tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23053767.post5210063514743881287..comments2024-01-30T12:46:10.810-05:00Comments on Yappa Ding Ding: Why Parliament is ProroguedYappahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18126433451905766475noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23053767.post-87382075231918750222010-01-09T08:53:59.220-05:002010-01-09T08:53:59.220-05:00Hi Bert,
The PMO talking points didn't mentio...Hi Bert,<br /><br />The PMO talking points didn't mention that the majority of people who strongly oppose the prorogation are university educated.<br /><br />I'm not sure why you're surprised that some non-Cons are supporting the prorogation. There's nothing inherently wrong with prorogation; to oppose this use of it, you have to understand that it is being used to avoid the accountability of parliament; and that it is the second time in a year that Harper has locked out MPs to avoid accountability. <br /><br />You also have to know that previous prorogations were done for very different reasons. For example, Chretien's 2003 prorogation (that you claim on another post was to avoid getting the Adscam report), was in fact done because Chretien was stepping down and Martin was taking over as PM... a completely legitimate use of prorogation, and a good idea.<br /><br />There are so many lies floating around that a lot of people are plain confused. But the truth is coming out, first in places like the Globe, CBC and the Economist, and it will spread. The Dec 17 poll showed that many Canadians didn't understand the issue, and this poll is showing a trend of growing awareness.Yappahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18126433451905766475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23053767.post-40925079348922656852010-01-08T16:20:34.920-05:002010-01-08T16:20:34.920-05:00Let's look at some of the numbers in the EKOS ...Let's look at some of the numbers in the EKOS poll that said, according to the liberals & the media, the majority of the Canadian people were strongly opposed to prorogation. <br /><br />It's a pretty good split in terms of Party lines... with just 14% of identified CPC supporters saying they strongly oppose the move (37 people in all), and 17% (or 45 people) saying they somewhat oppose it. However, take a CLOSER look at the other parties numbers... in the STRONGLY SUPPORT category? LPC 4% of 205, NDP 7% of 83, Green 3.5% of 74, BQ 5% of 48. And the SOMEWHAT SUPPORT numbers? Average of 12% of each of the other Parties. COME AGAIN? Liberals and NDP, and even Bloc supporters, SUPPORTING the Prorouge? In fact, the STRONGLY OPPOSED segment in all three major Coalition partners only averages around 60%.<br /><br />Got this from:<br />http://canadaconservative.<br />blogspot.com/Berthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03790958603845618922noreply@blogger.com