Firstly, I find it ironic that the right wing Fox News station is looking towards Canada's leader as a positive role model (with regards to conservative tax policies, etc.) for America while under Obama. I thought Fox hated liberal Canada? Secondly, I think if you want a balanced leader for your country, you need a conservative Canadian or a democratic American. If you have a liberal Canadian or a Republican American in charge of things you will be too far to the left or right respectively!
@leslucas sure I have....declared war on communist scum like you and rightly so. People like you are worthless scum and need to be crushed. Conservatism rules now and if you don't like it...TOUGH SHIT
@gopconservative78 You're not so right in the head, kind of funny. I would gladly give you my whereabouts if you think you could crush me though. I 'almost' feel bad for you.
oh hey, a PM who has a budget and has a plan for the future? OH NO ! People get it out of your head....canadian conservatives are by no means as drastic as republicans. Learn politics.
Stephen cockroach Harper tried to get fox news into canada calling it fox news north but pressure against was to much. Don't be fooled.......this "news" is set up before hand They only ask what the cockroach wants to be asked. Its set up, wake up "good on harper for calling fox on taking his statement out of context" Its done to make the lieing sack of shit To LOOK GOOD, Hes just being allowed to say what he wants WITHOUT being given ANY questions that would embarres him.
@tomuchbabble He was asked numerous questions which he (cleverly too must I add) stepped around, especially those that would destroy relations between the two countries. Are you one of those idiots who always posts anti-harper propaganda on the cbc news forum?
@snowboarder1019 the conservative party in Canada is progressive. The only reason why they aren't called PC anymore is because the allying with the Alliance party (social credits allying with reform).
they are still Progressive Conservative. If you are not progressive/moderate you won't get elected in Canada.
This comment has received too many negative votesshow
Harpers a fucking idiot.. He goes to america like everything is OKAY and CANADA is FINE while families are being dragged out of their homes and children are snatched from their mothers arms by harpers police state gestapo..
@cyberknight2010 I'm an idiot because I like Mr. Harper? You must be a left wing bigot. If I'm just idiotic because I like Mr. Harper - it sounds like you're pretty intolerant of my opinion. Funny how the political left seem to claim to be tolerant of anything and everything, but they aren't tolerant what so ever of someone who likes someone they hate. Very interesting for sure! :) Your comment explains perfectly why I could never vote for a liberal.
he didnt blame the issues of elitiest hoarding of money and playing games with our entire economic system with dividends. ironically they american right says we need to "cut this entitlement spending!!!" and yet the too big to fail bailout insurance for big businesses, is nothing but some sick and deformed monster of corporate socialism. ironically for the people who least need it. while the middle class has been destroyed. and the poor and MC have to bare the brunt for this messup
unfortuately it was paul martin who refused tp deregulate (harper argued for an american style in the 90s. i didnt hear questions answered. i heard consistent harpo political talk. harpers "stimulus" plan was essentialy thousands of road repairs, gazebos and parks and community centers built. but the people who really needed it didnt get a penny. like seniors and students/ essentially this was supposed to "ease" the unemployment bubble but only employed abunch of construction dudes
I wish Harper would put on the standard Canadian issue uniform, take a gun, and stand point on the front lines. I promise, I would lower my Canadian Flag to half mast when he comes home in a standard issue box.
Here's the dea;. Harper has a majoprity government for the next four years. Whorehouse Jack doesn't even have enough opposition seats to form a coalition, and Ignatieff led the Liberals to their worst election result in the party's history. Either deal with it or move to Obamaland.
@bgibb101 Exactly I'm happy with the way Canada is right now. most people like to blame the government for the stupidest stuff like gas prices and food cost rise. but the government has no say in that stuff.
@bgibb101 Don't take this wrong but Ignorance points the figer. the globe is to blame for global warming, we've all been warned decades ago and something is finally being done with some countries. its never just the government its also the people. By the way, lol, A cow fart produces enough gas to puch a hole in the ozone. true fact. lmao.. stupid cows :P
@Tonyshawnw - Global warming. A load of bollocks. The planet goes through phases. Why are we breaking heat records over 100 years old? I remember in the 70's everybody was screaming about the new Ice Age that would be upon us before the year 2000. Scientists were even on TV talking about using nuclear weapons to melt the ice caps! If we are so concerned about global warming, then lets penalize the two biggest cultprits - China & India.
@bgibb101 yeah I already know the globe PMS's worse than my ex... oh and you forgot something. the oceans are staring to decline... The world will come so some natural calamity but we will never know when.. our technology isn't that advanced. the main things they talk about are heatwaves coupled with drought and storms more devastating than we have ever lived through. the think Hurricanes could go up to category 8 and tornadoes up to F7 and quakes 20-40points.
@bgibb101 population increase along with increased demand is to blame. theres nothing we can do about it unless you feel like praying for endless rain over the oceans :P
@bgibb101 Don't take this wrong but Ignorance points the figer. the globe is to blame for global warming, we've all been warned decades ago and something is finally being done with some countries. its never just the government its also the people. By the way, lol, A cow fart produces enough gas to punch a hole in the ozone. true fact. lmao.. stupid cows :P
@Tonyshawnw you can blame the cost of food going up on the green party hippies. bio fuel is making food prices go up, entire crops of food are being transformed to make bio fuel, i believe its some kind of bean that they get it from. all these food crops being destroyed of course food prices going to go up, and its going to get worse.
@Baseshocks yes because the people who really care about the environment are the same people running these giant billion dollar corporations... by your logic lets ban the production of alcohol and tabbaco. but biolfuel is a very small concern. if we arent careful this world is going to turn into a gross toxic sludge planet.
@wannabchomsky dude, the amount of crop space you need for bio fuel can feed 1 person for a year. cost of food going up = people cant afford to eat. drinking booze or smoking dont compare at all to the amount of fuel we need.
@Baseshocks for what one country? the world?? is everyone proposing (especially the environmentalists) we keep on the track and only ever use biofuel. of course not your assumptions are ludicrous. some ecological disaster for example could potentially destroy the entire economic order if we rely on a vegatable for fuel. and im sure the combined amount of land needed for all smoked and drank items for "please" is a significant amount as well. jsut saying
Dick head for prime minster that really great ! This country is heading for the toilet bowl, now I know how the Americans feel when they couldnt get rid 0f Bush
@TRYINGULTRAS Tough words coming from a nutritionist in Nanaimo. Do you have a bachelor in economics? Like it or not, Harper is no where near Bush or his policies if you read into them. Continue venting your frustration through ignorant youtube comments though, it's making you Leftists look bad and very ignorant.
@CanadianFreestyle1 Thanks for the reply , I beg for your forgivness, Im gratefull to have someone so knowledgeable about so many things with so much passion about Harper the demom seed and Bush !
