I Love Canada

[silverback]

Yeah, Belinda is a shining example of someone who built a company on her own knowledge and expertise. She had no help whatsoever.

She is also a shining example of someone who won't jump to something just because it might benefit her somehow.

[silverback]

In my view the Conservatives are better off without the simpering ms Stronach. Hopefully her constituants get the message as well, that she didn't change her spots to help their interests, only her own.

[cowman]

Now I don't know if Belinda was a real good business woman? I do know daddy Frank, knew how to make a buck! Quite often the acorn doesn't fall too far from the tree! But on the same thought, sometimes daddys money can make ayone look pretty good? And you know how fathers are...
I don't think Belinda Stronach should ever be held out as an example? For months she blasted the Liberals(and Martin in particular) and then suddenly she sees the light? Come on!
She is a poor little rich girl who couldn't get even her personal life in order? She actually deserves our pity in spite of daddys billions? She is one messed up girl! I bet old Peter wonders how he ever got involved with this dingbat!

[cowman]

That is one reason I would question his ability to be Prime Minister. If his judgement was that poor in his personl life, who in hell would want him running the country. He has pizazz and is young but he did double cross Orchard and that would likely prevent him from ever being the Leader of the Conservatives.

[farmers_son]

Regarding Stronach: Stronach will have to win her seat in Newmarket-Aurora this time as a Liberal. Last election Stronach won her seat by 689 votes which is a smaller margin than Anne McClellan won her Edmonton seat in the last election. In 1988, Frank Stronach, Belinda's father and the chairman of Magna Corp., ran as a Liberal in the riding, then called York Simcoe, and lost to PC John Cole. Manufacturing is the major industry in the riding, with auto parts maker Magna International the largest manufacturer.

Fortune magazine ranked Belinda Stronach No. 2 in its 2002 list of world's most powerful women in business. The National Post named Stronach as the most powerful businesswoman in Canada; and, in the same year, the World Economic Forum named her a "Global Leader of Tomorrow." In April 2004, Time Magazine ranked her as one of the world's 100 most influential people.

The “simpering Ms. Stronach” gathered 34% of the vote for the Conservative leadership in March 2004 coming second to Stephen Harper and well ahead of Tony Clement, a distant third at 9%.

Before Stronach crossed the floor to the Liberals she made it clear she did not support Harpers plans to align the Tories with the Bloc to force an election in the spring of 2005.

[FarmRanger]

And O.J. Simpson was one heck of a good football player!

[silverback]

Yes, she said it very clearly, Clearly written for her by Paul Martin's speech writers. It was also "clearly" evident that a cabinet post would look great on her resume and might just get her, or her dad, a senate seat one day. Thanks for the research f_s.

[Horse]

And Ralph was and is a hell of a good front man for Rod Love and I dont know who else is pulling his strings ,but when he is out he is out and gone.

[ivbinconned]

Yes Belinda's excuse for crossing the floor must now keep her up a nights...don't you think?

What with paul martin naming a "sepratist" as GG!

Whats a girl to do.

[cowman]

Well whether Belinda wins or loses I wouldn't worry too much about her...I don't think she'll be going to bed hungry? She obviously never was a Conservative.
I doubt she'll ever go too much further, she comes across as arrogant! Sort of a Marie Antoinette attitude!
The exciting thing is today we have a chance to change the vision of this country and try to get some reality back into federal politics. I believe the Conservatives under Harper could take Canada to a place it needs to go if it is going to survive as a nation? A devolution of power back to the provinces is a good thing...in my opinion?
Martin likes to try to portray the Liberals as the only party that can save Canada...but think who is the party that has done more to alienate the regions(including Quebec) than the Liberals? Harper has always been a strong supporter of provincial rights? After all he was one of the authors of the firewall thing for Alberta?
The vision of two nations, two distinct societies within Canada just isn't going to wash? Charlottetown showed that? We need the concept of ten distinct societies within one federation. If the status quoe remains where every province has to cater to Quebec the time will come when some region says to hell with this? And I would suggest to you that region will be the west and in particular, Alberta?
If the Liberals get back in this time, especially with a majority, I think you will see the rise of a meaningful seperatist movement in Alberta! Time to say adios!