Mulroney PC's. Two or three guys standing around looking at each other asking "WTF?".<p> <p>---<br>"History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme" Mark Twain

  2. by Dave Ruston
    Mon Dec 08, 2003 11:05 pm
    I hope that a united left can materialize and work to save Canada. As for this merger, just another exercise in corporate pro-American fascism!

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    Dave Ruston

  3. by N Say
    Tue Dec 09, 2003 12:08 am
    It\'s already a done deal... the PCs voted electronically over the internet on the weekend >90% in favour of the merger. Too bad that (as far as I know) there was no paper trail just like there wasn\'t in the USA last time. Orchard said last week that he would leave the party if the merger happened, especially if Harper stays leader. He said Harper criticises Orchard more than he criticises Paul Martin, so Orchard wouldn\'t have a place in the party.

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    "So many right-wing Christians, so few lions." - t-shirt I saw @ school

  4. by Anonymous
    Wed Dec 10, 2003 7:47 am
    Heh.....there is a history of lame ducks getting burned, so be ware, Paul Martin!!! And cut the Liberal convention cheerleading, CBC, that was a disgrace!!!!!



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