Not Ready For Primetime 2: The Stephane Dion Chronicles

Monsieur Dion couldn't even be on time for this well choreographed Pro-Coalition rally:


One fellow left this comment:

Pro-treason rally=about 300 union members with professionally printed signs and a paid day off.

Pro-democracy rally=2000 individuals with hand made signs.

The polls don't lie, 2/3rds of Canadians are strongly opposed to this attempted hijacking of the country. The Libs and NDP have finally thrown off the disguise and shown themselves to be power mad lunatics. Jumping into bed with the separatists and attempting to over-turn a democracy when their political welfare check was threatened.

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The Dion Tape Song

Here's a good laugh to end this crazy week.

How Things Change ... When It's Convenient

Lorrie Goldstein illustrates the enormous hypocrisy of Stephane Dion in this article. Here are 4 choice quotes from the past

(1) Dion, April 4, 1997: "We are a federation threatened with break-up, and faced with a separatist ideology which promotes suspicion, divisions and envy between citizens. When one group of MPs arrives in Ottawa with the sole mandate of promoting the interests of their own region, this encourages other regions to elect MPs who in turn promote only their interests, and we lose any sense of a national opposition committed to the good of Canada as a whole.''

(2) Dion, Dec. 10, 1998: "Let me sum up this separatist-style politics of booty ... It consists of demanding something from the federal government; more power, more money. If the federal government says no, then you return to Quebecers and you tell them: You see how unyielding and unfair this federation is to you, we've got to get out! If the federal government says yes, the message to Quebecers becomes: You see the bargaining power you get by electing separatists, so imagine the power you'd have if you voted 'Yes' in a referendum ... So how does one thwart this logic of booty? Quite simply, by refusing to play the game. By stating very clearly that one has no intention of giving in to this kind of blackmail ... We won't improve this social union by trying to accommodate the separatists or those who might be tempted to vote for them."

(3) Dion, March 2, 1996: "In the past, as much as Liberals may have disagreed with the Conservatives and the NDP, at least we knew that we shared a common belief in Canada. Today, with the regionalist parties (like the Bloc) this is not the case. We need many leaders, not just Liberals, who will stand up again for our common Canadian values."

(4) Dion, Nov. 26, 1996: "There is a great contrast between the tolerance of Quebec society and the intolerance of the secessionist option ... That is why Quebec secession is a project which favours exclusion, and would breed intolerance and division among communities that are now living in harmony."

And yet, we have the Sheeple throughout the media telling us that Le Coalition is the best thing for Canada and that if we disagree then we're either unpatriotic or prejudiced toward Quebecers. How do journalists actually sleep at night? Only through booze & pills perhaps?!?

Stephane Dion in 1992

The Stephane Dion of 1992 appears to be most prescient of the Stephane Dion of 2008:

At 0:13 he says: "People want power, but which power? They don't care!"

Stephen Harper vs. Stephane Dion

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Kim Campbell Must Be Smiling!

Whatever happens over the next few weeks, I have to believe that Canadians, when given the chance to vote, will show Stephane Dion and the Liberals precisely what they think of throwing away 141 years of democratic history. Ms. Campbell's infamous moniker of "the most unsuccessful Prime Minister in history" will soon become Dion's crown ... and likely stay there for eternity.

Bumper Sticker Protest

Just want to be prepared in case the unthinkable happens . . .

Hi-res version available here.

Aftermath of the 40th Canadian Federal Election

Jonathan Kay has the most brilliant take of all, asking why the 4 left of centre parties refuse to bond together for a common purpose. Here are the killer parts of his piece:

With a few notable exceptions, Stephen Harper’s opponents agree on just about everything. The NDP, the Bloc Québécois and the Liberals (in their leftist Dionista variant, at least) are all pro-Kyoto, down-the-line socially liberal, anti-American, weak on crime, culturally nationalistic, and fiscally redistributionist.

There are differences, too, of course. The Bloc wants to break up the country. The Liberals want to impose a carbon tax, while the NDP would achieve the same customer-soaking effect though carbon cap-and-trade. Dippers are explicitly anti-corporate in their tax platform, while Liberals at least talk the language of the free market (except when it comes to oil companies). But putting aside the Bloc’s separatist pipe dream, the vision all these parties have -- and which they could be expected to act upon as part of a coalition -- is more or less the same: a left-wing, hyper-environmentalist, multilateral, culture-subsidizing, prisoner-coddling, Ameriphobic welfare state.

