OT/LOL
The poor Steelers-they didn't know they were going to be used as a Conservative campaign song. Actually, the Liberals were quite clever with their 'Vote once, but think twice' slogan the last week of the election.
Harper, the economist, could have countered with:
When you vote, a vote for the Liberals is like losing $2bn cash to an email scam. Too bad about the gun registry. I just had a run in with a friend of mine from Vancouver-now in Toronto, who voted Liberal. He works for the CBC. I guess he's closer to the trough now. He said something like "Better the devil you know", if he were in Iraq, he'd be pushing for Saddam's reinstatement :O
I think BC and Alberta need Bloc BC and Bloc Alberta, respectively. How about a Pro-Athlete style contract? "Whatever Quebec gets in transfer payment/sponsorship grants etc, we get 100% too." I'd run for Bloc BC here in N. Vancouver (where I am writing this now). If Ottawa were to lose the riches of the West...the oil, natural gas, fishing, grain exports, minerals, tourism, they'd likely just tax Hibernia more-further turning the Maritimes into an East Timorese like impoverishment.
In economic news, I see the Loonie up. Funny though, as while the Liberals represent further stability, the presence of the Bloc (now talking up the separatism referendum again) and NDP (more tax 'n spend) could actually lead to further irresponsible spending. I hope Ralph Klein would bar Layton from setting foot on and O & G sites lest the 'environmental protection' issues come up. Maybe a solar panel attached to Layton's smile would generate enough power to process the oil sands? How about that for Alternative Energy and Environmental Protection?
If there is a separatist referendum, though, lets not leave all the heavy lifting to Quebec, the rest of Canada should help them out, with a nationwide vote of whether the rest of Canada would want them to stay or not. Now THAT would be interesting. Do you want butter on that popcorn? |