@CanadianFreestyle1 Thanks for the reply , I beg for your forgivness, Im gratefull to have someone so knowledgeable about so many things with so much passion about Harper the demom seed and Bush !I hope you right wing assumption suckers that think you know anything is proof that you are the ignorant one
Harper: "I know in Canada there have been some criticisms in the past that we were perhaps too activist - intervening too much, but we are emerging as the only true free market system in the world."
That's funny because that criticism was actually coming from Stephen Harper himself when the governing Liberals put in those banking regulations. This guy is a disaster.
It's interesting to see Harper on a conservative news channel, CBC is fairly liberal and anti-Harper seeing as he cut their funding, but as much as I hate Fox it really show's Harper isn't the right wing maniac (Preston Manning) that the CBC portrays him as.
It's still awesome seeing him beat Chris Wallace at his own game.
@biggrigga My remarks were meant only in the sense that Harper is a liar, just like Sarah Palin. They both will say anything, in order to get elected.
@RobillardVee That's plausible, that's plausible my friend. I'd say Harper is no where near the dimwit Sarah Palin is--Palin is just a puppet for other dimwitted "conservative" loyalists. Harper is a snicky little weasle, but he is a pretty smart guy.
@RobillardVee Dude I'm not a fan of Harper either, but that is hyperbole if I've ever heard it. As much as I don't liket he man and will NEVER vote for him, he is very intelligent, unlike ms. airhead Palin.
@shruberz My remarks were meant only int he sense that they are both Liars who will say anything to anyone, and they both use the politics of fear to move their own personal agenda forward.
I hate harper, and disagree with his fundamental policies.....but are you kidding me? Sarah palin in an airhead with an IQ of...being generous, 20. harper is smart, and knows his stuff, especially economics. You can hate him, like I do. but I am not going to be unreasonable.
@Stakhanov I agree with your comments. Mine were meant only in the sense that they are both liars, who will do and say anything to move their own personal agenda forward...and they both use fear as a political tactic.
@RobillardVee Ahhhh, ok. In this, i will agree with you. I just don't like seeing EITHER side, up here or down south, calling one another Nazi's or making extreme comparisons that 1) are blatantly false and 2) distract from the issues. Fucking hate the guy, he was an idiot, but george bush wasn't another hitler, not by a long shot. I won't let someone, even from my side on the left, call him that.
I would rather a Russian Count who knows what he is doing, over a Hockey Dad who doesn't. We can pick apart Ignatieff's "Canadianness" all we want, but he is better qualified, more intelligent and has a better direction for our country than Harper. My opinion, of course. Which shall be expressed at the polls on May 2nd, though we all know that we are just in for another conservative minority.
@Stakhanov Sorry, are you talking about a Russian Count that did not care about us Canadians for 42 years and now comes back demanding to be PM? (Even if he must use separatists for his little game?)
Oh well. Canadians have seen through Iffy's lust for power and will deny him his demanded birthright.
Guess Canadians are a little smarter than the lie-beral party or Iffy thought! Agreed?
Probably an apology from the lie-berals would work about now.
@mikefastener you are so funny. coming from a supporter of the party that is the only government EVER to be held in contempt of parliament by the speaker of the house. And you people like to diss him for not being in canada? hmm what was he doing in his time abroad. Oh wait...only teaching at oxford, the university of london, the london school of economics...as well as respected schools in france
Oh and then he went on to be a reporter for BBC news...then became the chairman for the Carr Center for Human rights policy (never before held by a non-american) at fucking harvard. then he goes on to become the Chancellor Jackman Professor in Human Rights Policy at the university of toronto. What did harper, do exatly, besides graduate with an econ degree from a shitty school (of whim im an alumni) and write hockey history books?
@Stakhanov Mr. Harper stayed with Canadians and helped us build a country.
I do agree with you on one thing, with Iffy's very shallow background (virtually all academia) he should stay with teaching. His professor manner (hands on hips, lecturing the other leaders and all Canadians) during the debate certainly came out.
Yes, and Harpers sweatervest, outright lying to canadians about the budget and incoming deficit, and giving faux news more attention than our own news outlets is so awesome. Oh wait, no it isn"t. Not to mention firing his own appointees and giving them 500k in severance pay + full pension, is TOTALLY a sign of a great PM.
@Stakhanov Love that Mr. Harper pushed the left-winger lies aside and appealed to neutral Canadians who wanted to hear his message without the political bias.
All of us can now say that we wish to, "Stand up for Canada":!
In deficit because of the recession ... bullshit. Harper had a surplus coming to power and he blew it within a year. Now after 2010 he has mounted a 120B addition to our deficit. Ignorance does as ignorance does .... Harper your FIRED !
Wow, this host is such a douchebag. He's trying SOOOOO hard to get Harper to say something bad about Obama. I may not be a huge Harper supporter but he did a great job with this interview
@guystoners. That's what's wrong with politics in this country; as soon as the election is over there is no more motivation for a PM to do a good job on behalf of the tax payers. So long as they can read the public well enough to effectively lie to them, they consider it "job well done". Once in office, the public loses the allegience of the PM and it swings back the their political party.
@guystoners. That's his schtick, he knows that if people knew the way he REALLY thinks that they'd never vote for him. If he's winning votes by pretending to be more liberal, then obviously people actually want a more liberal government.
"Democracy is all about controlling the peoples choices so that, no matter what, they always end up getting me! Being rich makes me MORE Canadian than lazy poor people! I make $200,000 a year, with full benefits and perks, and all I have to do is make people afraid of the same things I'm afraid of and irresponsibly pass the buck on to the corporations, blindly hoping that when if it trickles down, it doesn't taste like piss! My name's Stephen Harper, and I -- AM --- CONSERVATIVE."
While I'm not a big fan of Harper, I have to give him credit here. His explaination & insights into the gov't role in the banking industry, gov't regulations & the Canadian economy wasn't what I expect to hear. He was able to explain why our economy did not suffer the same problems as the US & other countries, but did not give his party & its policies all the credit. He didn't get sucked into a conversation about the US's mistakes or criticizing Obama or previous gov't mistakes.
@dwayners13 He never told us this stuff... It shows just how little he respects the Canadian voters, that it took Fox "News" to get this information out of him.
@Wallyrus cause most of our news outlets don't ask those questions, that's why he did that questionnaire thing here on youtube, CBC and many new stations in canada are pro-liberal, all they do is bash him try to make him look bad.
@dwayners13 spending billions of dollars on unnecessary defence for the g-20 summit? Smart economy?Exploiting the environment at devastating rates: smart economy? I guess you don't think.
@mikesdjftr I guess I missed the part when I discussed G20 security in my comment. In fact on other videos directly related the the G20, I criticized the amount of money & the tatics of the police. I also cannot find the part where I raved about his enviromental policies. Further, I still can't find the words 'smart economy' in the comment, that you seem to take considerable exception to. I think you need to start reading & thinking about the comments BEFORE you repond to them, it really helps.