Scary stuff. And here’s the scariest part: About two-thirds of Canadians voted for this vision on Tuesday.

David Frum and Mark Steyn also offer their thoughts. As does the National Post, in this editorial.



If you want to see some real sour grapes, visiting the comments section of this CBC story.

Grassroots Campaign in Canada

There are less than three weeks until the election, an election that will decide the next Prime Minister of Canada.

The person elected will be the Prime Minister of 'all' Canadians, not just the Liberals or the Conservatives. It's time that we all came together, Liberals and Conservatives alike.

If you support the policies and character of Stephen Harper, please drive with your headlights on during the day.

If you support Stephane Dion, please drive with your headlights off at night.

Together, we can make it happen!

One Cannot Help But Feel Pity for Stephane Dion

From the beginning I have felt that Stephane Dion is a well meaning man who believes strongly in his world view. I just don't happen to share his politics and think that his plans would be disastrous for Western Canada. With that in mind, watch this clip:


One thing that is ironic is that earlier today I was told by someone that we must all respect political elites such as Dion. She gave that as one of the reasons she detests Sarah Palin.

Contrast the Dion interview with this recent one of Palin and John McCain:

Stephane Dion: Spending Like it's 1978!

Have you been following the amount of spending promises Stephane Dion has been making? The National Post has and so has Jonathan Kay. It's up to $80 Billion ... in just 13 days! I don't think it even cost God that much to build the Universe in seven!

Here's a quick comparison of the major parties so far:

1. $80.183 Billion - Liberals
2. < $20 Billion - Conservatives
3. $16.5 Billion - NDP

All projected over 10 years.

Canadian Federal Election Called

We interrupt our regular scheduled programming to report on another election campaign that has just started in that far off country of Canada. Unlike the American election campaign that seems to have been going on for 2 years, ours will be just 5 weeks long, with the vote held on October 14th.

The only discussion I could find on it this morning was on CBC Radio 1. Of course, they had their usual version of a fair & balanced panel: Left, Further Left, and Extreme Left. It would be fair to surmise that not one of the panelists has ever voted for the Conservatives in their entire life. The discussion mostly centered around two issues:

1. Should the election have been called? (aka Is Stephen Harper wasting everyone's money?)
   
   
2. Will the environment be at the forefront of the election campaign?

#1 would never have been asked of a Liberal prime minister. Proof positive is when Jean Chretien called an election after just 3.5 years into his mandate (June 6th, 1997).

#2 will likely be an election issue, only because Stephane Dion has made it so. His Green Shift policy is nothing more than a massive tax grab at Western Canadians. How anyone in the West could vote for such a thing is beyond me!

Upon dissolution of the current Parliament, here's the breakdown of seats:

• 127 - Conservative
• 95 - Liberal
• 48 - Bloc Quebecois
• 30 - NDP
• 3 - Independent
• 1 - Green
• 4 - Vacant

Total Seats: 308

So to achieve a majority, Stephen Harper's Conservatives need 155 members elected. Can they achieve this? It'll be tough. The keys to success will be these:

• Make Westerners aware of just how incredibly punitive the Liberal's Green Shift plan will be to their bank accounts.
• Work at bringing Quebeckers back into the fold of Canada, hoping they'll realize how pointless their vote for the Bloc Quebecois is.
• Hope that more than a few voters in the '416' Toronto region realize that they don't have to vote Liberal to remain in Canada.

A few final thoughts:

1. The single Green member is a controversial figure in West Vancouver named Blair Wilson. The Liberals booted him out (wisely) and so he made the desperate move to become Canada's first Green Party member. Prediction: He will not win and will lose badly.
2. The NDP's Jack Layton announced that he is running to become Prime Minister this time round. God Bless his optimistic attitude! Prediction: The NDP's only hope is for a complete meltdown of the Liberal campaign. With Dion, anything is possible, but I don't believe the NDP can achieve any more than 50 seats.
3. Lorne Mayencourt, previously a provincial Liberal MLA, is running for the Conservatives in my riding of Vancouver Centre. He is trying to unseat the most useless MP in the history of Canada aka Hedy Fry. But she has traditionally had a stranglehold on the large gay vote in the riding. Mayencourt himself is gay, so perhaps he'll be able to achieve electoral success just like he has done successfully at the provincial level.
4. It'll be most interesting to see if the popularity of Sarah Palin amongst Americans has any side-effect to help the Conservatives here in Canada. Melanie Phillips, a prominent writer in Britain, has suggested that Palin's success in the U.S. may very well help the Conservatives in the UK. Interesting times!
   

