Finally - a strong Conservative platform being brought forward. Broad based tax cuts as well as the remaining 1% cut to GST. Anti-crime bills, including the bill to raise the age of consent will be reintroduced as one "omnibus" bill and voted on - as a matter of confidence. There will be no compromise on faceless voting this time - the government is determined to close the loophole once and for all. Senate reform - the bills will be reintroduced (hopefully - as a single bill to address the criticism). Instead of unrealistic Kyoto targets - actual measures to reduce air and water pollution, that are going to achieve far greater results on the long run. And finally - Canada is going to stand up for its lands in the Arctic and its peacekeepers in Afghanistan. In brief - so far so good. And, from what's being reported on the National as I write this blog post - it seems there are still some chances that this is going to be the order of business for the 2nd session of the 39th Parliament, rather than a Conservative party platform for the upcoming Federal election.
The hilarious thing was watching Michael Ignatieff try to pretend he wasn't going to vote in favour of the throne speech.
ReplyDelete"You want us to judge the restaurant by the menu!"
No, we want you to tell us how you plan to vote on the throne speech.