Christmas campaign
So, the government of Canada has fallen. I don't recall the last time a Canadian government has fallen on a pure non-confidence motion (as opposed to on a budget bill, such as the short-lived Clark government in 79-80); I strongly suspect that one would have to look back a hundred years or more.
So, I will now take the opportunity to advise the people of vote-rich Ontario: vote Liberal. Yes, you read that correctly. I want the people of Ontario in particular to vote for the Liberal party, in massive numbers. Reward the corrupt Liberal party with a huge majority. Make it clear to Alberta that honesty is not valued; that it is in fact discouraged. Show Alberta that you prefer to have organized crime in charge of the nation's treasury. Show Alberta that you really don't want to have Alberta remain a part of Canada.
I will thank you for voting Liberal in this election after Alberta votes to separate.
Oh sure, Ontario, you could forestall Alberta's eventual independence by voting for the Conservatives. But really, that's only a stopgap measure. The corruption is rooted too deep in Canada, and eventually the country will collapse anyhow. At least vote Liberal now, and accelerate the process, so that we might get out with our wallets reasonably intact.
Update: If commenter PGS is correct, then this is the only time that a Canadian government has ever fallen on a straight motion of non-confidence; all other governments which have fallen have done so on monetary bills or censure motions which could be interpreted as non-confidence. It's one for the history books, and sure to become Paul Martin's legacy for the ages.
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3 comments:
Let me just remind you that, in 2004, 40% of Ontarians were so disgusted by the process that they didn't vote. Of the remaining 60%, most of those voted against the Liberal party. And yet we ended up with 70% Liberal Party representation in Ottawa.
The system needs fixing, clearly. But the people of Ontario aren't corrupt -- at least, no more than Albertans are. We need a system where the true face of Ontario and Alberta are shown. Enough NDPers exist in your province that they deserve representation as well.
Until then, we should not confuse political results with the character of every single person in a political jurisdiction
I agree with James. The belief that is held by Westerners that Ontario is the source of the problem is dead wrong. The electoral system is busted - first past the post distorts the seat count.
As for corruption: Look no further than Klein's Alberta government for examples of western corruption that rival the Liberals' worst excesses.
Liberals have been defeated and marked their place in history as the first government to fall on a straight motion of non-confidence. Other governments have fallen on the loss of budget votes or censure motions interpreted as loss of confidence but this is the first time that the opposition parties have united to vote soley on their confidence in the government (or lack thereof).
Only four federal governments have been defeated faster (1926, 1958, 1963 and 1979).
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