Who's Your Favourite Elf?

Watch them dance here!

Stephen & Stephane

This morning Bill Good had past Liberal insider, Warren Kinsella on his program. Kinsella had the best quote I've yet heard to describe what's currently happening on the federal political scene:

Stephen Harper is like a cat and Stephane Dion is the ball of yarn that he's playing with!

The Changing Face of Stephane Dion

Watch this video from September 13, 2007:

Note that in it he said that the Liberals cannot support the Throne Speech unless the Conservatives:

1. Immediately inform NATO that Canada's combat mission in Afghanistan will end in 2009
2. Table the Clean Air and Climate Change Act in the next Parliamentary session
3. Put forward a "real" economic plan
4. Put forward a credible plan to address poverty

Now watch this video from October 14, 2007:

What happened to those 4 "must haves"? Hmmmm, perhaps the only "principle" that Monsieur Dion is really concerned about is keeping intact the tiny thread that holds him in power?

Now that the NDP and Bloc Quebecois have said that they will vote against the speech, Dion and his Liberals have the power to decide whether an election will be called or not. Of the four items Dion mentioned a month ago, #1 and #2 clearly did not occur and Liberals across the country will soundly argue that #3 and #4 are not being addressed properly either. Yet watch for him and his party to abstain enough members from the vote so as not to bring the government down.

What pride in their own convictions! What principles! I wonder if his dog, Kyoto, is still Stephane's best friend?

How cynical must their views of us, the people be, to think that anyone has such a short memory and is actually buying into this crummy political theater.

Stephane Dion: The Beginning of the End

From a party unity perspective, Stephane Dion did what he had to by kicking Joe Comuzzi out of his caucus. But it's also a clear indication of how desperately scared Dion is of dozens upon dozens of other MPs breaking ranks.

Management skills can be learned but Leadership is an intuitive thing: you're either born with it or you're not. What's becoming clear is that Stephane Dion is an overgrown little boy, perfectly suited for the role of a university professor or bureaucrat but wholly unsuitable for leading a major political party in a country, province, or even a municipality.

PM Stephane Dion in 2007?

Here's something I just sent to Mark Steyn:

After the Canadian Liberal leadership campaign you wrote, "So it will be Stephen vs Stephane at the next Canadian election. Stephane Dion snuck from the back of the pack to play Monsieur Neither of the Above to Michael Ignatieff and Bob Rae. M Dion will be the third consecutive Liberal leader from Quebec, and my sense is that voters are not in that much of a hurry to return the Dominion to rule by Canada's own Sunni minority."

Your comments are interesting but I think you've discounted a significant factor that I pleasantly call "The Absolute Stupidity of Canadian Voters" (or TASoCV for short). You like stats, so let's look at some. In the 2006 election, after an endless barrage of corruption stories and a horribly run campaign, the Liberals still ended up with 103 seats. More telling, their popular support only dropped from 36.7% to 30.2%.

For me the past year has been one in which I've once again felt proud to be a Canadian. Our prime minister has stood firmly behind our troops, defended Israel rather than a terrorist organization, told China that their human rights violations aren't acceptable, and dramatically reduced the volume of anti-American rhetoric. But the Canadian media has been solidly against him every step of the way.

So I fear I'm going to have to soon put my pride back up on the shelf again. For it won't take that much effort for the Liberal Propaganda Department (aka The Canadian Media) to convince the minds of many that the Liberals brief absence from power has been a "stern price to pay" and they're now ready to be returned to the reigns of power, lest "Scary Stephen Harper" does something irreversibly bad to the Fabled Land of Tru-dope-ia.

I even have a prediction: Celine Dion will be recruited by the Liberals to add her voice to the campaign commercials or maybe she'll even join Monsieur Stephane on the campaign trail. Goodness knows she'd have her own bus though!