tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post684247768212481126..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Harper's Rotten Collaborator - Michaelle JeanThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-37401689848830057062010-01-20T23:52:51.539-08:002010-01-20T23:52:51.539-08:00well, now we have to have sympathy for her because...well, now we have to have sympathy for her because of her roots...<br />the seal eating was good...<br />but.... proroguing parliament over the phone????<br />mon dieu!Oemissionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052778663890940687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-12801294474806183682010-01-09T03:07:23.754-08:002010-01-09T03:07:23.754-08:00Apparently the GG is close to the Harper's, es...Apparently the GG is close to the Harper's, especially Laureen. Next time Harper will just text her with his Blackberry saying "I prorogue" & that will be it. It's all a sham.penlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830912393649649485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-56157467109833279132010-01-08T11:15:26.402-08:002010-01-08T11:15:26.402-08:00MoS, let me first wish you a great trip. Yes I did...MoS, let me first wish you a great trip. Yes I did think that perhaps you posted from a desert. <br /><br />Let me make it clear that I am opposed to prorogation. No question about that. I believe Harper is dead wrong for proroguing the Parliament given the current situation. However, Jean Chretien did it few times. I believe Clarkson was the GG then. I will google and see if there was a time that such a request was denied. <br /><br />It is easy for Ed Schreyer to say it now, as he is no longer GG. Usually GG goes along with whatever PM says. GG position is redundant, as it really does not play any crucial role. May be about time to abolish GG position.LeDarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526776746689708239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-71065696698961038762010-01-08T10:30:42.975-08:002010-01-08T10:30:42.975-08:00Yes, LD, the GG does have considerable power on th...Yes, LD, the GG does have considerable power on these things. A former GG, Ed Schreyer, was quick to point out that he would not have prorogued even in 2008. A GG could also invite a coalition to form a government in place of an ineffective minority.<br /><br />There's plenty of precedent. You should check it out. <br /><br />Just in case you're wondering, I'm awaiting delivery of some gear I need for travelling.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-795776436605183152010-01-08T10:21:16.247-08:002010-01-08T10:21:16.247-08:00Does GG really have any real power? Is it not pure...Does GG really have any real power? Is it not purely ceremonious position? She has to do what the government of the day asks her to. Is there any precedent where GG turned down a request from a PM? I think it falls fairly and squarely on Harper’s shoulders.LeDarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12526776746689708239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-68063008219792803502010-01-08T09:09:29.313-08:002010-01-08T09:09:29.313-08:00The scuttle-butt in Ottawa is that Michaëlle reall...The scuttle-butt in Ottawa is that Michaëlle really likes being GG and she would like to stay longer.<br /><br />The counter scuttle-butt is that Harper has already picked out her successor and that he played Jean.deBeauxOshttp://scathinglywrongrightwingnutz.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com