Or if you like, look at the bias of the Alberta based papers and look who wins - there’s a direct correlation here. The Calgary Herald is practically campaigning for the Conservatives!
Exactly true. Exactly!
Except the CBC is supported by my tax dollars, and they are indeed biased. The Herald and Star can do what they want, but why should our nationally supported news network be supporting the Liberals. And yes, they are and always have.
Didn’t see it myself, but I heard on the radio that just after the election was called the CBC profiled the leaders and had Harper as having worked for Imperial Oil, which he did briefly as a 20-something year old. No other mention of any of his other credentials. No mention of his masters degree: nothing. And then went on to profile Iggy and Jack with glowing highlights of their academic and political accomplishments.
I can’t wait for Sun TV to come on air. This is bullshit, left-wing biased crap. If you can’t see it, you’re blind.
Of course I say all of this in the most respectful manner. :D:D
(Honestly I don’t want this to become a personal battle. I like and respect your comments.)
Are you referring to Harper’s masters degree in economics? Well, I can certainly see where having an economist running things during a time of economic crisis would be a terrible idea! :smack:
Except that they’re not. Now, the Calgary Sun…you might have a case there.
No, we need a doctor of history to lead us through these complicated economic times. 
(In all fairness, Ignatieff does sound like a very intelligent, impressive scholar. PM Harper, however, has been working in Canadian politics since 1981.)
The degree doesn’t do him any good as, like I said earlier in the thread, Harper the politician trumps Harper the economist 999 out of 1000.
I don’t see how it wouldn’t do him any good - he is educated in economics, and understands the principles and policies, and he brings that to every decision he makes - it’s not like he just forgets everything he ever learned about economics while figuring out policy. I also don’t see what’s such a terrible thing about Harper the Politician - with 30 years experience in Canadian politics to Ignatieff’s five (since he was parachuted into high-level Canadian politics in 2006).
If the Conservatives win a majority I will bet you one hundred thousand dollars that you’re wrong.
Of course, we already know you’re wrong in the sense that Canada does not have any abortion laws at all, and you can’t rescind something that does not exist. But I assume what you meant is that Harper, given a majority government, would make abortion illegal, in which case my challenge of a $100,000 bet stands.
ETA: Everyone knows Stephen Harper’s official title and styling is not “Prime Minister,” right? I think we all know what his job is.
Prime Minister (in direct address)
The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada (as a written address)
The Right Honourable Member for Calgary Southwest (during Question Period)
alternatively,
The Right Honourable Prime Minister (during Question Period)
The Right Honourable Premier (pre WWI)
I am saying that is exactly what he does. No economist would have ever cut the GST over any other tax, but it was politically advantageous, so the GST was cut. It’s a recurring pattern for him.
I’m uncertain when economics became an exact science. I always thought that if you get two economists in a room, you wind up with three opinions.
“He’s educated in economics,” really means, “He’s educated in a school of economics that I happen to agree with.”
Chretien promised to abolish the GST, and didn’t. Harper promised to lower the GST, and did.
At some point I’m sure a lot of us were surprised and even impressed upon hearing and seeingHarper’s piano skills, stage performance and passable singing. He could hold your attention. I was reminded of Bill Clinton on the sax.
I’m sure that warmed a few Canadians up to Harper.
Jack Layton, you are no Stephan Harper.
Reading the lyrics, cradling, not playing a useless guiter, and showing little emotion. He’d be voted off Canadian Idol on the very first day.
If you want to be the prime minister of Canada you don’t need to be a good musician, but you must not try to emulate your opponent and above all you must not show extremely poor judgement.
I have no idea what you think this proves.
Socialism and folk singing go a long way back together – actual musical talent is not required.
Neither Harper nor Layton hold my attention as musicians.
Okay so Layton can strum a guitar. He still has to read the lyrics so his performance is contrived for the media.I would never consider Tony Hatch’s Downtown a folk song.
Veracity.
Economics (to this person who only dabbles in it as an interest) seems to mean the study of why people do things in the financial sense; cutting the GST was a perfectly sound economical move if it got PM Harper the results he intended. As for economics not being an exact science, I’m not sure what that has to do with the price of wheat in Saskatchewan. “He’s educated in economics” means, he’s educated in economics. He didn’t spend six years or whatever it was playing tiddlywinks at university.
While Stephen Harper has a Master’s degree in economics, I don’t believe he has ever actually practiced economics in a professional setting. As far as I know he has been a career politician campaigning for the Reform/Alliance/Conservatives in some fashion since the late 80’s. I don’t think I would call him an economist. That’s just me though.