Polls Indicate Canadian PM’S Star Is Waning Alongside U.S. Republicans

"Now, with his poll numbers sagging, Harper’s honeymoon appears to be over."

Good.

How can this be? Where did all the love go? Remeber the poll from last month? If you don't here is the link.<br />
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<a href="http://www.vivelecanada.ca/article.php/20061005160247226#comments">http://www.vivelecanada.ca/article.php/20061005160247226#comments</a>

Our relations between our countries may be warming, but Harper's motives are quite well exposed. Canada <-> US relations, yes; Harper <-> unemployment relations, Yes.


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"I think it's important to always carry enough technology to restart civilization, should it be necessary." Mark Tilden

"How can this be? Where did all the love go? Remeber the poll from last month? If you don't here is the link."

Ha ha ha! I'm so glad you pulled that pile of propaganda out of storge for everyone to see.

<blockquote>"Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his Conservatives ousted the Liberal Party in January after nearly 13 years in office, pledging to thaw Ottawa’s frozen relations with Washington and ease the country to the right on social and economic issues."</blockquote> The Cons "won" after getting less than 1/4 of the eligible vote. Somewhere around 77% of the voters did not vote for Harper, and even less voted for the Liberals. The numbers may be even worse, since we have no idea how many people spoiled their ballots - those numbers appear to be a secret for some reason. The reality is that hardly anyone voted for either the Cons or the Libs, therefore what they did or did not do was insignificant in terms of satisying the voters. The fact is that Harper did NOT "oust" the Liberals from power. Even a stuffed pigion as Liberal leader could have easily beaten Harper. What ousted the Liberal party from power was the Liberal party. <blockquote>"Canadians were eager to try someone new .."</blockquote> Canadian's were eager? Only 64% of eligible voters showed up to vote, and out of the 64% only 36% scratched a mark next to a Con. Yeah, that's "eager" all right. <blockquote>".. and improve ties with the U.S., .."</blockquote> Improve ties with the US? I suppose that's true when not wanting to have anything to do with the USA is considered to be an improvement. <blockquote>".. though President Bush is widely disliked in this country."</blockquote> That's far too kind. I don't know of anyone who simply "dislikes" Bush. <blockquote>".. Now, with his poll numbers sagging, Harper’s honeymoon appears to be over."</blockquote> If Harper ever had a honeymoon with Canadian's, then I cannot fathom what a divorce will be like. <blockquote>"One poll released on Oct. 18 found that both the Liberals and Conservatives would each receive 32 percent of the vote if elections were held today, reaffirming similar results in another independent poll two weeks earlier."</blockquote> Yeah, and I bet the poll question went something like this: Which party will you vote for bext election? a) Liberal b) Conservative <blockquote>"The drop in Harper’s popularity appears mainly due to a foreign policy that appears too aligned with Washington and the deaths of 34 Canadian soldiers this year in Afghanistan as part of the U.S.-led war on terrorism.</blockquote> As I scratch my head, I wonder how someone who has never been popular and who sinks to even lower lows, can be said to have had a "drop in popularity"? <blockquote>"Some observers believe that once the Liberal Party chooses its new national leader in early December, Harper’s government could be ripe for toppling."</blockquote> After the Libs appoint Ignatieff as their new leader, I suppose their popularity among "eager" voters will rise right back up to its former low point. Yessiree, Harper will be in big trouble with Ignatieff as our savior of <a href="http://www.vivelecanada.ca/article.php?story=20061004212736647">'Lesser Evils'</a>. How can anyone not resist voting for a neocon fascist Liberal to get rid of a neocon fascist Conservative!

Yessiree, Harper will be in big trouble with Ignatieff as our savior of 'Lesser Evils'. How can anyone not resist voting for a neocon fascist Liberal to get rid of a neocon fascist Conservative! <<

One sure wonders if any election at this point would even be worth advertising. No wonder there are so few voters. People seem to be getting tired of shooting their own foot (feet). Harper knows he is just the dregs of a barrel but also knows that Canadians haven't a choice. The Americans have a commercial telling people "don't vote!" Don't vote untill the party tells you what their agenda is. In Canada we vote, hopeing the agenda will improve. Wake up Canada! DON'T VOTE. We know what the agenda is and it ain't getting better.


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Expect little from life and get more from it.

Voting is a double edged sword. On one hand, if all the stars line up perfectly and enough people so happen to vote in a coordinated manner, you may be able to topple or at least delegitimize the ruling establishment, but on the other hand, your vote into a massively unfair system, only serves to legitimize an otherwise illegitimate establishment, especially when the voter turnout is high (to be paraded around triumphantly as a demonstration of how brainwashed the citizenry are).

The fact is that current and past governments tend to always be voted into power by something like 1/4 of the eligible vote - and that's just not right in any system that calls itself a democracy. We live in a tyranny of the minority instead of a tyranny of the majority.