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'Should you be interested in making our minority Parliament work'

by Aaron Wherry on Monday, February 15, 2010 3:51pm - 13 Comments

Apparently in response to a request from the Prime Minister, Michael Ignatieff writes to inform Mr. Harper of all the issues the Liberals would be keen to work on when Parliament resumes, including cap-and-trade, pension reform, pay equity, government oversight, mental health, maternal health, veterans, prorogation and Afghan detainees.

Tags: Afghanistan, cap-and-trade, detainees, house of commons, maternal health, Michael Ignatieff, Parliament, pay equity, pension reform, pensions, prorogation, Prorogue, proroguing, Stephen Harper, transfers, veterans

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dave

I'd love to read what he has to say but apparently what you've summarized in a sentence bloats to 4.1 MB when inserted into a PDF and the server is currently balking at feeding it to me with any speed whatsoever. Probably 'cause it's having to do so to a whole lot more people than it would like.

Maybe later.

PS: compression/simplicity is good Lib web people.

Wallace Cleaver

Seems to be fixed – I downloaded the whole 4.1 Mb in 19 seconds.

And interesting reading it makes, too…the tone is certainly more aggressive than what I'd have expected from Ignatieff's performance to date.

Anon001

It is a looooong letter, designed to draw a loud hrrrmph from TheStrategist.
http://eugeneforseyliberal.blogspot.com EugeneForseyLiberal

"Third, you should respect the will of Parliament and hand over the unredacted documents that you have been ordered to produce. We are all reasonable and responsible Parliamentarians. We are prepared to discuss how best to protect legitimate claims of national security. But this is a decision we should make together as Parliamentarians." That is the interesting, I would say crucial, part. I hope Iggy is serious. Judging from Coyne's "Parliament Will Fight", Lee & caucus are very serious.
http://intensedebate.com/people/janicemaerose janicemaerose

Well well, things are moving along on the Liberal front. Perhaps shutting down Parliament has inadvertently provided the Liberals with more opportunity to contemplate policies than it did for the Conservatives.

Of course each item needs work and budgets, but its a start.

Aside from this; why are so many politicians (i.e. at Copenhagen) ignoring prominent developments on climate change? Did I miss something?

http://intensedebate.com/people/NorthernPoV NorthernPoV

If you are referring to ignoring the faux scandal created by hackers from the flat earth-society, you are missing credibility.
http://intensedebate.com/people/NorthernPoV NorthernPoV

If you are referring to ignoring the faux scandal created by hackers from the flat earth-society, you are missing credibility.

http://intensedebate.com/people/psiclone psiclone

Typical LPT resource – the link just grinds and grinds and grinds – ends up stalling the browser and hijacking the puter! go figure – pays me for even trying to get reasonable information from a liberla resource – although I can fully imgaine of how it will end up being – let me see first off something like we the LPT would bla bla bla bla dn furhtermore bla bla bla and why is the the PM killing democracy .. then .. bla bl a bla bla bla

Jan

I got it in seconds….

http://intensedebate.com/people/Be_rad Be_rad

I think they loaded the latest in Anti-Troll™ software.

Calgary Junkie

"I hope Iggy is serious"

Judge for yourself how serious Iggy is. Here is the Parliamentary Press Gallery pressing him, in a scrum, Feb 11th, on CPAC, with six consecutive questions re the redacted detainee documents:

http://tinyurl.com/yj5gw6m

Fast forward to the 24 minute mark, where Julie van Dusen kicks off the "attack from the pack"
http://intensedebate.com/people/NorthernPoV NorthernPoV

1st the letter to the BC MPPs
Then the letter to the gov't wip
Now this one to the PM

Repeat, recycle and reiterate the litany of woes this regime has done and then follow up with reasonable demands and suggestions.

I think they are starting to get the hang of it.

OK, media, do your job and help Aaron out a little. Wake up Canada!

http://eugeneforseyliberal.blogspot.com EugeneForseyLiberal

You make a good point. It has occurred to me a little while ago that this letter-writing strategy was quite familiar to QC federalists, where it was very successful. Black on white arguments are hard to evade, muffle or distort, as a certain Intergovernmental Affairs Minister knew, long long ago, in a federation far far away…