Yeah I agree, he sounds soo smart and polite here because he is talking to an American and particularly about Finance. So it is misleading, I'm sure if we had him talking about domestic Canadian issues, with a CBC reporter there might be a diffirent tune.
I have to say, Harper interviews well when he chooses to interview. Why do we never see him in the Canadian media? I'm not a fan of his but I can't say I see a better candidate today.
Folks, I exposed the typical left-winger hypocrisy regarding openness and diversity. Freddy wanted to hide behind (pun) a select post to me without the courage to let all of you see it!
Okay Freddy...you have been shown as a coward....any comments?
FreddyFrogger has posted a comment on your profile:
Gee, Mike, from reading your comments here I can see that you have some issues. Perhaps you should call a psychiatrist and tell him the whole story about how you like to get bum fucked and suck dicks. I'm sure it has something to do with your homosexuality because nobody can be that angry all the time unless he's hiding in the closet. Come on out, Mike, and tell us all about it. Get over the anger and be yourself.
@mikefastener you're on crack. I'd rather have Iggy (lol 'iffy') in power...we have no need for the albertan oil sands, combat in Afghanistan, privatized health care, corporate tax cuts, a canadian fox news channel....
@TheDandyAndy1 "Iffy" is more appropriate! We have no need for this American with his gunslinger ideas ("Mr. Harper, your time is up). A vote for Iffy is a vote for a renewed Iggy/Socialist/Separatist Coalition like he supported last time. I (and most Canadians) do not want Separatist Cabinet Ministers and Senators. Why don't you guys understand this!
@mikefastener Iggy was born in Toronto, and is intelligent (he went to the universities of cambridge, harvard, toronto, and oxford) with a knowledgeable worldview.
You believe Iggy supports separatism? You're nutso man. The only people who want to leave canada are the bloq quebecois my friend, and if the liberals win the next election there would be no need to make any sort of coalitions...and iggy has no desire to make one now. its political suicide.
@TheDandyAndy1 I agree with you about Iffy's background....those that can, do, those that can't teach!
Iffy signed the socialist/separatist coalition document--that is a fact--tell me I am wrong!
I suggest you don't vote for a leader who was in publicly subsidized housing while the homeless were dying on the streets of Toronto (Layton and Chow).
@mikefastener The coalition deal didn't include the BQ in the government. They were simply tied to supporting government initiatives on confidence motions. Did you even read what it was about? It would essentially be a coalition similar in principle to the government in the UK right now.
@PoliticsStudent Actually....there were 3 party leaders at that announcement to the press: liberal, NDP and the Bloc. The Bloc were certainly part of the coalition (otherwise, why were they on the stage?). You yourself said the Bloc was, "tied" to supporting! Oh well, Mr. Harper was able to let the peoples' wish (who only voted 6 weeks earlier) prevail!
Separatist Senators and Finance Minister Bob Rae were frightening realities of this Separatist-Social Coalition.
@mikefastener There wouldn't be BQ senators or cabinet ministers as you explicitly stated. The BQ had no position within the government, which means no senators and no cabinet ministers.
The likelihood that Bob Rae would have taken the Finance portfolio is unlikely. Just because he is the party's number two choice for leader doesn't mean he is the number one choice for Finance. He would likely take Foreign Affairs, seeing as how that's his shadow position.
"I (and most Canadians) do not want Separatist Cabinet Ministers and Senators."
Also, how exactly can you say that things worked out best with Harper without knowing how the situation would end up with a coalition government? What criteria are you using to come to such a conclusion?
@mikefastener So first you claim that you didn't say there would be BQ cabinet ministers and senators, and now you're using it to prove that Harper was the better choice?
By your own evaluation, Harper wouldn't be the best choice. There wouldn't be BQ ministers or senators with the coalition. So in that regard, both sides are equal.
I'm beginning to think you're just one big parody.
@mikefastener Considering the Liberals would be in charge of appointing cabinet ministers, I need to ask: why do you think they would want to give any extra power to the BQ? If the BQ agreed to support the coalition without being included in cabinet, why would the Liberals give up more power than they had to? Doesn't that contradict your assertion that Ignatieff is power hungry? What power hungry person would give up power to another party unnecessarily?
When the BQ decided to "pull the plug" on this coalition, Iffy would do anything to hold onto power and would have quickly acquiesced to any of their demands. Being PM was Iffy's dream (stopped by the Cdn people and Mr. Harper, BTW). A few Separatist Senators would have had little impact on the liberal control of the senate; but, would have crushed the morale of all loyal Cdns.Right?
@mikefastener More conspiracy theory nonsense. Continue to cling to your paranoia, because all of the attempts I've made to use facts and logic have gone right over your head.
If he gave Senate seats to the BQ, that would mean less Senate seats for the Liberals, who no longer have a majority in the Upper House. How is that logical? Oh right, it's not. Come on now, use your head a little bit.
@PoliticsStudent Pooooor Student....always getting so confused defending left-winger mentality! (I suggest you give up, many wingers have given up in debating me!)
A few seats in the Sentate would not jeapordize a lie-beral majority; however, it would have given the Separatist movement a huge symbolic advantage!
@mikefastener Actually, it would, given that with each new Prime Minister there has been a change in the majority party in the Senate. Mulroney took a majority right before he left when he passed the GST, and Chretien took a majority during his tenure. Now Harper has one. So a few seats DO make a difference, which is why the Liberals wouldn't give up any of them. Also, both the BQ and the NDP advocate for the Senate's abolition, so why would they want seats? Because they're evil?
@PoliticsStudent Quite incorrect (and I enjoy educating you). No, the lie-berals had a significant majority....a few seats would make no difference.
Make no mistake, Grasshopper, the BQ and NDP would love to grab some Senate seats if they forced the lie-berals' hands. It's called politics (or reality).
@mikefastener You can simply respond to what I say by asserting the opposite, but that doesn't change facts. The majority party in the Senate has changed with each change in government for the past three times. The Liberals would want to hold power for as long as possible. You can't call the Liberals power hungry on the one hand and then assert that they would share power on the other hand. And yes, it would be the Liberals sharing, not the BQ "forcing [their] hands".
This has been flagged as spam show
Chris Wallace was expecting a conservative to bash Obama. Mission failed.
Jamespot24 4 days ago
Harper knows whats up.
Bullionaire90 2 weeks ago
Firstly, I find it ironic that the right wing Fox News station is looking towards Canada's leader as a positive role model (with regards to conservative tax policies, etc.) for America while under Obama. I thought Fox hated liberal Canada? Secondly, I think if you want a balanced leader for your country, you need a conservative Canadian or a democratic American. If you have a liberal Canadian or a Republican American in charge of things you will be too far to the left or right respectively!
mydas1 3 weeks ago
@mydas1 Harper has slaughtered our country.
leslucas 2 weeks ago
@leslucas typical answer from a sissy communist
gopconservative78 2 weeks ago
@gopconservative78 Our..... y'know... a moderate. Are you aware of what acts Harper has committed?
leslucas 1 week ago
@leslucas sure I have....declared war on communist scum like you and rightly so. People like you are worthless scum and need to be crushed. Conservatism rules now and if you don't like it...TOUGH SHIT
gopconservative78 1 week ago
@gopconservative78 You're not so right in the head, kind of funny. I would gladly give you my whereabouts if you think you could crush me though. I 'almost' feel bad for you.
