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I'm plotzed
Nov. 18th, 2003 02:37 pmOstensibly it's a "catch-up" day, and it's been pretty productive. The bank, McDonald's for lunch, picking up some audio cassettes for interviewing (new $.30 levy for "copyright" per tape, on 20 tapes. Maudit Christ), and laundry. Jocelyne joined me for all but the latter. Am now computing before delving into the new Macleans. Myself, the whole Trailer Park Boys thing hasn't ever worked for me. Being somewhat of a trash background, some parts strike me as funnier than others. Banal rampant heteronormative notions of manliness just don't coupé le moutard. Woteva.
Jean Chretien will be tossing the keys to Paul Martin on 12 December. Fine. And Stephen Harper, leader of the Canadian Alliance (official opposition) wants any election delayed until the Fall, which would be 4 years after the last one (Harper favours an American-style 4year cycle for elections; currently they are called any time during a mandate but within 5.5 years). Traditionally when a ruling political party changes leaders, they hold an election relatively shortly thereafter, for a renewed mandate--in Canuck politics one votes for a party and its leader, rather than a local representative's ideas or values. For worse and better.
I think we should go to the polls in the Spring. Ideally the Liberals will lose enough seats in Ontario (though they'll probably gain in Québec) that maybe a minority government will result. With the NDP the obvious partner for such a coalition.
Aside from Daniel Day Lewis, the federal NDP as a partner in a minority Liberal government is my favourite wet dream.
Jean Chretien will be tossing the keys to Paul Martin on 12 December. Fine. And Stephen Harper, leader of the Canadian Alliance (official opposition) wants any election delayed until the Fall, which would be 4 years after the last one (Harper favours an American-style 4year cycle for elections; currently they are called any time during a mandate but within 5.5 years). Traditionally when a ruling political party changes leaders, they hold an election relatively shortly thereafter, for a renewed mandate--in Canuck politics one votes for a party and its leader, rather than a local representative's ideas or values. For worse and better.
I think we should go to the polls in the Spring. Ideally the Liberals will lose enough seats in Ontario (though they'll probably gain in Québec) that maybe a minority government will result. With the NDP the obvious partner for such a coalition.
Aside from Daniel Day Lewis, the federal NDP as a partner in a minority Liberal government is my favourite wet dream.
