Why are we in another election? My opinion is, the Conservatives can not work with the opposition party(s). And with all the scandals. Before the Conservatives where elected into government, they campaign fixed election date, Code of Ethics and Transparency in the Government.
- Fixed election date. So that government can not call a snap elect, to gain more seats. To prevent elects less then 4 years. With the exception of if the government loses a confidence vote by the House of Commons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed_election_dates_in_Canada)
- Now in September 2008, half way through the Conservatives mandate Stephen Harper called election. The Government did not lose a non confidence vote. In fact at this time the Liberal Part was still week, just after voting a new Leader.
- Ottawa-based advocacy group, filed a legal suit claiming that the election call was illegal. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_federal_election,_2008#Legality_of_the_election)
Code of Ethics and Transparency in the Government. All this because of the previous Governments scandals. After the Sponsorship scandal - 2004 - misuse and misdirection of funds disbursed through the Liberal government's 1990s sponsorship program. Investigated by the Gomery Commission (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gomery_Commission).
Now the Conservatives are facing these scandals:
Julie Couillard scandal - Conservative Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier resigned after leaving sensitive NATO documents in the home of Julie Couillard, an ex-girlfriend with links to the Hells Angels biker gang.
In and Out scandal - 2007 - alleged circumvention of election finance rules by the Conservatives in the 2006 election campaign
Shoe Store Project - 2007 - Prime Minister's Office under Stephen Harper plans $2M, government-controlled media centre to replace current National Press Theatre (which is run by press gallery staff, instead of those from the PMO)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canadian_political_scandals
What is more alarming is the Conservatives was facing the charge of Contempt of Parliament http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_parliament#Canada
The April 10, 2008 case involved RCMP deputy commissioner Barbara George who was cited for contempt for deliberately misleading a parliamentary committee over an income trust scandal. She was ultimately found in contempt but was not punished further than the motion itself.
The March, 2011 contempt citation case involved Conservative MP Bev Oda. She eventually ended up "off the hook."
Failure to provide detail information on the total cost of the new prisons and the new jet fighers CF-35
With all these scandals and the Government not being so transparent, the opposition party called an non confidence vote after committee found the Conservatives in Contempt of Parliament. This is the FIRST TIME that a Canadian Government was facing this charge, in fact it's also the FIRST TIME that an country within Commonwealth of fifty-four states http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contempt_of_parliament#Canada
The 40th parliament started off on the wrong foot. With Jim Flaherty economic update. With largest recession happening around the world, they did not include anything to help Canada. Meanwhile USA and other countries where dumping millions of $$ to bail out banks, auto-Industry and more. And not to mention a “Poison Pill” for the opposition parties. This was to cut money to the opposition parties.
The Liberal, NDP and Bloc Québécois where going to setup a coalition government. Before going to the Governor General, Stephen Harper talk to the Governor General Michaëlle Jean to prorogue Parliament. She granted him that, which killed all the bills that where being debated on, so all the time that they sat in Parliament was a wast of time.
That was the only time that the “coalition” was purposed. In March 2011 there was NO coalition, however the opposition parties can work together. That's something that I expect my government to do.
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