Almost.
leslucas 1 week ago
oh hey, a PM who has a budget and has a plan for the future? OH NO ! People get it out of your head....canadian conservatives are by no means as drastic as republicans. Learn politics.
okokwegetit22 3 weeks ago
harper is a zionist puppit
KnightCrawler2 3 weeks ago
Barf!
finditherefirst 3 weeks ago
Canada should help usa build ctys ont he moon after the iss gets old and done.
omega4chimp 4 weeks ago
He divides governing into micro and macro management, he must play Starcraft.
Dupeo42 2 months ago
Stephen cockroach Harper tried to get fox news into canada calling it fox news north but pressure against was to much. Don't be fooled.......this "news" is set up before hand They only ask what the cockroach wants to be asked. Its set up, wake up "good on harper for calling fox on taking his statement out of context" Its done to make the lieing sack of shit To LOOK GOOD, Hes just being allowed to say what he wants WITHOUT being given ANY questions that would embarres him.
tomuchbabble 2 months ago
@tomuchbabble wow why is it some canadians are just out of touch with reality and they all end up on youtube move to fucking greenland
owned7770 2 months ago
@owned7770 Inteligent reply, do you know where greenland is. Do you have anything Intelligent to add?
OH NO probebly not. Did you even know Harper is the Canadian priminister. You support him but not Canadians. Fox news........for the SIMPLE people
tomuchbabble 2 months ago
@owned7770
Go die in a fire. Thanks! =D
McDeath76 2 months ago
@tomuchbabble He was asked numerous questions which he (cleverly too must I add) stepped around, especially those that would destroy relations between the two countries. Are you one of those idiots who always posts anti-harper propaganda on the cbc news forum?
Losuol 1 month ago
1988scottcarey do I sense that your anti american
Royelsworth 2 months ago
this is embrassing.. why is there a "canadian" in a corporate america news network?
EricKZhang 2 months ago
@EricKZhang because they asked him
daveni2 2 months ago
I dont like Harper , at all but i cant truly say he did good here and rep'd Canada well and he looked progressive compared to Fox o.O
snowboarder1019 4 months ago 11
@snowboarder1019 the conservative party in Canada is progressive. The only reason why they aren't called PC anymore is because the allying with the Alliance party (social credits allying with reform).
they are still Progressive Conservative. If you are not progressive/moderate you won't get elected in Canada.
daveni2 2 months ago
@daveni2 WIth his majority Canada will see he is actually very conservative , maybe almost as conservative as an american democrat.
snowboarder1019 2 months ago
@snowboarder1019 I'd say he's more central..he's done more than the liberals were supposed to do and also maintains his own con agenda.
okokwegetit22 3 weeks ago
Yes... Harpers Gestapo.... Dude your an idiot. Hes been such a moderate PM its ridiculous!
MrKane9000 4 months ago
@MrKane9000 Shill
1988scottcarey 3 months ago
you gotta lie to be a politician, you gotta be smart to know politics
will77537 4 months ago
Great Prime Minister
knockz13 4 months ago
@knockz13 Yep. Great like cancer.
LongBow1600 3 weeks ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
Harpers a fucking idiot.. He goes to america like everything is OKAY and CANADA is FINE while families are being dragged out of their homes and children are snatched from their mothers arms by harpers police state gestapo..
1988scottcarey 4 months ago
Well done Mr. Harper. You will always have my vote! :)
57595153Nick 5 months ago
@57595153Nick idiot, try researching his crimes at nauresistance(dot)org
cyberknight2010 5 months ago
@cyberknight2010 I'm an idiot because I like Mr. Harper? You must be a left wing bigot. If I'm just idiotic because I like Mr. Harper - it sounds like you're pretty intolerant of my opinion. Funny how the political left seem to claim to be tolerant of anything and everything, but they aren't tolerant what so ever of someone who likes someone they hate. Very interesting for sure! :) Your comment explains perfectly why I could never vote for a liberal.
57595153Nick 4 months ago
i don't really like him but he is smart
Maryanchyk 6 months ago
@Maryanchyk compared to most American politicians, yes
daveni2 2 months ago
he didnt blame the issues of elitiest hoarding of money and playing games with our entire economic system with dividends. ironically they american right says we need to "cut this entitlement spending!!!" and yet the too big to fail bailout insurance for big businesses, is nothing but some sick and deformed monster of corporate socialism. ironically for the people who least need it. while the middle class has been destroyed. and the poor and MC have to bare the brunt for this messup
wannabchomsky 6 months ago
unfortuately it was paul martin who refused tp deregulate (harper argued for an american style in the 90s. i didnt hear questions answered. i heard consistent harpo political talk. harpers "stimulus" plan was essentialy thousands of road repairs, gazebos and parks and community centers built. but the people who really needed it didnt get a penny. like seniors and students/ essentially this was supposed to "ease" the unemployment bubble but only employed abunch of construction dudes
wannabchomsky 6 months ago
I wish Harper would put on the standard Canadian issue uniform, take a gun, and stand point on the front lines. I promise, I would lower my Canadian Flag to half mast when he comes home in a standard issue box.
TheSilverWatch 6 months ago
Here's the dea;. Harper has a majoprity government for the next four years. Whorehouse Jack doesn't even have enough opposition seats to form a coalition, and Ignatieff led the Liberals to their worst election result in the party's history. Either deal with it or move to Obamaland.
bgibb101 7 months ago
@bgibb101 Harper is doing just fine, people need to think, why would we want to change that putting everything at risk?
Tonyshawnw 7 months ago
@Tonyshawnw - We are on the same page. No need to change.
bgibb101 7 months ago
@bgibb101 Exactly I'm happy with the way Canada is right now. most people like to blame the government for the stupidest stuff like gas prices and food cost rise. but the government has no say in that stuff.
Tonyshawnw 7 months ago
@Tonyshawnw - You realize that global warming is all Stephen Harper's fault, right? (LOL)
bgibb101 7 months ago
@bgibb101 Don't take this wrong but Ignorance points the figer. the globe is to blame for global warming, we've all been warned decades ago and something is finally being done with some countries. its never just the government its also the people. By the way, lol, A cow fart produces enough gas to puch a hole in the ozone. true fact. lmao.. stupid cows :P
Tonyshawnw 7 months ago
@Tonyshawnw - Global warming. A load of bollocks. The planet goes through phases. Why are we breaking heat records over 100 years old? I remember in the 70's everybody was screaming about the new Ice Age that would be upon us before the year 2000. Scientists were even on TV talking about using nuclear weapons to melt the ice caps! If we are so concerned about global warming, then lets penalize the two biggest cultprits - China & India.
bgibb101 7 months ago
@bgibb101 yeah I already know the globe PMS's worse than my ex... oh and you forgot something. the oceans are staring to decline... The world will come so some natural calamity but we will never know when.. our technology isn't that advanced. the main things they talk about are heatwaves coupled with drought and storms more devastating than we have ever lived through. the think Hurricanes could go up to category 8 and tornadoes up to F7 and quakes 20-40points.
