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I'm an evangelical Christian, member of the CPC, but presently & unjustly exiled to wander the political wilderness.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2006

Ontario drinks the kool-aid... again

I just really don't understand this province. They keep falling for the lies, time and time again. They elect thieves and liars without a second thought. They were willing to once again believe a party that was PROVEN to have lied to them in the past.

We drank the Liberal kool-aid, again. We never learn. The Liberal Party of Canada is ripping the fabric of this nation apart, and doing so be touting themselves as the sole party with a divine right to govern. Ontario, you've just given a bloody nose to Quebec and Alberta... you've once again voted for the party that has insulted these provinces over and over again.

Ontario has once again supported the rending of this nation between urban and rural... rural wants to go right, urban wants to go left. The major urban centres east of Manitoba are Liberal fortresses, and B.C. went to the NDP. Calgary and Edmonton went Tory... no surprise, as many there are more likely to understand the issues of urban vs. rural. [UPDATE: Looks like I'm not the only one to notice this]

The rest of the country has figured this out... why can't we? Quebec figured it out, and voted for a new Federalism. They sent 10 Conservatives to Ottawa. Atlantic Canadians have figured it out... they increased their support for the Tories, though it only translated into two more seats. In B.C., well, we lost five seats, but the NDP picked them up... it's a vote for change and not corruption, regardless.

And then there's my riding, Guelph... Gullible Guelph. Oh yes, we got scared and drank the kool-aid too... 5000 people did. Dupped. They have no clue what they've done... just voting for the status quo because the Liberals said things will be bad if we vote for change. Our Liberal MP has been on the backbenches of the government for 12 years, and done little... how much can she accomplish for this city from the backbenches of the Opposition? Yea, I thought so.

Well, all is not lost. We will FINALLY get to the bottom of the garbage that's been going on in Ottawa for the last 10 years. (the first two or three years of the Liberals were OK, other than the helicopter thing) Canada has voted for the best Prime Minister to come along in 50 years... Stephen Harper. He's a very cerebral man, a bridge builder, a consensus leader. Canada does not really know him at all... he's not a scary, power hungry leader.

He's a quiet, mild-mannered person who will change forever the face of Ottawa... and NOT in the negative ways that the Liberals would have you believe. He'll be able to restore relations with the US, and WILL NOT bow to George W. Bush. He'll show Canada that we can be a nice neighbour, and will help in pulling down the 12 foot high brick wall we've built, and work with our neighbour to maintain a nice, solid, three foot picket fence, over which we can chat and agree to disagree, and over which our goods can be easily passed, whilst still keeping out the noisy, yappy dogs that we don't like. (like Michael Moore, perhaps?)

Mr. Harper will be able to show Quebec that Canada does want them to stick around, and that it will be in their best interest, but he won't give away the farm to keep them here. (and that our hockey teams will be able to win more games as one, rather than two)

Mr. Harper won't be forgetting the concerns of cities, which so many think he will. He wants ALL PARTS of this nation to succeed, not to hobble one in preference to the other... which has been Liberal policy for 40 years now. (NEP anyone?)

Canada, relax. Everything is going to be fine. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is going to build consensus, implement some really good programs, and win over Canadians. This country is going to move ahead, and no one is going to get left behind. Oh sure, you're going to hear some on the left screaming loud, protests here and there about nothing, but that's all those nutbars do, so just ignore them. If you have issues, contact your MP... I've found that Conservative MP's typically are much better at responding than other parties, based on my own experience.

Let's work together to build, not tear down. There are solutions to our problems, and together, we can work towards solving them.

Here's to our new Conservative government, and to our next Prime Minister, The Right Honourable Stephen Harper!

12 Comments:

  • At Tue Jan 24, 02:16:00 p.m. EST, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Good to see you back!!VF

     
  • At Tue Jan 24, 02:27:00 p.m. EST, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    I think the Tories will do even better next time in these problem areas. When people see the improvements, they'll forget all about the ridiculous Liberal scare tactics. I was suprised that the Liberals did so well in Guelph. Next time.

    I'm a big fan of your site as you can tell! Keep up the good work.

