tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post2140199227246328777..comments2023-01-14T05:10:26.912-05:00Comments on Democracy Under Fire: The Debate about the Debate has started!Ruralhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11814103548500393628noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post-37695924298456170952015-03-08T20:35:48.530-04:002015-03-08T20:35:48.530-04:00"...the leaders should be allowed to really e..."...the leaders should be allowed to really each other." <br /><br />I like Owen's new 'fill-in-the-missing noun' commenting style. Made me laugh. And 'debate' was not my first choice :)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post-28949560999878583972015-03-08T14:42:33.452-04:002015-03-08T14:42:33.452-04:00@ Gyor We will have to agree to disagree upon you...@ Gyor We will have to agree to disagree upon your assertion that excluding an elected leader with support across the country from the debate is democratic. I have no problem with the Block participating in the french debate only but as they only have support in one province that is a compromise at best.<br /> The debates are ALL leaders way to getting better known by the public, and E May has (as her colleagues in the house have indicated) also have great talent, knowledge, and ability.Ruralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814103548500393628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post-29039131867490836442015-03-08T14:31:24.146-04:002015-03-08T14:31:24.146-04:00@thwap I have always thought that Steve Pakin has ...@thwap I have always thought that Steve Pakin has done an excellent job in very difficult circumstances, I hope he is asked to moderate again.Ruralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814103548500393628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post-74704890768266198822015-03-08T13:53:33.136-04:002015-03-08T13:53:33.136-04:00The stakes are high, the country is flirting with ... The stakes are high, the country is flirting with disaster if it picks Trudeau or Harper, the debates are Mulcair's way to getting better know by the public, damaging the other two, and showing his vastly greater talent, knowledge, and ability.<br /><br /> So with the stakes so high while it might not be fair, sometimes there are things that are more important then fair, the survival of the nation is at stake, I don't believe she should attend most of the debates. <br /><br /> PS where is the demand that the bloc and that other newer Quebec party get to attend? Because if Emay gets in so will they and then you will have Chaos and very little opportunity for voters to watch and compare the big three parties's leaders which given one of them will end up Prime Minister is not fair to the vast majority of Canadians.Gyorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06773307017058386989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post-63487370673951343962015-03-08T13:52:17.214-04:002015-03-08T13:52:17.214-04:00Elizabeth May has been a shameless Liberal poodle,...Elizabeth May has been a shameless Liberal poodle, but she has a right to be there.<br /><br />Used to be she had to get a seat in Parliament before they'd include her. Now she's got one and they're still excluding her? 7% of the electorate, even when they don't have a prayer of their candidate winning, ... the Greens definitely deserve a place at the debate.<br /><br />4-way debates need a strong, effective moderator (as past 4-way debates have shown) but they're not impossible.thwaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399550285738440669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post-5680565336852897652015-03-08T13:15:54.584-04:002015-03-08T13:15:54.584-04:00I agree Pamela. Ms May could easily tie them all i...I agree Pamela. Ms May could easily tie them all in knots with her firm grasp of all the issues, it would be particularly interesting to see Harper try and debate her on the subject of out Parliamentary Democracy.Ruralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814103548500393628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post-81873331336776456042015-03-08T13:00:54.397-04:002015-03-08T13:00:54.397-04:00Definiitely May should be there and nobody should ...Definiitely May should be there and nobody should have the right to exclude her, but the leaders from the other parties may be somewhat intimidated by her. As to having more debates where they think Harper will shine what a joke. Their overestimating Harper and underestimating Trudeau. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842215982128591742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post-15129920561603773342015-03-08T11:55:12.585-04:002015-03-08T11:55:12.585-04:00But Harper does not even know the word 'Democr...But Harper does not even know the word 'Democracy', Owen.Ruralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814103548500393628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post-3605818504269948072015-03-08T11:33:41.456-04:002015-03-08T11:33:41.456-04:00I forgot the most important, word, Rural -- debate...I forgot the most important, word, Rural -- debate.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post-50023329336570139812015-03-08T11:09:30.306-04:002015-03-08T11:09:30.306-04:00Presume you meant to say " really DEBATE each...Presume you meant to say " really DEBATE each other", Owen. <br />And yes, a strong and principled Speaker of The House would make all the difference.Ruralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814103548500393628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7682160518082145513.post-38394988907204917702015-03-08T10:58:00.457-04:002015-03-08T10:58:00.457-04:00May should be there, period. And, rather than simp...May should be there, period. And, rather than simply answering questions, the leaders should be allowed to really each other. <br /><br />We'll need a good Speaker of the House, Rural. But I'm sure we can find one.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.com