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Saviolo

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6. I guess the Harper bribe-bump was short lived.

Mon Aug 3, 2015, 02:45 PM

Aug 2015

Just like any windfall in politics.

Handing out cheques is like Rob Ford selling off crown land to make up a budget shortfall. It's not a long-term solution, and you can't do it all that often. Harper traded a lot of political capital by handing out actual capital to people. It was a cynical ploy, and I think it's going to end up back-firing. The timing was clumsy, it looks too much like he's literally trying to buy votes and Mulcair, Trudeau, and May can all beat him over the head with it.

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It's a multi-party system which often comes with a parliamentary system of government n/t Spazito Aug 2015 #3

I hope so too... Spazito Aug 2015 #2

I'm of two minds on this issue Saviolo Aug 2015 #4

I see it as being too cautious in order to try and hold his lead... Spazito Aug 2015 #7

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I agree with what you've said 100% laundry_queen Aug 2015 #9

Thank you! I really, really want him to do well and turf Harper... Spazito Aug 2015 #11

I guess the Harper bribe-bump was short lived. Saviolo Aug 2015 #6

Lets get that majority riverbendviewgal Aug 2015 #10

It'd be cool to see an NDP-Lib coalition. Still 11 weeks is a very long time. craigmatic Aug 2015 #12