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highthief · 07-02-2004, 02:47 PM

There were several scandals in the last years of the Liberal government - Sponsorship was one, the gun registry another, HRDC another.

I'm not sure how much the scandals really influenced things. The Liberals successfully managed the finances of the country for the last 12 years extremely well, really. No deficit year to year, the debt being paid down, surpluses gained - like a successful company. But like any large organization, parts of it grew out of central control and people within took advantage.

As to the seperatists - they aren't that big a factor anymore. We've had 2 referendums and twice they've been beat down (though last time was a little too close for comfort). The Bloc got a lot of seats not because they are going to seperate (Gilles Duceppe - the leader of that party - even said another referendum is highly unlikely) but because Quebecers felt they would be best represented by the Bloc, that the Bloc would look out for the province more than the other parties, because they are focused only on Quebec. And there is some truth in that.

07-02-2004, 02:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
highthief Junkie Location: Ontario, Canada	There were several scandals in the last years of the Liberal government - Sponsorship was one, the gun registry another, HRDC another. I'm not sure how much the scandals really influenced things. The Liberals successfully managed the finances of the country for the last 12 years extremely well, really. No deficit year to year, the debt being paid down, surpluses gained - like a successful company. But like any large organization, parts of it grew out of central control and people within took advantage. As to the seperatists - they aren't that big a factor anymore. We've had 2 referendums and twice they've been beat down (though last time was a little too close for comfort). The Bloc got a lot of seats not because they are going to seperate (Gilles Duceppe - the leader of that party - even said another referendum is highly unlikely) but because Quebecers felt they would be best represented by the Bloc, that the Bloc would look out for the province more than the other parties, because they are focused only on Quebec. And there is some truth in that. __________________ Si vis pacem parabellum.