macadian

Exactly, I feel it has far more to do with what you stimulate and when rather than 'how much'

For example I believe its pointeless throwing money at the Canadian Auto Industry (and all that entails) until the US Congress decides what they are going to do....to do so now would keep the left happy I am sure but be an expensive and pointless exercise until more is known re any bail out by the americans of the 'Big three'.

The current political situation is a farce however, the decision by the GG yesterday is probably the best one in the circumstances.

So the next time a Canadian government threatens to pull politicians fingers out of the "taxpayers' cookie jar"...(shades of "we are entitled to our entitlements ") get ready for the dummy to be spat once more...and more self serving interests will one more come to the fore! As I said, a farcical situation that the International community is quite rightly shaking their collective heads in bewilderment at! (as are many Candaidians)

dbd33

Do you have examples of, say, Africans or Asians being unusually bewildered by Canadian politics of late? I suspect they pay very little attention.

macadian

I should have added 'western world'...I thought that was a given......though we do seem to be sliding into a third world democracy......or that of a Bannana Republic.

dbd33

Americans then, is there any reason to think Americans are more bewildered by Canadian politics this year than last?

macadian

Many things bewilder americans...so yes, probably...

Spongebob

She made the right decision. Let cool heads prevail. The reason to save the economy was a red herring, it was soley because of a cut in party fundings as to why they wanted to bring the government down.

I would be very surprised if the coalition is still together by the time parliament resumes in january.

Steve_P

That may have been one of the triggers but most certainly wasn't the only reason.

Spongebob

I think it was the biggest trigger, and not promoted by the other parties since it would come across as a purely political move for the interest of keeping the war chests full and not for helping out the economy.

The economy wasnt going to collapse in 1 month, they needed GG decision to go there way to keep the momentum going. Now that the brakes are on the coalition is starting to crack.

Steve_P

The Liberals have no war chest they are so broke it's not even funny.

Harper saw an opportunity to cripple the opposition and took it not expecting the reaction he got.

Spongebob

The Bloc and the liberals do terrible in personal donations whilst the Conservatives the NDP and the Greens do just fine. The liberals and Bloc lack of donations are its own doing. Why should an unpopular party be propped up by the taxpayer.