Sunday night I would like to launch the poll question; what flip flop has cost Ignatieff the most credibility? I would like to collect some more feedback before launching the poll to make sure that I'm not leaving anything out. Here is the list that I have compiled this far thanks to valued reader feedback.
*Israel was justified in the attack on Qana. Israel committed a war crime when it attacked Qana. (won't lose any sleep over it)
*Asbestos should be banned. Canada okay to export asbestos.
*Michael Ignatieff supports a carbon tax, father of the Greenshift in 2006 leadership bid. Michael Ignatieff does not support a carbon tax.
*Kyoto, we didn't get it done...face it, Kyoto is unachievable
*Stephen Harper must fill in vacant Senate seats, Senate is paralysed. Stephen Harper should not have filled in vacant Senate seats, hypocrite.
*The Conservatives must not spend the $3 billion in 'instant' stimulus, Libs will oppose. ..The Conservatives can spend the $3 billion to get stimulus rolling.
*Michael Ignatieff will definitely raise taxes. He definitely won't raise taxes unless he definitely decides he definitely needs to raise taxes, definitely .
*The coalition would have been legitimate and stable. The coalition would have been illegitimate and destabilizing. (Bloc is good, Bloc is bad)
*Support the duly elected Dion as PM, bloodless coup Iffy kicks Dion out.
*Michael Ignatieff takes Ruby Dhalla at her word. Michael Ignatieff won't say the allegations against Ruby Dhalla are unjustified.
*EI360 or election; Harper your time is up....Libs rush thru govt EI reforms, no EI360
*Charest's healthcare user fees comply to Cdn Health Act, oops, no it doesn't.
*Against the HST, Harpers Sale Tax;... Iffy whipped MPs to vote with govt to approve HST
*EI PMB good, EI Private Members Bill irresponsible
*Jaffer/Guergis are bad people, why is PM picking on such good people
*Coalition if necessary...No coalition, period!, Iffy open to a coalition but not merger
*Immigration reform negotiations gets Iffy's ok, Iffy withdraws support (lib negotiator MP Maurizio Bevilacqua quits federal politic to run for mayor of Vaughan)
*There would be no new Quebec chief, ending a Grit tradition that has served the "natural governing party",... Iffy appoints Garneau as Quebec lieutenant.
*Iffy backs Coderre, Cauchon candidacy rejected for Outremont; Iffy reverses after pressure from the big boys and backs Cauchon candidacy, gives Coderre the finger (note to self ) Coderre will face consequences
*The human rights/mining bill flip flop.
*The oilsands flip flop: 'Federal Liberal party leader Michael Ignatieff has gone from extolling "how powerful the oilsands make us" to backing a legal ban on tankers carrying oil sands crude on B.C.'s north coast.' Iffy calls for a moratorium on shipping oilsands fuel.
*The most egregious flip-flop is stimulus spending. Demanding money be spent and then blaming the CPC for doing it (well, actually, according to the AG).
Some more stuff here
please include "all of the above" as an option
ReplyDeleteI kind of like the 'Government is doing a horrible thing allowing a Canadian treasure to be sold for the sake of ideology/Government is horrible because it caved in and blocked the sale of Potash Corp because of politics' if only because its fresh in my mind
ReplyDeleteNo "flip" -- he's a flop, period.
ReplyDeletePretty good list. Good for it.
ReplyDeleteIgnatief has made huge flip flops, but the one flip will cost him the most is signing the coalition document. His flop will come in the next election when he runs and hides from that decision.
ReplyDeletewhat flip flop has cost Ignatieff the most credibility?
ReplyDeleteThe ones where Iffy betrayed his own MPs,
because loyalty in his caucus will make or break him.
-tossing Dion under the bus
-reversing on immigration (Bevilacqua)
-the Coderre/Cauchon affair