By Sniffles
Ugh. This is just one reason why we cats despise Bush-Rove-brand politics. Look at this shot of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper addressing his nation tonight. Note the big flag sitting to his right. Then note the teeny little flag pin on his left lapel. Ugh, ugh, ugh! Even they're wearing them now!
But, anyway.
Harper made this dramatic speech because he had to warn Canadians about the serious danger threatening them. What danger, you say? Maybe that report that came out today predicting a terrorist WMD attack by 2013? Why, no. It's the Bloc Quebecois!
Those scary separatist Francophones who run all those great restaurants in Montreal and Quebec City cannot, absolutely cannot, be part of a national government. Never mind that the BQ has agreed it won't have any Cabinet ministers if the Liberal-NDP-Bloc coalition brings down Harper's minority Tories. In Stevie's book, they can't even be allowed near the table.
Sounds pretty disingenuous, we think. Particularly since to try to avoid a sure vote of no confidence, Harper is also attempting the very same Parliamentary maneuver that he criticized the Liberals for three years ago — asking for the legislature to be dissolved.
We cats HISS at the always-unappealing Stephen Harper. He seems to forget that the Liberal Party has championed federalism for years, and has paid a pretty steep political price for it. Trying to scare Canadians with separatism when they're really worried about jobs and the economy is truly the lowest of the low.
UPDATE: A little bird has just told us that Harper is scheduled to meet with Governor-General Michaelle Jean tomorrow morning to ask her to prorogue — our new favorite word; it means "dissolve" — Parliament. We can't wait to see if the "G.G." does what he asks or gives him a smackdown.
(Image: The Globe & Mail)
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