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Originally posted by JFK
Paul martin is getting the fallout of the Cretien Government. He was long time the prince in waiting , but The former Prime Minister just wouldnt retire.Now all the sins of the former gov are resting on his shoulder. he is a successful businessman, so he might be OK to run the country, but no one trusts him because of their Liberal Party excesses in the past. To add to that the Liberals in Power in Ontario Just Fucked everyone, with a bunch of new taxes and user fees that they said they wouldnt do. This all reflects Badly on the National Liberal Party. They have been in power for umpteen years, Time for a change, they may squeek back in with a minority government, but I hope not
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You are being way to kind to Paul Martin. He is a crook. You honestly think that Jean Chretien's ministers were unaware of the corruption going on, let alone the FINANCE minister?!? The Liberal government got caught helping itself to the mounds of dough they collect, and Paul Martin has been a senior member of the Liberal government for 10+ years. He knew what was going on - he was a part of it - he could have spoke up about it and hopefully stopped it but he didn't. Those are the facts.
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Originally posted by JFK
I have a question. Can the Canadian Prime Minister stay in power as long he wants? Does anything ever force the hand of the Canadian Prime Minister to call an election?
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Parliament must be dissolved and an election called within 5 years of the last election (or is it 4?) or when the ruling party loses a vote of confidence in Parliament, whichever comes first. I think.