tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post9108552516716866315..comments2023-10-19T06:24:41.808-04:00Comments on Joanne's Journey: A referendum on abolishing the Senate?Joanne (True Blue)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-86125242871826469502007-11-05T13:19:00.000-05:002007-11-05T13:19:00.000-05:00Oh, good one, Paul! You should apply to do some wr...Oh, good one, Paul! You should apply to do some writing for Air Farce Live.<BR/><BR/>They need some balance. In fact, they need something funny. That is one pathetic show.Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-49228137101472012112007-11-05T13:09:00.000-05:002007-11-05T13:09:00.000-05:00I was going to say Garth Turner.My first guess was...I was going to say Garth Turner.My first guess was Dion, but all things considered I just figured he abstained from the poll:)paulsstuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01813949388254801232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-81983080958998233802007-11-05T12:57:00.000-05:002007-11-05T12:57:00.000-05:00Maybe it was "margin of error" and actually it is ...Maybe it was "margin of error" and actually it is -2% who want an election 19 times out of 20.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-51322465877229357862007-11-05T07:33:00.000-05:002007-11-05T07:33:00.000-05:00lol! You guys are a riot!lol! You guys are a riot!Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-63446608076341788092007-11-04T20:05:00.000-05:002007-11-04T20:05:00.000-05:00Wanna guess who the 1% is?If I may hazard a guess,...<I>Wanna guess who the 1% is?</I><BR/><BR/>If I may hazard a guess, could it possibly be Iggy?Brian in Calgaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143445667558848000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-78253154716812604102007-11-04T19:58:00.000-05:002007-11-04T19:58:00.000-05:00Actually Joanne, I believe that poll was done in t...Actually Joanne, I believe that poll was done in the Liberal caucus room minutes after Dion's GST message to the media. Wanna guess who the 1% is?paulsstuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01813949388254801232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-41781608653358279662007-11-04T19:52:00.000-05:002007-11-04T19:52:00.000-05:00Wow! National Newswatch's 'election fever meter' j...Wow! <A HREF="http://www.nationalnewswatch.com/" REL="nofollow">National Newswatch's</A> 'election fever meter' just dropped to 1%!!!<BR/><BR/>It was up to about 80% just a day or two ago. I wonder what changed.Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-12477603191118012752007-11-04T19:46:00.000-05:002007-11-04T19:46:00.000-05:00Gimbol - Exactly. The beauty of it is of course th...Gimbol - Exactly. The beauty of it is of course that the Liberals have the overwhelming majority in the Senate so they won't want to alienate any of their confrères.<BR/><BR/>So, this could be most amusing.Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-17668676309998217512007-11-04T19:36:00.000-05:002007-11-04T19:36:00.000-05:00This is beautiful.Jack gets out the gate with a po...This is beautiful.<BR/><BR/>Jack gets out the gate with a position (abolish) and backs it up with wanting to have a referendum on it, Harper's position is already well known (reform) and has said he's willing to take the issue to the electorate.<BR/><BR/>Where does this leave the liberals? Sitting on their hands not wanting to do anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-91464926414560714092007-11-04T18:28:00.000-05:002007-11-04T18:28:00.000-05:00I used to think that reform would be best. You kno...I used to think that reform would be best. You know sober second thought and all that but after seeing how well the US congress and Senate are working lately I think we should just abolish it and save the money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-57630663818136272582007-11-04T18:07:00.000-05:002007-11-04T18:07:00.000-05:00Add my voice to those saying that if we can't refo...Add my voice to those saying that if we can't reform it (and I too would prefer that option), then maybe we should just abolish the Senate. As to whether it'd be hard to get unanimous consent of the provinces, that would surely depend on how close (or one-sided) the referendum result was.Brian in Calgaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11143445667558848000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-76667721532014408382007-11-04T17:31:00.000-05:002007-11-04T17:31:00.000-05:00I say we burn them!Because they're witches!!I say we burn them!<BR/><BR/>Because they're witches!!Möbiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851148006420274055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-89518150631665522062007-11-04T16:35:00.000-05:002007-11-04T16:35:00.000-05:00Joanne -- Sorry I'm off topic. But see this:http:/...Joanne -- Sorry I'm off topic. But see this:<BR/><BR/>http://crux-of-the-matter.com/?p=436Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-40849401860555670532007-11-04T16:30:00.000-05:002007-11-04T16:30:00.000-05:00A triple "E" Senate all the way!!ReviewIf Senate p...A triple "E" Senate all the way!!<BR/>Review<BR/>If Senate proves ineffective and out of touch perhaps they could face the same fate as the dodo bird?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-9485060045414068462007-11-04T16:22:00.000-05:002007-11-04T16:22:00.000-05:00My preference is also to reform , but if all else ...My preference is also to reform , but if all else fails , abolishing the senate might be a back up plan if the Senate rejects reform.<BR/><BR/>Timothy CoderreAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-84381904432990846052007-11-04T16:00:00.000-05:002007-11-04T16:00:00.000-05:00Actually, I prefer reform too. What I don't prefer...Actually, I prefer reform too. What I don't prefer is the status quo.Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-30856664084948760422007-11-04T15:51:00.000-05:002007-11-04T15:51:00.000-05:00Actually Senator Hugh Segal proposed this a few we...<A HREF="http://www.lianmacdonald.ca/columns/gazette/20071026.html" REL="nofollow">Actually Senator Hugh Segal proposed this a few weeks ago, as a way to save the Senate.</A><BR/> My prefernece is to reform the Senate.Roy Eappenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04797589638971623701noreply@blogger.com