Tonyshawnw 7 months ago
@Tonyshawnw - ' the oceans are staring to decline." yes, i saw that report just recently. But, what is the solution?
bgibb101 7 months ago
@bgibb101 population increase along with increased demand is to blame. theres nothing we can do about it unless you feel like praying for endless rain over the oceans :P
Tonyshawnw 7 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
@bgibb101 Don't take this wrong but Ignorance points the figer. the globe is to blame for global warming, we've all been warned decades ago and something is finally being done with some countries. its never just the government its also the people. By the way, lol, A cow fart produces enough gas to punch a hole in the ozone. true fact. lmao.. stupid cows :P
Tonyshawnw 7 months ago
@Tonyshawnw you can blame the cost of food going up on the green party hippies. bio fuel is making food prices go up, entire crops of food are being transformed to make bio fuel, i believe its some kind of bean that they get it from. all these food crops being destroyed of course food prices going to go up, and its going to get worse.
Baseshocks 7 months ago
@Baseshocks yes because the people who really care about the environment are the same people running these giant billion dollar corporations... by your logic lets ban the production of alcohol and tabbaco. but biolfuel is a very small concern. if we arent careful this world is going to turn into a gross toxic sludge planet.
wannabchomsky 6 months ago
@wannabchomsky dude, the amount of crop space you need for bio fuel can feed 1 person for a year. cost of food going up = people cant afford to eat. drinking booze or smoking dont compare at all to the amount of fuel we need.
Baseshocks 6 months ago
@Baseshocks for what one country? the world?? is everyone proposing (especially the environmentalists) we keep on the track and only ever use biofuel. of course not your assumptions are ludicrous. some ecological disaster for example could potentially destroy the entire economic order if we rely on a vegatable for fuel. and im sure the combined amount of land needed for all smoked and drank items for "please" is a significant amount as well. jsut saying
wannabchomsky 6 months ago
You spelled FOX wrong...
You are not very smart.
LivesForJihad 8 months ago
plus taxing the average citizen but not the huge multi national conglomerates a good idea? ha, thats capitalism for you
mikesdjftr 8 months ago
what America and Canada do not see is that they are the true major threats to this world.
mikesdjftr 8 months ago
@mikesdjftr lol.. rly? canada??
koalalauncher 8 months ago
He is relly professional and makes Canada look good in the US. Good Job M. Harper, you truly deserved your majority :)
2050649 8 months ago
Only Fox could make this guy look smart.
Bendigo6000 8 months ago
chris is actually one of the more moderate conservatives on fox news lol
darkknight302 8 months ago
I still want him to be burned alive.
hojima 9 months ago
m from canada,, i hate harper.. but this fuckin reporter has just made me like him
YehiaYMS 9 months ago
Dick head for prime minster that really great ! This country is heading for the toilet bowl, now I know how the Americans feel when they couldnt get rid 0f Bush
TRYINGULTRAS 9 months ago
@TRYINGULTRAS Tough words coming from a nutritionist in Nanaimo. Do you have a bachelor in economics? Like it or not, Harper is no where near Bush or his policies if you read into them. Continue venting your frustration through ignorant youtube comments though, it's making you Leftists look bad and very ignorant.
CanadianFreestyle1 8 months ago
@CanadianFreestyle1 Thanks for the reply , I beg for your forgivness, Im gratefull to have someone so knowledgeable about so many things with so much passion about Harper the demom seed and Bush !
TRYINGULTRAS 8 months ago
@CanadianFreestyle1 Thanks for the reply , I beg for your forgivness, Im gratefull to have someone so knowledgeable about so many things with so much passion about Harper the demom seed and Bush !I hope you right wing assumption suckers that think you know anything is proof that you are the ignorant one
TRYINGULTRAS 8 months ago
Harper: "I know in Canada there have been some criticisms in the past that we were perhaps too activist - intervening too much, but we are emerging as the only true free market system in the world."
That's funny because that criticism was actually coming from Stephen Harper himself when the governing Liberals put in those banking regulations. This guy is a disaster.
avenuePad 9 months ago
@avenuePad He's not a disaster, our economy hasn't collapsed completely yet under his rule. However, he is most definitely a liar and hypocrite.
kamilmytnik 8 months ago
I'll just leave ths here so people can know the truth about Harper.
compellingcomics (.) justsomeguy (.)com / CanadaVotes2011 / Canada (.) html
TYXCE 9 months ago
chairman? lol
cham4356 9 months ago
Harper calling Fox on their bullshit...priceless
It's interesting to see Harper on a conservative news channel, CBC is fairly liberal and anti-Harper seeing as he cut their funding, but as much as I hate Fox it really show's Harper isn't the right wing maniac (Preston Manning) that the CBC portrays him as.
It's still awesome seeing him beat Chris Wallace at his own game.
ClaytonBeitz 9 months ago
@ClaytonBeitz Haha the fact that Harper the conservative looks like a liberal on Fox News shows how far to the right America actually is.
adi87tya 8 months ago
good on harper for calling fox on taking his statement out of context
DerPrinzVonPreussen 9 months ago 13
Harper is scum
EmperorTaebok 9 months ago
EVERYONE WATCHING THIS IN CANADA.... MAKE SURE YOU VOTE ON MAY 2!!!
worldfamous09 10 months ago
@worldfamous09
ABC!
marshgre 9 months ago
Comment removed
PurpleLava 10 months ago
Harper = Canada's Sarah Palin
RobillardVee 10 months ago
@RobillardVee I'm not a fan of Harper , but that's not true.
biggrigga 10 months ago
@biggrigga My remarks were meant only in the sense that Harper is a liar, just like Sarah Palin. They both will say anything, in order to get elected.
RobillardVee 9 months ago
@RobillardVee That's plausible, that's plausible my friend. I'd say Harper is no where near the dimwit Sarah Palin is--Palin is just a puppet for other dimwitted "conservative" loyalists. Harper is a snicky little weasle, but he is a pretty smart guy.
biggrigga 9 months ago
@RobillardVee Dude I'm not a fan of Harper either, but that is hyperbole if I've ever heard it. As much as I don't liket he man and will NEVER vote for him, he is very intelligent, unlike ms. airhead Palin.
shruberz 9 months ago
@shruberz My remarks were meant only int he sense that they are both Liars who will say anything to anyone, and they both use the politics of fear to move their own personal agenda forward.
