Skip to content

Harper distort Liberal PArty statements and democracy

FRom the Liberal PArty of Canada



The rules of our democracy



Whoever leads the party that wins the most seats on election day should be called on to form the government.



If that is the Liberal Party, then we will be required to rapidly seek the confidence of the newly-elected Parliament.



If our government cannot win the support of the House, then Mr. Harper will be called on to form a government and face the same challenge.



That is our Constitution. It is the law of the land.



FURTHER MESSAGES



If we are given the privilege of forming the government, these are the rules that will guide us:



o We will face Parliament with exactly the same team, platform and agenda

that we bring to Canadians during this election.



o We will work with ALL parties to make Parliament work.



o We will not enter a coalition with other federalist parties. In our system,

coalitions are a legitimate constitutional option. However, I believe that

issue-by-issue collaboration with other parties is the best way for minority

Parliaments to function.



o We categorically rule out a coalition or formal arrangement with the Bloc

Quebecois.



o If we are facing a minority Parliament, we will work like Liberal Prime

Ministers Lester Pearson, Pierre Trudeau and Paul Martin did: to provide

progressive government to our country by building support issue-by-issue

and by tapping into the goodwill, generosity and common sense of

Canadians across the political spectrum. These are the governments that

gave Canada the Canadian Flag, Medicare, the Canada Pension Plan, the

Kelowna Accord and a National Daycare Plan. With the right kind of

leadership another minority Parliament could strive for such heights.



We call on Mr. Harper to make clear his position:



o Does he agree with our description of the workings of our democratic

system?



o Why does he insist on fabricating lies about an impending coalition,

something he knows is false?



o Will he tell Canadians the truth about his secret hotel room meetings in

2004 with the Bloc Quebecois which resulted in a signed letter of

agreement to the Governor General, proposing a Conservative-NDP-Bloc

coalition?







Own up Prime Minister!!

Trackbacks

No Trackbacks

Comments

Display comments as Linear | Threaded

No comments

Add Comment

Enclosing asterisks marks text as bold (*word*), underscore are made via _word_.
Standard emoticons like :-) and ;-) are converted to images.

To prevent automated Bots from commentspamming, please enter the string you see in the image below in the appropriate input box. Your comment will only be submitted if the strings match. Please ensure that your browser supports and accepts cookies, or your comment cannot be verified correctly.
CAPTCHA

Enclosing asterisks marks text as bold (*word*), underscore are made via _word_.
Standard emoticons like :-) and ;-) are converted to images.

To prevent automated Bots from commentspamming, please enter the string you see in the image below in the appropriate input box. Your comment will only be submitted if the strings match. Please ensure that your browser supports and accepts cookies, or your comment cannot be verified correctly.
CAPTCHA

Form options