Tell me about the 2 tier healthcare idea. What do they want to try to do? You really do enjoy your politics. :)
On 11/29/05, Jillian Koskie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's a very unusual observation Larry. Typically the West is very > supportive of the Conservatives and the East is very supportive of the > Liberals. NDP smatters through the far West and far East coasts, though > Conservatives have taken some of their power in the Maritimes... and the Bloc > takes Quebec. It's becoming very routine... as it's happened for the last 20 > years. > > Liberals are in power in BC, Ontario > > Conservatives are in power in Alberta, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova > Scotia, PEI > > NDP are in power in Manitoba, Saskatchewan > > Bloc is in power in Quebec. > > Much like there being key states in the USA to determine an election... our > elections are won with BC and Ontario. > > The territories have been handled a bit differently in the past. > > So while the Conservatives are losing some support, it wouldn't shock me to > see much the same result in terms of seat spread with a slightly higher > number going to the NDP. > > One of the biggest platform items the Conservatives are running on is > implementing a two-tiered healthcare system. Canadians are afraid of > two-tiered healthcare. > We all recognize that medicare isn't working right now and that something > needs to change, but until a detailed report on what it will -really- mean > for the individual comes out, people will not vote in such a way that > eliminates it. We're quick to say it's broken, but not as quick to let them > take it away. > > People love to get riled up, but overwhelmingly, people will vote for the > devil they know over the devil they don't. > > Depending on how closely you've been following the reason for the > non-confidence vote, you would know it is in response to a scandal (don't you > just love the idea of 'responsible government'?)... and Canadians have been > easy to rally... and I'm betting that the Conservatives don't want to risk > the idea that the second half of the report in February will not support > their 'Liberals Suck' mandate... but the reality is that Canada is largely > made up of rural constituents... and it s a) damn hard to make it to the > polls in the dead of January in MANY areas of Canada and b) damn hard to > campaign over the holiday season. It will piss people off. > > The interesting democratic trend... is for the people who grumble and > complain loudest are often the ones that don't bother voting. > > My prediction: status quo. > > >It depends on where you are. My friends in western Canada don't like > >any of party leaders but call Harper a Bush clone. Other friends in > >the east don't like the liberals but like the conservatives even less. > > > >So chances are its going to be more of the same - minority Liberal > >government. But this time the NDP probably will be sharing the > >opposition with the Bloc Quebecois. I expect the tories will be down > >to around 20 seats. > > > >larry > > > >On 11/28/05, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:184567 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