RobillardVee 9 months ago
@RobillardVee
I hate harper, and disagree with his fundamental policies.....but are you kidding me? Sarah palin in an airhead with an IQ of...being generous, 20. harper is smart, and knows his stuff, especially economics. You can hate him, like I do. but I am not going to be unreasonable.
Stakhanov 9 months ago
@Stakhanov I agree with your comments. Mine were meant only in the sense that they are both liars, who will do and say anything to move their own personal agenda forward...and they both use fear as a political tactic.
RobillardVee 9 months ago
@RobillardVee Ahhhh, ok. In this, i will agree with you. I just don't like seeing EITHER side, up here or down south, calling one another Nazi's or making extreme comparisons that 1) are blatantly false and 2) distract from the issues. Fucking hate the guy, he was an idiot, but george bush wasn't another hitler, not by a long shot. I won't let someone, even from my side on the left, call him that.
Stakhanov 9 months ago
@Stakhanov As I am hearing more and more, "better a hockey dad, than a Russian Count".
Not sure, what do you think?
mikefastener 9 months ago
@mikefastener
I would rather a Russian Count who knows what he is doing, over a Hockey Dad who doesn't. We can pick apart Ignatieff's "Canadianness" all we want, but he is better qualified, more intelligent and has a better direction for our country than Harper. My opinion, of course. Which shall be expressed at the polls on May 2nd, though we all know that we are just in for another conservative minority.
Stakhanov 9 months ago
@Stakhanov Sorry, are you talking about a Russian Count that did not care about us Canadians for 42 years and now comes back demanding to be PM? (Even if he must use separatists for his little game?)
Oh well. Canadians have seen through Iffy's lust for power and will deny him his demanded birthright.
Guess Canadians are a little smarter than the lie-beral party or Iffy thought! Agreed?
Probably an apology from the lie-berals would work about now.
Your thoughts?
mikefastener 9 months ago
@mikefastener you are so funny. coming from a supporter of the party that is the only government EVER to be held in contempt of parliament by the speaker of the house. And you people like to diss him for not being in canada? hmm what was he doing in his time abroad. Oh wait...only teaching at oxford, the university of london, the london school of economics...as well as respected schools in france
Stakhanov 9 months ago
@Stakhanov "held in contempt by the (liberal) speaker of the house"...sounds like a fair judge!
So while Iffy was teaching, Mr. Harper was with us helping to build our country. Decision seems obvious on who cares about Canada.
BTW--don't they say that those that can, do; those that can't, teach?
Certainly applicable here, wouldn't you say?
mikefastener 9 months ago
@mikefastener
Oh and then he went on to be a reporter for BBC news...then became the chairman for the Carr Center for Human rights policy (never before held by a non-american) at fucking harvard. then he goes on to become the Chancellor Jackman Professor in Human Rights Policy at the university of toronto. What did harper, do exatly, besides graduate with an econ degree from a shitty school (of whim im an alumni) and write hockey history books?
Stakhanov 9 months ago
@Stakhanov Mr. Harper stayed with Canadians and helped us build a country.
I do agree with you on one thing, with Iffy's very shallow background (virtually all academia) he should stay with teaching. His professor manner (hands on hips, lecturing the other leaders and all Canadians) during the debate certainly came out.
You are welcome.
mikefastener 9 months ago
@mikefastener
Yes, and Harpers sweatervest, outright lying to canadians about the budget and incoming deficit, and giving faux news more attention than our own news outlets is so awesome. Oh wait, no it isn"t. Not to mention firing his own appointees and giving them 500k in severance pay + full pension, is TOTALLY a sign of a great PM.
Stakhanov 9 months ago
@Stakhanov Love that Mr. Harper pushed the left-winger lies aside and appealed to neutral Canadians who wanted to hear his message without the political bias.
All of us can now say that we wish to, "Stand up for Canada":!
And you........?
mikefastener 9 months ago
In deficit because of the recession ... bullshit. Harper had a surplus coming to power and he blew it within a year. Now after 2010 he has mounted a 120B addition to our deficit. Ignorance does as ignorance does .... Harper your FIRED !
theCockySuckerCanada 10 months ago
Harper is a turkey ... face it ..he keeps saying in Canada ...let us be CLEAR ... it is not evident by any of his positions
theCockySuckerCanada 10 months ago
I'm not a fan of Harper, and I certainly won't be voting for him in the upcoming election, but he did well here. Props.
alesha14 10 months ago 2
Chris Wallace was expecting a conservative to bash Obama. Mission failed.
13lackLight 10 months ago 18
To the whiter world ?
CortexEffect94 10 months ago
@CortexEffect94 WIDER WORLD
get2nomyname 10 months ago
Dans leurs grandes oreilles, la vérité est une impolitesse.
yvonkcaouette 10 months ago
Where did the surplus go that was left by the Liberal party? Oh yeah, taxes cuts for corporations....geez thanks.
KpopManiacSFL 10 months ago
If Harper were an American, he would be a moderate/conservative Democrat.
Propagandhi900 10 months ago
Wow, this host is such a douchebag. He's trying SOOOOO hard to get Harper to say something bad about Obama. I may not be a huge Harper supporter but he did a great job with this interview
notdonebefore 11 months ago 3
This has been flagged as spam show
it would be interesting to see how O'Riely and Harper would go at each other
They won't. They're brothers in Christ, dontcha know?
Matthew1944 11 months ago
it would be interesting to see how O'Riely and Harper would go at each other
bxxx9 11 months ago
@bxxx9 ...sweatily.
vaguelyreptilian 11 months ago
@bxxx9 Harper would wipe the floor with that clown
ashtriegh 11 months ago
it'd be interested to see what o'riely would say to harper
bxxx9 11 months ago
@guystoners. That's what's wrong with politics in this country; as soon as the election is over there is no more motivation for a PM to do a good job on behalf of the tax payers. So long as they can read the public well enough to effectively lie to them, they consider it "job well done". Once in office, the public loses the allegience of the PM and it swings back the their political party.
Wallyrus 1 year ago
@guystoners. That's his schtick, he knows that if people knew the way he REALLY thinks that they'd never vote for him. If he's winning votes by pretending to be more liberal, then obviously people actually want a more liberal government.
Wallyrus 1 year ago
@PhilipJFry72. I'd believe my friend before I'd believe you that conservative politics are in the best interests of anybody but the richest .001%.
Wallyrus 1 year ago
@PhilipJFry72. A friend of mine who works in broadcasting heard him, first hand, call Stephen Harper "nuts".
Wallyrus 1 year ago
"Democracy is all about controlling the peoples choices so that, no matter what, they always end up getting me! Being rich makes me MORE Canadian than lazy poor people! I make $200,000 a year, with full benefits and perks, and all I have to do is make people afraid of the same things I'm afraid of and irresponsibly pass the buck on to the corporations, blindly hoping that when if it trickles down, it doesn't taste like piss! My name's Stephen Harper, and I -- AM --- CONSERVATIVE."
