Canada's Primeminister dissolves the Canadian Parliament?

[Anarchemitis]

I think you may not have gone through grade 11 Social Studies listening attentively enough; The Prime Minister must always do that before an election.

 

[Jark212]

Be careful

 

[Random Argument Man]

We have 4 parties here. Conservatives, Liberals, New Democratic Party and the Bloc Québécois. (There's also a green party).

So far, Mr. Harper started the elections, because it's the best time for him. The Liberals have a non-charistmatic leader, who only seems say "Let's make things greener". The NDP have a good leader, but needs to work on what they want. Lastly, we have our Bloc Québécois, who's only interest is separate from Canada. (Which will never work).

actually we only have 3, the bloq is only in quebec and i don't think they should exist at all

as for the ndp, well Jack is a piece of work, when he was here in toronto, him and his wife lived in government subsidized housing, they were fighting to not pay full rent and then fought more cause they weren't going to renew the lease, at the time both Jack and his wife were city councilors or at the very least lawyers and both making 6 figures each

as for Harper, i don't think he's too bad, he's at least not from quebec and giving them everything. for once we have a pm from the west and westerners are still complaining about him

btw i think americans should look into what the president can do, one thing is removing the power of congress and the senate and totally dismissing them

-The bloc had a few seats in there. However, their votes are decreasing.
-Harper did alot to diminish the separation idealogy with the budget. (At least, from what I've heard from).

It's hard for a good choice this year. I can't find a suitable candidate.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

-The bloc had a few seats in there. However, their votes are decreasing.
-Harper did alot to diminish the separation idealogy with the budget. (At least, from what I've heard from).

It's hard for a good choice this year. I can't find a suitable candidate.

yeah thankfully the bloc are going the way of the dodo, the issue with them is they don't have any presence outside of quebec and if they get into power they will let the have quebec separate

as for voting for candidates sometimes you have to vote for who you don't want, ie if you don't want to liberals, vote pc you vote will go further than voting ndp

 

[cleverlymadeup]

I think you may not have gone through grade 11 Social Studies listening attentively enough; The Prime Minister must always do that before an election.

that's in grade 11 now? we had learned that in grade 8 or so

don't forget that a lot of the ppl here are american and don't have a clue about anything other than america, even then they don't always learn about how the gov works

 

[Manic Depression]

Well hello 1933. Well no not really.

 

[TsunamiWombat]

So effectivly this is a political gambit by a man finding it hard to push his policies through parliament. If he pulls it off he can get his party more seats in the Parliament, if he can't he loses his seat as Prime Minister. It's not like he's giving himself emergency powers and raising a grand army of the Republic.

 

[implodingMan]

I'm guessing most of the Americans and others here don't know how Canadians vote too... We march the candidates onto a stage, and each candidate we DON'T want to vote for, we raise our hockey sticks. A group of really good counters tally up how many sticks are there, and the candidate with the most sticks up is beaten with said sticks, one swing per person. After that is done, he is given the option to continue or can step down and forfeit. We proceed to the next-highest tally and so on, until all except the most popular candidate is un-shitkicked.

At this point, any politicians who haven't stepped down (plus the unhurt candidate) are re-voted on in the same fashion, until only one remains. The hope is that if a politician can endure such a beating and stay, he may prove to the people he is dedicated, and maybe the other guy will get a beating instead. When there is only one candidate standing, he is sworn in as Prime Minister, and awarded the +1 Toque of Authoritah.

And that's Canadian politics... Or at least it WOULD be if I were in charge.

It is then followed by a hockey game, a violent riot, and the drinking of beer and smoking of marijuana.

 

[Anarchemitis]

Khell, you have my stick. Oh, the hell you're going to use that as a euphemism, quoter.

 

[fluffylandmine]

I'm guessing most of the Americans and others here don't know how Canadians vote too... We march the candidates onto a stage, and each candidate we DON'T want to vote for, we raise our hockey sticks. A group of really good counters tally up how many sticks are there, and the candidate with the most sticks up is beaten with said sticks, one swing per person. After that is done, he is given the option to continue or can step down and forfeit. We proceed to the next-highest tally and so on, until all except the most popular candidate is un-shitkicked.

At this point, any politicians who haven't stepped down (plus the unhurt candidate) are re-voted on in the same fashion, until only one remains. The hope is that if a politician can endure such a beating and stay, he may prove to the people he is dedicated, and maybe the other guy will get a beating instead. When there is only one candidate standing, he is sworn in as Prime Minister, and awarded the +1 Toque of Authoritah.

And that's Canadian politics... Or at least it WOULD be if I were in charge.

You sir, have a plan that most all developed countries should follow...and within that context of voting you do not have my stick.

 

[meatloaf231]

Khell, you have my stick.

No I'm not.

Anyways, I don't quite get if that means you want to vote for him or beat him with said stick.

 

[Anton P. Nym]

If Canada invades, im defecting.

Ha-HA! They will welcome us as liberators.

(Wait, that sounds vaguely familiar...)

-- Steve

 

[Imitation Saccharin]

He can do that??

Part of being Prime Minister is having absolute control over all peoples, laws, and services. Every other Prime Minister's simply been too polite to.