Things change. They could change their tune if they find themselves in a situation where they can't afford to be fractured. Also, I can't see a significant number of Bloc members opposing it.

This is contrary to everything I've seen and heard recently in Quebec; A Liberal win will pretty much GUARANTEE another referendum. I may not have that many friends in Quebec, but I have found that NONE of them have any love or respect for the liberals (and they don't have too much respect for Layton either)

I'm not afraid of how much an election will cost, but how much it will cost not having an election! The liberals have already misspent (read: stolen) BILLIONS through HRDC, gun registry, land registry and sponsorship and are throwing around BILLIONS more ($22bill. ? to date) in campaign promises - of course as they are liberals we don't have to worry about the last one since they never keep their promises! I don't care what the rest of the world thinks, but I am tired of seeing my country turned into a third world nation by a bunch of myopic lemmings voting out of fear instead of pulling their heads out of their asses, getting involved and finding out what is really going on. Politicians will do whatever you let them get away with; stop whining, get a spine, set some standards and hold them to it, your refusal to do these simple things is exactly why we are in this mess.

You seem to be implying that they would vote for the Conservatives, which I would find strange. But on the other hand I haven't been to Quebec since I was six (but this fall I'll be there ).

No Andvari, the 40-50% who do not want to vote Bloc are quite divided which will just hand the Bloc that many more seats; I just know how they see the liberals and the 'Canada' that the liberals represent. I've been fortunate enough to visit a couple of times this year and love it more each time I go so I really hope things turn out for the better. Hopefully we'll still be one big happy family when you make your trip!

Yeah. It would be nice to see Quebec while it is still part of Canada.
I don't want them to leave for purely selfish reasons. They inject badly needed class into the country.

This is disgusting!!! News reporting has gone from the reporting the facts to just selling stories in many cases. Some of us are smart enough to see it. Other are not. This is not the first time this has happened I'm sure. My question is? What else has been falsely reported in the past? Sometimes the media makes me sick. Welcome to the decline of western civilization everyone!!!

Lemme say this first - I have no affiliation to any party. I am under the full belief that it really doesn't matter who you vote for or what party wins - 'cause you'll get screwed over in the end anyways.

But - I will say this.

I'd take a guy who loses money and gives it to his friends ANY day over some guy that wants to put millions and millions of dollars into our military and start allying up to the States.

While our military is vastly underfunded, I totally do not agree with splurging on it and making it a big thing, 'cause really - we don't fucking need it.

We aren't doing anything that is pissing anyone off enough to make them want to start shit with us ... except maybe the States - but I don't think they've fogotten why the White House is that colour yet.

So if we aren't doing anything to warrant defending ourselves, and our typical role in any conflict around the world is as PEACEKEEPER - not property and life DESTROYER - what the motherfucking hell do we need to boost our military for? Just in case we get too much snow here in Toronto again? In case some more power lines freeze in Quebec?

The money that he is proposing to spend in the military alone could be put to better uses that will make Canada grow and prosper in all the right ways.

Harper always seems to have the sly smile on his face that Dubya has too when he is talking to the masses. And a sly smile on a politician has never said good ANYWHERE.

Has anyone ever heard an interview one on one with Stephen Harper? The man is a robot when it comes to answering questions. He either lambastes another party for something or goes off on a tangent about anything but what the question was that was asked.

I cannot say that Martin is the best ... however, Harper, I can almost guarantee, is definitely the worst possible thing that could happen to Canada.

Yes folks ... I'm saying that Jack Layton would make a better PM than Harper. Hell ... frankly, it would be better for Canada if Doucette or whomever is leading the Bloc party wins.

Harper has a plan alright ... and ultimately, his plan is to turn Canada into a giant State.

I, for one, won't stand for that.

I think he thought he was writing in the thread about the Newsweek retraction on the Koran desecration.

But who do I think I am to think that I'd know what he was thinking.

I don't know how this ended up here. This was a comment in regards to the Newsweak story.

Score!!! I love being right. It happens so rarely.

I think I heard a radio report that suggested that Belinda Stronach has jumped ship to the Liberal party.

How's that for a " fuck you " to Harper?

As much as Stronach's coming across as a shady, two-timing bitch for that move, I love that woman for screwing Harper over.

The plot thinkens:

Ontario Liberal MP to sit as Independent