Wallyrus 1 year ago
Fox makes Harper seem like a pot smoking commie hippie
guystoners 1 year ago
@guystoners I actually heard that George W. Bush was intimidated by how extremely right-wing Stephen Harper... Harper must REALLY hate Canada.
Wallyrus 1 year ago
@Wallyrus
FUCK YOU. Source that - SOURCE where George Bush said that, GO ON. SOURCE. NOW. Or shut the fuck up!
PhilipJFry72 1 year ago
This has been flagged as spam show
@guystoners I actually heard that George W. Bush was intimidated by how extremely right-wing Stephen Harper is... Harper must REALLY hate Canada.
Wallyrus 1 year ago
This american makes harper look like a liberal almost.
Pepsicoke33 1 year ago 44
@Pepsicoke33 That's because even the furthest right winged person in Canada can be considered a centrist compared to the US.
theredscourge 10 months ago
@theredscourge this is true.
WestCanuckistan 10 months ago
@Pepsicoke33 Holy crap your right!!
snowboarder1019 10 months ago
@Pepsicoke33 Hes a fucking dick
TRYINGULTRAS 9 months ago
@TRYINGULTRAS We are all so proud of Mr. Harper last night with his historic win!!
Agreed?
mikefastener 9 months ago
@Pepsicoke33 LOL
TheFlameoftheWest 6 months ago
Only Fox News could make me feel bad for Stephen Harper. This Chris Wallace is just an asshole
AlThePipingDude 1 year ago
While I'm not a big fan of Harper, I have to give him credit here. His explaination & insights into the gov't role in the banking industry, gov't regulations & the Canadian economy wasn't what I expect to hear. He was able to explain why our economy did not suffer the same problems as the US & other countries, but did not give his party & its policies all the credit. He didn't get sucked into a conversation about the US's mistakes or criticizing Obama or previous gov't mistakes.
dwayners13 1 year ago 32
@dwayners13 He never told us this stuff... It shows just how little he respects the Canadian voters, that it took Fox "News" to get this information out of him.
Wallyrus 1 year ago
@Wallyrus cause most of our news outlets don't ask those questions, that's why he did that questionnaire thing here on youtube, CBC and many new stations in canada are pro-liberal, all they do is bash him try to make him look bad.
Baseshocks 9 months ago
@dwayners13
Well he does have a masters in Economics
DerPrinzVonPreussen 9 months ago
@dwayners13 spending billions of dollars on unnecessary defence for the g-20 summit? Smart economy?Exploiting the environment at devastating rates: smart economy? I guess you don't think.
mikesdjftr 8 months ago
@mikesdjftr I guess I missed the part when I discussed G20 security in my comment. In fact on other videos directly related the the G20, I criticized the amount of money & the tatics of the police. I also cannot find the part where I raved about his enviromental policies. Further, I still can't find the words 'smart economy' in the comment, that you seem to take considerable exception to. I think you need to start reading & thinking about the comments BEFORE you repond to them, it really helps.
dwayners13 8 months ago
Stephen Harper sounds so nice here! He is an actual dickhead!
themooddisorders 1 year ago
@themooddisorders
Yes, you are a dickhead!
PhilipJFry72 1 year ago
@themooddisorders
Yeah I agree, he sounds soo smart and polite here because he is talking to an American and particularly about Finance. So it is misleading, I'm sure if we had him talking about domestic Canadian issues, with a CBC reporter there might be a diffirent tune.
gundamWWW 1 year ago
And once again, a young left-wing nutjob has been exposed as a complete moron and idiot.
Victory is sweet!
PhilipJFry72 1 year ago
@PhilipJFry72 Neither of these two guys are left-wing, who are you talking about?
Wallyrus 1 year ago
I have to say, Harper interviews well when he chooses to interview. Why do we never see him in the Canadian media? I'm not a fan of his but I can't say I see a better candidate today.
IanEColeman 1 year ago
@IanEColeman With the lie-beral bias of the Cdn media, I am not surprised that Mr. Harper wishes to go to Canadians directly.
Who wouldn't?
mikefastener 1 year ago
Well now we know that we will stay until 2014, but if you listen to this he is defending himself well and agree on most of what he says.
Well know after he was able to damage every thing this great nation represent, well I sometime just wish I could stab him in the back
ranna16 1 year ago
@ranna16 Thank goodness we had Mr. Harper's steady hand on the economic helm! Can anyone imagine Finance Minister Bob Rae?
Wow---I shake at the thought!
mikefastener 1 year ago
Folks, I exposed the typical left-winger hypocrisy regarding openness and diversity. Freddy wanted to hide behind (pun) a select post to me without the courage to let all of you see it!
Okay Freddy...you have been shown as a coward....any comments?
mikefastener 1 year ago
FreddyFrogger has posted a comment on your profile:
Gee, Mike, from reading your comments here I can see that you have some issues. Perhaps you should call a psychiatrist and tell him the whole story about how you like to get bum fucked and suck dicks. I'm sure it has something to do with your homosexuality because nobody can be that angry all the time unless he's hiding in the closet. Come on out, Mike, and tell us all about it. Get over the anger and be yourself.
mikefastener 1 year ago
This was actually a really good interview. Harper is very diplomatic. I must say, I'm impressed.
PoliticsStudent 1 year ago
Fuck these clowns, I'm voting Rick Mercer for PM
Canuck4Truth 1 year ago
Harper's stimulus package was dismal.
skovgaardbe 1 year ago
I wonder how fox and co. would have grilled stephane dion if he was prime minister. lol.
mtee111 1 year ago
@mtee111 FOX would have needed a translator for Dion (as most Cdns would have needed) and would constantly asked, "Why he didn't get things done!"
Thank goodness we have Mr. Harper!
mikefastener 1 year ago
hey why did this guy get to post a video over 10 mins? hmmm wonder whats up here?
audiotomic 1 year ago
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRG I HATE HARPER VOTE ABC: ANYTHING BUT CONSERVATIVE
TheDandyAndy1 1 year ago
@TheDandyAndy1 My goodness! We are all so lucky to have this guy as our PM!
Could you imagine Dion or Iffy trying to get through this interview?
mikefastener 1 year ago
@mikefastener you're on crack. I'd rather have Iggy (lol 'iffy') in power...we have no need for the albertan oil sands, combat in Afghanistan, privatized health care, corporate tax cuts, a canadian fox news channel....
TheDandyAndy1 1 year ago
@TheDandyAndy1 "Iffy" is more appropriate! We have no need for this American with his gunslinger ideas ("Mr. Harper, your time is up). A vote for Iffy is a vote for a renewed Iggy/Socialist/Separatist Coalition like he supported last time. I (and most Canadians) do not want Separatist Cabinet Ministers and Senators. Why don't you guys understand this!
mikefastener 1 year ago
Comment removed
TheDandyAndy1 1 year ago
@mikefastener Iggy was born in Toronto, and is intelligent (he went to the universities of cambridge, harvard, toronto, and oxford) with a knowledgeable worldview.
