PM PM's Stall Tactics

Here's what the Calgary Herald thinks about the current "wriggling" being performed by Paul Martin and the Liberal Government:

"In an old-fashioned age, a man who hid behind a woman in a time of crisis would be thought of less than a man. In effect, one could accuse Prime Minister Paul Martin of doing just that as he seeks to delay a confidence vote until Thursday -- fully nine days after it was clear his party lost the confidence in spirit, if not the letter, of the House.
In this case, the woman Martin hides behind is the Queen. He wants a vote delayed, he says, because he must welcome Queen Elizabeth II to Regina on Wednesday and Thursday. As well, he doesn't want national business to interfere with British Columbia's provincial election on Tuesday.
Had the Martin government fallen this week, the fact that a provincial and federal election, would, for a few days, be in play in B.C. is hardly a reason for the prime minister to run away from parliamentary accountability. Presumably, British Columbians can walk and chew gum at the same time."

It should be noted that the Herald is Calgary's answer to the Toronto Star. It leans to the left a little. You'll notice that they point out the flaws in the PM's reasoning but fail to speculate on the real reason behind waiting.

Look at it clinically though, with no emotion involved. Look at the facts. It is a guarantee that one of the CPC members will be unable to vote on Thursday.

There are those who would say that "The Libs would never consider using the health of an individual for their own gain". And "That it would be morally reprehensable." Those individuals fail to see that the Libs have proven themselves to be far from moral. Those individuals themselves generally have a shifting morality.

Having said that, one has to ask the following: What, if anything, do the Libs have up their sleeve that will make that single vote relevent?

Kate over at SDA expands further...