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Originally Posted by mostlymad
They have more to do with fiscal imbalance and the perception that Harper is going to be too generous to QC at the expense of other provinces.
I'm just saying that trying to curry favour in QC and ON ticks off the West, generally.
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Jean Charest is knocking on Stephen Harpers door asking for money to fix the "fiscal imbalance", this could mean 1.5 billion dollars to Quebec. If harper does this for the Federalists in Quebec, then it would be the straw that broke the Camels back for the Seperatists in Quebec.
However, Politics is a two way street. In doing this, Charest will owe Harper a huge favour, and in any Federal Election Charest would throw his support for Harper. Hopefully giving him a Majority Government.
Of course, this all requires that to work. In doing this, and the Quebec is a nation course. The west is hoping that it pays out, because if 1.5 billion dollars goes to Quebec, and Charest is defeated. Just as you said, the west is going to be some pissed off at Harper.
I would also like to disagree with a point you made about Harper being a one trick pony over the Libs 13 year history in power.
I do not believe that Harper is becoming a one trick pony, his government in just over a year now, have done more for this country than the Liberals did in the last 6 years. He is showing Canadians that he is a leader, willing to lead. Not by words, but by actions.
What can Dion say to counter that? he has nothing, his Liberal parties greatest accomplishments during there 13 year reign, was in the early part of that reign. The last half was filled with nothing but dithering and corruption.
And you canot say that by attacking Liberals innefectiveness during that 13 years in a one trick pony, because in those 13 years there are so many things that the Liberals didnt do, or didnt do right. Harper can hone in on anyone of those things, Dion is faced with the task of making Canadians feel that his party is new and fresh, so how does he do that?
He cant draw on anything that his past government did, because that was the old corrupted government. He, not Harper is on the spot for coming up with new ideas that do not draw from the past. Harper can slam everything Dion says with the Liberals past record, and what can Dion say to counter that?
"I will be different? Sure I was apart of the same government that brought you Shawinigate and Adscam. But I am different" ?
Harper has the upper hand here, and if he plays his cards right, he will get his Majority I feel.