Blast from the Past: Newmarket-Aurora in 2005
After crossing the floor and joining Paul Martin's government, this was one of the reasons Belinda Stronach gave to justify her actions to the people of Newmarket-Aurora and Canadians.
"Also, by forcing an election before the Conservative party has grown and established itself in Quebec, the hold over Quebec of the Bloc Quebecois can only grow into the vacuum. The result will be to stack the deck in favour of separatism, and the possibility of a Conservative government beholden to the separatists."
And to all those who keep waiving around the 2004 letter to the GG, consider what Liberals campaigned on in 2006 through a television ad:
"Gilles Duceppe and Stephen Harper worked together to bring down the government. Lots of late night secret meetings. Apparently, they're quite a team. Which is great. Because if Harper wins this election? He'll have to work very, very closely with Duceppe. Unfortunately, their unity won't do much for Canada's unity."
It is too bad there are not more Liberals who feel the same way right now. Those MPs who want to break with Dion's leadership and this alliance have more than enough cover to secure re-election in their ridings on this issue.
-Darryl
