Home About Chat Users Issues Party Candidates Polling Firms Media News Polls Calendar Key Races United States President Senate House Governors International

New User Account
"A comprehensive, collaborative elections resource." 
Email: Password:

  Harper Tories are own worst enemies
NEWS DETAILS
Parent(s) Container 
ContributorMonsieur 
Last EditedMonsieur  Dec 17, 2009 09:17pm
Logged 0
CategoryOpinion
AuthorChantal Hébert
News DateFriday, December 18, 2009 03:00:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionOnly a few weeks ago, Stephen Harper was headed for a triumphant year end.

His minority government had never looked further removed from the brink in the House of Commons. As the Conservatives built a solid lead in voting intentions over the fall months, the election clouds on their horizon dissipated. A by-election victory at the expense of the Bloc Québécois last month showed that there might just be a second life for the Prime Minister in Quebec.

Then the Afghan detainee issue and the climate-change debate came back to the fore, bringing the Conservative party's fall excursion into majority territory to an end.

Taken together, they make up a pattern that shows the Conservatives doing best politically when they govern with (and like) the Liberals and worst when they follow their own counsel.
Share
ArticleRead Full Article

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor

DISCUSSION