Michael Ignatieff made his question period debut as interim Liberal leader and opposition leader this afternoon. In the opening questions, his subject is (naturally) the economy as he rightly calls-out Stephen Harper for his slowness to admit there was an economic problem needing action. I find it amusing Harper says his government took action on "this crisis" a year ago, when during the election he was saying "no crisis" and in the economic update spectacularly failed to act and laughable predicted a surplus.
This clip is rather amusing. A seating-chart for a photo-op? The PMO is taking the stage-managing to a new level. One wonders if they also scripted the forced joviality and banter between the ministers, and focused-grouped the idea as well: suit jackets on, or no? Sleeves up, or down. Personally, I think Stock's coffee cup is too small. Almost looks like an espresso mug. That won't play in Portage La Prairie!
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Pre-budget videos
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Jeff
At 2 minutes 15 seconds, does Harper not say we are in surplus for "this fiscal year"? Flaherty just admitted a deficit of 1.1 billion for this fiscal year in the budget, two hours later. Wow, things are really unraveling fast. What's the deficit tonight, 4 billion?
Steve, that's what I heard too, and it also gave me pause. Bears further looking into I think.
Harper will just say that nobody could have forecast the speed of the economic downturn between 2 and 4pm.
Unusual that they drew up a seating chart.... but I am not sure I have ever seen a photo op that was unscripted. Even for family photos the nice lady with a camera directs us to stand on a spot. Can you imagine that a political parties communications person would be any different??
I think the nice lady is a little against Mr. Harper.... and trying to make a novel out of a piece of paper.
Not everything is a major scandal, I just found it odd, and a little creepy. And it is the first time the media have been given such a chart. But with Harper's cabinet, it is hard to tell the players without a program...
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