- in Reality, Harper and the Con's want to break up Confederation

Posted: 4/9/2010 10:33:52 AM Globe and Mail
Norman Spector, Duceppe may find a changed Canada, 9 Apr.'10
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/duceppe-may-find-a-changed-canada/article1528358/ Tab 8

"With the party’s avowed objective of preventing the formation of a majority government of whatever stripe – thereby demonstrating to Canadians that their country is ungovernable"

Norman, if I recall Gilles Duceppe and the Bloc were quite willing to support the co-alition between the Liberal and the NDP. It was Harper who vowed not to allow the Bloc from so doing.

In actuality, Stephen Harper has spent much of his pubic life dedicated to tearing our great nation asunder and has been working towards that end since coming into power. Harper and the Con's have gone to extremes (not surprising for extremists) to make Parliament dysfunctional and then using it as an excuse for marginalizing it and as you so eloquently have put it " thereby demonstrating to Canadians that their country is ungovernable".

It is not surprising that a quarter of Albertans would be happy to see Quebec leave Canada. I am sure there is a quarter that would like to see Alberta leave, including dismantling federalism to achieve this end. Equalization certainly has a lot to do with it. They are enraged that royalties and taxes flow to the Federal government to be paid out in national programs (like health care) and equalization payment not just to Quebec but all the Provinces that may receive them. It would be interesting to see what part of these are amongst the die-hard supporters of Harper and the Con's.

I agree that probably "Most Canadians would agree with Lucien Bouchard that sovereignty will not happen during their lifetimes". Duceppe knows this. Duceppe has made it clear that he and the Bloc are there to get the best deal for Quebec. This, of course, can only happen if Quebec is part of Canada.

In reality, Duceppe and the Bloc want to stay in Confederation and are open up front and transparent about it.

And, in Reality, Harper and the Con's want to break up Confederation and are secretive, closed, obstructive about it.

Who do Canadians have more respect for.

Lloyd MacILquham cicblog.com/comments.html