“Mr. Harper, your time is up”
Michael Ignatieff says the Liberal Party no longer has confidence in the Conservative government, and they will work to trigger an election at their earliest opportunity.
Liberals say they will not negotiate, and there is nothing Harper can do to change their minds.
The game is up for this Conservative government … Mr. Harper, your time is up. We cannot support this government any further.
- Michael Ignatieff
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You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.
canadacup
September 15, 2009 at 7:31 am
When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear friend, is the beginning of the end of any nation. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.”*
* Adrian Rogers, 1931*
typical Liberal mentality. Michael Ignatieff doesn’t get it.
canadacup
September 15, 2009 at 7:30 am
If Iggy’s answer to “we can do better” isn’t a really good answer then I think Mr Harper could get his majority
rbrucerye
September 5, 2009 at 9:50 am
“directed at Harper personally.”
brilliant of you to point that out.
and then there’s our “Barbara Bachman”….Bob Rae at the end of the vid.
I’ve never seen such a politcal embarassment to this country….O.K there’re more…Gilles Duceppe, Stephane Dion, Jack Layton etc.
redmoonspider
September 4, 2009 at 9:13 am
Ignatieff is the master of projecting his failings onto others.
He says “We’re working against opponents who make politics personal”, then almost every statement afterward is directed at Harper personally.
Ignatieff says he wants to “work together” and “make Parliament work”, but he refused to consult on the budget, saying its not his responsibility, and they walked away from the EI policy panel.
Karl Rove famously liked to attack his opponents strengths, Iggy does that too. Such a neocon.
liberty4canada
September 4, 2009 at 8:40 am
“Ready to sacrifice national unity to stay in power.”
Michael Ignatieff Canada’s answer to Karl Rove…ie: accuse your opponent of what your doing or what you’ve done.
redmoonspider
September 4, 2009 at 1:40 am
Watching these pathetic parties over the years is relative to viewing a horrible ping pong match where NOBODY wins!! Assembled by design!…im so sick of this shit….BRING THE REVOLUTION PEOPLE!!
stangeriam
September 4, 2009 at 12:01 am
I thought Ignatieff was a brilliant tactical politician who would inevitably be my Prime Minister by leading the Liberal Party for 10 years or so and waiting for Canadians to swing back to the Liberals soon. Instead he’s going to force an election that almost no Canadians really want.
zutroy1
September 3, 2009 at 7:16 pm
So sad for the Liberals.
They are obviously afraid of an improving economy.
They want an election before Harper can take the Senate away from them in January.
They refuse to consult with Harper on the budget, then claim he isn’t willing to work together.
Ignatieff negotiates a EI working group in June, but they only want to discuss the 360hr work year, which just isn’t on the table.
Now the Liberals want us to believe they would be better than Harper? Sad. So very sad.
liberty4canada
September 3, 2009 at 2:48 pm
I will only support a party that is making Canadians aware of the SPP.
Canadian Action Party needs our support.
Steeper33
September 3, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Great, TWO parties to vote for whom I have NO CONFIDENCE in. Ignatieff spent most of his career in the U.S. Who decided to elect this guy party leader? (Probably Bilderberg or the CFR members. It certainly wasn’t the people.
The Canadian Action Party is the only party whom seems to be living in the real world.
EvenMaxx
September 3, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Is Iggy any less NWO than Harper? Does this American clone, have any real interest in Canadians? Harper is a snippy little control freak, who would like to micromanage his Reform Party, masquerading as a Conservative Party, into a majority government. Harper likes to call snap elections when he is ahead in the polls and focus on the economy when the polls are neck and neck. It is hard to vote for this spineless hypocrit but is Iggy the frying pan or the fire? Elect the liar of your choice.
rollsthepaul
September 3, 2009 at 1:20 pm
the Canadian action party is our best bet.
not these fascist pigs.
StopTheWarCrimes
September 3, 2009 at 12:07 pm