| The triple threat comments were made in response to some positions Dion has taken (or maybe just said, I'm not entirely sure myself) on financial issues. One, he wouldn't refuse to consider raising the GST (ergo, that means he'll raise it). Two, he would cancel the Conservatives' family-daycare benefit (in my book, that doesn't mean he wouldn't replace with something else, after all the Conservatives did the same thing with the Liberals' program when they took office). Three, he would tax for carbon emissions. Which, considering Dion's position on the environment (he's pro), comes as no shock to me so I'm not sure why it's sure a thing for Harper.
Look, I'm not looking to tell anyone who to vote for. I'm from Quebec, so the sponsorship scandal is still a big topic over here. And that's not even taking into account our very own Bloc. So the Liberals, who were never the most generally popular party around these parts, are coming up all kinds of suspicious.
I do know that Dion gets a bad rep for his lack of charisma. So he's a big nerd. It could be worse.
Personally, I will say that I'm a big Jack Leyton fan, but that may just be because the man really has no shot at being PM. I've noticed that people tend to be a lost less likeable when they have a shot at the big prize. So, right now, I like Leyton. It doesn't hurt that he's a former university prof. I'm big into school. I like profs.
I do hope that whomever is elected will remember that we are a separate country from the United States. They are our closest neighbours and we like them a lot. But that doesn't mean that our every policies need to be in line with theirs. I never did like Chretien much, but he at least got that part right during his last months in office. Of course, by then, the end was near.
They're always so much more likeable when they have nothing to gain or to lose. __________________  Sunny
"The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die." avie by Jessie |