    Henry Bupner
    bupner.blogspot.com

     
  • At Tue Jan 24, 02:29:00 p.m. EST, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    While watching the results last night in the new Conservative bastion of Edmonton, I, too, was upset at the gulibility of Ontarians. Having been raised in Ontario (London), I was embarassed by the results. It is heartening, however, that there are more and more people starting to come around to ethical thinking and morallity. Hopefully people in Ontario will see Harper for what he really is and in the next election give him a majority so that Canada will finally be restored to its rightful place in the global community.

     
  • At Tue Jan 24, 02:29:00 p.m. EST, Blogger Blake Kennedy said…

    I more or less agree except the part about the first 3 Liberal years.

     
  • At Tue Jan 24, 03:51:00 p.m. EST, Blogger Blake Kennedy said…

    Well, as disappointing as the entire results were, the Conservatives had made inroads to deplacing the Liberals as the federalist alternative in Quebec, and nobody predicted that.

     
  • At Tue Jan 24, 04:54:00 p.m. EST, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    The 'situational ethics' mentality is rampant in la la liberario. once down a slippery slope ,it is difficult to go back up.I am encouraged by the seats gained here. There is a lot of work to do. We will keep it up.That has been my reply for the last 3 elections.This time we have the prime minister working with us!!VF

     
  • At Tue Jan 24, 05:16:00 p.m. EST, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    "I just really don't understand this province. They keep falling for the lies, time and time again."

    It's not that we fell for any lies, we know the Liberal party's problems full well (and although I didn't personally vote for them, I was glad to see them get the seats they did just in case you're wrong about the Conservatives). It's just that most of us don't trust the Conservative party yet, that's all. If they can prove themself in the next 18 months :) perhaps they'll gain more ground in the next election. As long as they can stay away from the social issues such as gay marriage and abortion and such the more liberal of us, possibly even myself, might be able to grow to trust them in time, but we'll see. :)

     
  • At Tue Jan 24, 05:39:00 p.m. EST, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    "He'll show Canada that we can be a nice neighbour, and will help in pulling down the 12 foot high brick wall we've built, and work with our neighbour to maintain a nice, solid, three foot picket fence, over which we can chat and agree to disagree, and over which our goods can be easily passed, whilst still keeping out the noisy, yappy dogs that we don't like."

    It will be nice to have you back neighbor, perhaps while we're chatting over that picket fence we can both figure out how to muzzle that "yappy dog".

     
  • At Tue Jan 24, 06:35:00 p.m. EST, Blogger Shawn Abigail said…

    Well, strong majority or weak minority, Harper still gets to live at 24 Sussex Drive (i.e. he's the man in the big chair). And I think this is a good thing, even if he isn't as conservative as myself.

    I heard today that there are something like 3000 patronage positions open in the country. The temptation will be to start rewarding the faithful. But what if Harper appointed an independent commission to fill these positions on the basis of merit, and appointed someone like Ed Broadbent to head the commission? Mulroney lost credibility because he picked up where Turner left off on patronage. I doubt Harper will make the same mistake.

    Anyway, it should be interesting!

     
  • At Tue Jan 24, 10:55:00 p.m. EST, Blogger Blake Kennedy said…

    Part of the urban disapproval of Harper I think comes by way of immigration. Recent immigrants have an irrational attachment to the Liberals, believing that the Liberals are somehow responsible for their arrival to Canada. If they only knew what a great, big, f---ing unholy mess the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration was, they'd abandon ship in a hurry.

    But that would require honest thought and the incentive to inquire as to the truth, which isn't happening a whole heck of a lot in Ontario these days. And our icon for that is Premier Ineptitude himself.

     
  • At Wed Jan 25, 02:38:00 a.m. EST, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    Aren't Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Hamilton, Quebec City, Muncton, Fredericton, Halifax & St Johns urban centers? What does it take to be an urban center? Is the "urban center" status only reserved for those cities like Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver who vote only for Liberal MPs?

    I think there's a number of people at the CBC, CTV, and the rest Toronto media who have to get out of Toronto and learn a little more about the country they arrogantly claim to know.

    Fred F

     
  • At Wed Jan 25, 10:24:00 a.m. EST, Blogger Blake Kennedy said…

    Okay, but in how many of those urban centres did Conservatives fare well? Regina, Calgary, and Edmonton?

    And we all know that those don't count because they're in the West and Westerners are a bunch of redneck hicks. ;)

     

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