Treason against Canada

[Fransisco]

Your math is out by just a touch. In the last election the separatist coalition got 0% of the popular vote and won 0 seats.

The conservatives won. Not by much, but they won.

[chuckChuck]

Parlsey your wrong. Westerners are more than willing to approve of greedy power mongers as long as they are for us and not the other guys.

[AdamSmith]

Here's the letter I just sent to the Queen.

http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page3776.asp

Dear Her Majesty the Queen,

I am writing you today with grave concerns for my country of Canada. I am witnessing something I find extremely disquieting and I believe with all of my heart will have serious negative repercussions on the future stability of my country.

As I am sure you are aware there is a Parliamentary crisis of confidence occurring in Ottawa and at this time no one can predict with any certainty exactly how it will eventually unfold. The three opposition parties are planning to ask the Governor General of Canada to grant them the authority to form a coalition government. I understand this may very well be constitutionally valid, but under the circumstances will be extremely destabilizing for the country.

The balance of power will be held by the Bloc Quebecois, a separatist party who wants to tear the country apart and has vowed to only represent the people of one province, Quebec. If this isn’t bad enough the deliberate slap in the face by the Liberals and the NDP to the voters of Canada will stir up an invigorated and angry western separation movement that is equally troublesome and destabilizing for the future of a strong and united Canada. There is also the matter of a serious erosion of confidence all Canadian citizens will have in the democratic principle of electing their government.

All of this without the consent of the citizens is unacceptable to millions of Canadians.
Should this coalition be allowed to govern without going before the people first, it will not only destabilize the country but also the very existence of the British Parliamentary system in Canada. This is something that must not be allowed to happen. Consent of the people within democracy is vital and the people have not consented to this and must be allowed to have their say through another election.

I am also writing the Governor General of Canada to express my thoughts and concerns about this issue. But because of the gravity of the situation I feel compelled to contact my Queen as well.

Your Majesty, thank you for your time and consideration of my grave concerns for my beloved Canada.

Name and Address withheld

[cchurch]

Write a letter to the Queen:

Wah, Wah! I'm a whinny conservative jackass and my party always wins. Even if we have 37% we always win.

Sincerely,
(your name here)

[bucket]

300 million for an election is only 1% of the 30 billion or more the coalition wants to throw down the toilet. Where will they sell cars and lumber to when no houses or cars are being bought in the US? Honda's sales are down 30% for the november. Lets think about this crisis - the coalition want to keep buzz hargroves over priced labour working. Its retarded.

I called ralphie's office today and asked why the liberals didn't fix the forestry industry when they were in power - the lady said they didn't have the money - funny I said you had surplusses back then. And where was the support for agriculture back then - why didn't you throw billions at it like the liberals want to throw at the other industries. Lets just say it was a short conversation.

I would gladly have an election for the cost compared to the mess the coalition will leave this country in. Harper's going to have the last laugh when the coalition has to explain why seniors are not getting some of that rrif relief. Furthur he might as well have the coalition explain why they were not in favour of showing leadership by getting off the public trough for election expenses and funding.

[TOM4CWB]

cchurch,

Now why am I not surprised... that you would react this way?

All it takes for evil to succeed... is for honest and good people to do nothing.

Bless you for showing your wisdom for all to understand!

[AdamSmith]

cchurch, I know your slow on the uptake here but you people have no idea what you have unleashed here.

you spit in the face of democracy and laugh about it.

There will be an election and the undemocratic bloc will get exactly what they deserve.

[TOM4CWB]

Bucket,

You expressed the very thoughts I had about the $300M

The CHEAPEST thing we could do... is to have an election!

The CWB steals $300m from under our noses to give to the CWBsocialists... and then tell us we must grin and bare it.

THIS IS WAR.

[Hopperbin]

Nothing wrong with contacting the Queen if concerned about the government of Canada. The GG and the Queen will be consulting each other as we speak.

From Wikipedia

The Governor General of Canada (French [feminine]: Gouverneure générale du Canada, or [masculine]: Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative in Canada of the Queen of Canada, who is the head of state. Canada is one of sixteen Commonwealth realms, all of which share the same person as their respective sovereign. The monarch appoints the Governor General on the advice of the Canadian Prime Minister, after which the Governor General maintains direct contact with the monarch.[1] There is no specific term. As with other appointments, the incumbent is said to serve at Her Majesty's pleasure, but by convention usually serves for approximately five years. Also by convention, the position tends to alternate between the anglophone and francophone communities.

The current constitution of the office of Governor General is laid out in letters patent of George VI issued in 1947. By the Constitution Act, 1982, any constitutional amendment that affects the Crown, including the Office of Governor General, requires the unanimous consent of the provincial legislatures as well as the federal parliament. The 1904 Militia Act granted the Governor General permission to use the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian military, in the name of the sovereign.[2]

Michaëlle Jean, the current Governor General, has served since September 27, 2005; then Liberal Prime Minister Paul Martin recommended her to replace Adrienne Clarkson.[3] Jean's husband, the vice-regal consort, is Jean-Daniel Lafond.[4]

[dolin]

hello, am from québec i learn a lot from your threads so keep writing

[bucket]

Funny how 62% voted for something other than the cwb but the minority is keeping most of us in it. It only serves you board supporters at your leisure.

If none of you slow people get it - IT MEANS BE CONSISTENT WITH YOUR THOUGHTS.

Harper proved one thing - and that is the opposition are lazy bastards living off the government/people's money. Much the same as the leeches at the cwb.

The opposition will throw billions around and accomplish nothing. Send lumber where? Sell cars where?

[chuckChuck]

Carefull folks you're starting to foam at the mouth. Have a drink, relax. If the Americans can elect Obama then you can live with a coalition for a few months. In any case governing during an economic crisis usually results in the party losing power in the next election. Harper's just trying to do it early. So who would you like to see take the fall? Dion and the Liberals or Harper and the Conservatives? Perhaps your next leader should read the minority government playbook more carefully should he or she find themselves in another minority parliament.