You believe Iggy supports separatism? You're nutso man. The only people who want to leave canada are the bloq quebecois my friend, and if the liberals win the next election there would be no need to make any sort of coalitions...and iggy has no desire to make one now. its political suicide.
I myself am voting NDP however...
TheDandyAndy1 1 year ago
@TheDandyAndy1 I agree with you about Iffy's background....those that can, do, those that can't teach!
Iffy signed the socialist/separatist coalition document--that is a fact--tell me I am wrong!
I suggest you don't vote for a leader who was in publicly subsidized housing while the homeless were dying on the streets of Toronto (Layton and Chow).
Hope I helped to clarify things!
mikefastener 1 year ago
@mikefastener The coalition deal didn't include the BQ in the government. They were simply tied to supporting government initiatives on confidence motions. Did you even read what it was about? It would essentially be a coalition similar in principle to the government in the UK right now.
PoliticsStudent 1 year ago
@PoliticsStudent Actually....there were 3 party leaders at that announcement to the press: liberal, NDP and the Bloc. The Bloc were certainly part of the coalition (otherwise, why were they on the stage?). You yourself said the Bloc was, "tied" to supporting! Oh well, Mr. Harper was able to let the peoples' wish (who only voted 6 weeks earlier) prevail!
Separatist Senators and Finance Minister Bob Rae were frightening realities of this Separatist-Social Coalition.
Agreed?
mikefastener 1 year ago
@mikefastener There wouldn't be BQ senators or cabinet ministers as you explicitly stated. The BQ had no position within the government, which means no senators and no cabinet ministers.
The likelihood that Bob Rae would have taken the Finance portfolio is unlikely. Just because he is the party's number two choice for leader doesn't mean he is the number one choice for Finance. He would likely take Foreign Affairs, seeing as how that's his shadow position.
PoliticsStudent 1 year ago
@PoliticsStudent Where did I state that there would be "BQ cabinet ministers"?
"as you explicitly stated". Oh may, it looks like you believed this to be true and placed it on to me!!!!
Oh well....I'm sure we both agree that things worked out best with Mr. Harper at the helm...right?
mikefastener 1 year ago
@mikefastener From one of your posts:
"I (and most Canadians) do not want Separatist Cabinet Ministers and Senators."
Also, how exactly can you say that things worked out best with Harper without knowing how the situation would end up with a coalition government? What criteria are you using to come to such a conclusion?
PoliticsStudent 1 year ago
@PoliticsStudent "What criteria....to such a conclusion?"
Re-read the sentence, "I (and most Canadians) do not want Separatist Senators."
Luckily, with Mr. Harper, we knew that would not happen.
With Dion and Iffy and Separatist-Socialist Coalition, very likely.
I rest my case!
mikefastener 1 year ago
@mikefastener So first you claim that you didn't say there would be BQ cabinet ministers and senators, and now you're using it to prove that Harper was the better choice?
By your own evaluation, Harper wouldn't be the best choice. There wouldn't be BQ ministers or senators with the coalition. So in that regard, both sides are equal.
I'm beginning to think you're just one big parody.
PoliticsStudent 1 year ago
@PoliticsStudent I believe I did not say BQ cabinet ministers, I said Separatist Senators! (Likely cabinet ministers was also true.)
"There wouldn't be BQ (Separatist) ministers...with the coalition".
How do you know that? With Iffy's well known lust for power, anything might have happened.
We should all thank Mr. Harper for, "Standing up for Canada".
You seem to wish to keep ignoring the facts, or, as we say, ignoring "inconvenient truths".
Hope I clarified the situation for you.
mikefastener 1 year ago
@mikefastener Considering the Liberals would be in charge of appointing cabinet ministers, I need to ask: why do you think they would want to give any extra power to the BQ? If the BQ agreed to support the coalition without being included in cabinet, why would the Liberals give up more power than they had to? Doesn't that contradict your assertion that Ignatieff is power hungry? What power hungry person would give up power to another party unnecessarily?
PoliticsStudent 1 year ago
When the BQ decided to "pull the plug" on this coalition, Iffy would do anything to hold onto power and would have quickly acquiesced to any of their demands. Being PM was Iffy's dream (stopped by the Cdn people and Mr. Harper, BTW). A few Separatist Senators would have had little impact on the liberal control of the senate; but, would have crushed the morale of all loyal Cdns.Right?
mikefastener 1 year ago
@mikefastener More conspiracy theory nonsense. Continue to cling to your paranoia, because all of the attempts I've made to use facts and logic have gone right over your head.
If he gave Senate seats to the BQ, that would mean less Senate seats for the Liberals, who no longer have a majority in the Upper House. How is that logical? Oh right, it's not. Come on now, use your head a little bit.
PoliticsStudent 1 year ago
@PoliticsStudent Pooooor Student....always getting so confused defending left-winger mentality! (I suggest you give up, many wingers have given up in debating me!)
A few seats in the Sentate would not jeapordize a lie-beral majority; however, it would have given the Separatist movement a huge symbolic advantage!
Hope I clarified things for you.
mikefastener 1 year ago
@mikefastener Actually, it would, given that with each new Prime Minister there has been a change in the majority party in the Senate. Mulroney took a majority right before he left when he passed the GST, and Chretien took a majority during his tenure. Now Harper has one. So a few seats DO make a difference, which is why the Liberals wouldn't give up any of them. Also, both the BQ and the NDP advocate for the Senate's abolition, so why would they want seats? Because they're evil?
PoliticsStudent 1 year ago
@PoliticsStudent Quite incorrect (and I enjoy educating you). No, the lie-berals had a significant majority....a few seats would make no difference.
Make no mistake, Grasshopper, the BQ and NDP would love to grab some Senate seats if they forced the lie-berals' hands. It's called politics (or reality).
Hope I helped.
mikefastener 1 year ago
@mikefastener You can simply respond to what I say by asserting the opposite, but that doesn't change facts. The majority party in the Senate has changed with each change in government for the past three times. The Liberals would want to hold power for as long as possible. You can't call the Liberals power hungry on the one hand and then assert that they would share power on the other hand. And yes, it would be the Liberals sharing, not the BQ "forcing [their] hands".
PoliticsStudent 1 year ago
@PoliticsStudent You can pretend you don't understand; however, I don't believe you and I know you are acting on your own political bias.
Lie-berals holding on to power in parliament has nothing to do with the Senate...why do you say such falsehoods?
Giving the BQ or NDP a few seats in the Senate would not be power sharing...why do you say such falsehoods?
The lie-berals signed a coalition agreement with the Separatists and Socialists...why do you get so angry with me? (Get angry with them!)
mikefastener 1 year ago