As someone who follows politics closely and regards elections as some of the most exciting things to watch, I can't help but notice how boring the Liberal campaign is! On the day that the election was called, I had encountered the Liberal campaign bus parked on Parliament Hill. I hung around near the bus for at least half an hour. I was expecting to see Dion (and I assume the 30 other people standing around were hoping to see him too). I soon grew tired of waiting, so I left the Hill and many others did too - not a good thing by the way Dion!).
After about an hour I returned to Parliament Hill and I was surprised to see Dion leaving the Parliament buildings! We all began to clap, but other than giving a little wave, all he did was stand in front of a TV camera, waiting to be interviewed. He just stood there, for 15 minutes, with all of us tourists looking at him. What I'm trying to get at here is that when you're a federal party leader and you have several dozen tourists starring at you, you should at least say a few words to the crowd. To me, this signalled that Dion was uncomfortable with crowds. What I also noticed was that he resembled my Canadian History professor! If this is the image that Canadians have of Dion - a shy, awkward professor, then he has some problems.
Now, I know many of you will be saying that he was probably nervous to be interviewed. I have to admit that after the interview was finished, he came and shook hands (I wished him good luck). However if he only said a few words to us, a few jokes about the media, or the weather, he would have energized the crowd a bit. I was disappointed. Dion did not give a first good impression, and he did nothing to woo my vote. As a result, I can't hid my disappointment in the state of the Liberal party, I like a fight, not a cakewalk! If Dion keeps this up, the election will be very boring, and no one will vote Liberal, or vote at all - remember Ontario 2007? If this is the state of Canada's so called natural governing party, then I think its time for a new one! I hope many others conclude that as well).
P.S. Dion: You don't win votes when all you do is give boring lectures on some complicated carbon tax, its just BORING!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
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“Bait ‘n Shift” - Mr. Dion has modified an old salesman’s trick to dupe Canadians into giving him their votes. He “baits” voters with the promise of income tax cuts and then, after the election, “shifts” to a carbon tax focus. Of course, the income tax cuts pale in comparison to the financial burden imposed by the carbon tax.
Anywhere but in politics, this would be illegal. The Competition Bureau Canada describes the illegal sales practice as “the retailer successfully captures your shopping dollars by luring you into the store with an advertised bargain that was never intended to be made available in reasonable quantities”.
Sound familiar? All Mr. Dion talks about are income tax cuts. He doesn’t mention that the income tax cuts are for a few; the carbon tax is for everyone.
JC Kelan
You've hit the spot with that one!
I thought the Nutty Professor's carbon tax was about as scary a scenario as an politician could dream up. Now Dion has topped even that. He now wants to set up a fund to pay for catastrophic drug costs. Now, there's nothing wrong with the premise, but remember that was the original premise of the Canada Health Act. It was to cover the costs for catastrophic illnesses that could bankrupt a family. Look where that has led. Junior's got a sunburn...go to emergency, it's paid for. Uncle Bill's got a hangnail...go to emergency, it's paid for.
Once the politicians start buying votes to cover everything from aspirin to blue ointment, Canadians will really see how fast the country can go bankrupt.
good blog
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