Coalition crisis fueling public anger
I don’t recall a time when Canadians were more agitated about politics as they are right now. People got in a tizzy over the Free Trade election, but nothing like they are over the plot by the Liberals, NDP and Bloc to seize power. It’s an unholy alliance to be sure; one that was not endorsed by the electorate.
Personally, I find the entire episode disgraceful: from Stephen Harper’s arrogant attempt to kneecap his opponents by slashing their funding, to Stephane Dion and Jack Layton’s spiteful lust for power and attempt to overturn the last election. None of these men won a majority, yet all are behaving as though they did.
From a public relations perspective, this has turned into the worst sort of crisis for the Prime Minister. If he can’t calm the waters, I believe he’ll be walking the plank soon. In fact, I’ve begun to think that that is one of the main objectives of the coalition leaders; they want Harper out. It’s personal. It’s a vendetta. It’s crazy.
Check out today’s snoo.ws for more on the public reaction to the story.
