Liberal ad claims Stephen Harper suspended Parliament as part of a coverup

I don't think the spooky music will play well, but it does give me a chuckle.
We need straight spoken, no gimmicks.
We need the Liberals, NDP and Bloc to demand the recall of parliament. Enough of the partisan capitalization, we want a gov't that can cooperate and get everyone back to work, now!

but the Federal Liberals have the same crony capitalist agenda. Sure they may torture less and are less likely to implement the death penalty - but they are just as likely or more so to give corporate tax breaks / concessions while passing the burdens onto the everyday worker.

If you want real change in Canada, pensions, medicare, wake up and vote for the party that invented these institutions. Vote NDP.

I believe the PM and his party already regret the decision to prorogue government. It was a stupid mistake.

Far from it, Glen!

The Conservatives have the best polling and voter analysis money can buy. There is simply no way the public reaction caught them by surpise. They would have been advised to expect a loss, at least temporarily, of some percentage points in the polls, most of them to the Liberals, and yet they went ahead regardless. Why?

To do just that, to throw a temporary lifeline to a traditional rival who last Fall was flailing badly, dipping to unprecendented lows around 25% in some polls. The move is designed to temporarily bouy up Liberal poll standings, thereby keeping Ignatieff afloat in his own party and preventung a full-on flat-lining of the Liberal label with voters, which would tend to open the path for Jack Layton and the dreaded NDP.

Rod Smelser

"cover up a description far more familiar to other countries."

OK, that made me laugh. The Liberals must really think we're idiots.

you would expect canadians to be happy that politicians don't do anything for several months. then at least you know they won't be screwing up anything. plus now they show their true nature since usually they don't do much anyways. governments are pretty much useless.
like former us president ronald reagan once said "governments create problems never solutions".
or joseph stalin for that matter: "The people who cast the votes decide nothing. The people who count the votes decide everything.”
Joseph Stalin"

The trouble with politicians is that they are busy bodies and always looking for something to make a law over. It would be nice if they got rid of laws instead of creating more dictates but them sitting at home is a good second option.

Rod I don't agree with you. Money just as easily buys groupthink. Your thesis is not supported. Giving up 22% of public support, particularly in Ontario (where Stockwell Day was blocked many years ago)-to allegedly make a weaker player your equal---rather than vulnerable to a party further to the left, which has no way of challenging you-- defies the logic of the most basic art of political war. The enemy (NDP) of my enemy (Liberal) is my friend. The historical evidence of this is unequivocal. Liberals average over 35% in Ontario--NDP 20% or less.

Providing Michael Ignatieff with a platform to get his feet, is a political mistake--to the extent I do not believe a majority is in the cards for the Conservatives--and overrides any political capital that may have been gained as Harper et al became the longest running minority--through tough economic times.

What has happened is the Conservatives have permitted their closest rival to encroach upon them which creates its own dynamic.

I would have gone to work---dealt with the Afghanistan issue and told Peter McKay to be ready to live or die. If Peter McKay failed -- he would have been seen to failed--instead the PM was more concerned apparently about the division in the coalition--which we might not have interpreted if the Conservatives had gone to work. Now, it's wide open to speculate and as information about this and other stuff comes out, it will be more difficult to deal with it in a positive way because the public will already be looking at you with a jaundiced eye.

What will Peter McKay do if Stephen Harper loses a dozen seats or more in the next general federal election--even if he wins a minority? Good luck with that.

Shutting down Parliament for a short period changes nothing, and I fail to understand why other than to try and make Policital point Micheal WHO,?? and Jack do nothing when they are there anyway, so what difference does it make if they do nothing at home or in the house. I am not a conservative, and although we have a good NDP MP that tries to work for the riding I would not vote for her as long is Jack is in Charge. It is sad that when we try to pick the best to represent us we really are attempting to decide which one is the least worst.