tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post2617193664445817637..comments2024-02-07T16:22:39.625-05:00Comments on Jeff Jedras: Briefly, on by-electionsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-51082896698037513692007-07-30T16:58:00.000-04:002007-07-30T16:58:00.000-04:00By early 2008, the Harper government may have fall...By early 2008, the Harper government may have fallen :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-78527707983951985132007-07-30T13:30:00.000-04:002007-07-30T13:30:00.000-04:00I agree Mark, everyone plays with timing and some ...I agree Mark, everyone plays with timing and some de-politicization via Elections Canada is worth exploring.<BR/><BR/>CJ, re: Owen and Merasty, that's true enough. However, given that the anonymous sources (whom I suspect are pretty authoritative, John Reynolds was saying the same recently too) indicate Harper has decided to wait until at least after the Ontario vote, and even into 2008, to call the non-Quebec byelections, I think the questions as to why wait so long remain valid.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971310821484459106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-20694232142395731342007-07-30T11:27:00.000-04:002007-07-30T11:27:00.000-04:00...that still doesn’t explain Deceivin’ Steven’s d...<I> ...that still doesn’t explain Deceivin’ Steven’s decision to delay the by-elections in British Columbia and Saskatchewan as well.</I><BR/><BR/>Stephen Owen's resignation was effective July 27th, so Harper <I>could </I>have set the by-election date for Vancouver Quadra.<BR/><BR/>However, Gary Merasty's resignation is effective Aug 31st, so Harper will have to wait until then, at the earliest, to set a by-election date for Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River.Calgary Junkiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14036174847335286409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-40525583709332339242007-07-30T10:57:00.000-04:002007-07-30T10:57:00.000-04:00tactical positioning of by-elections is a sad real...tactical positioning of by-elections is a sad reality. I think it should be for Elections Canada to call by-elections and take the decision out of partisan hands. The only exception should be if a seat vacates within say 6 months of the new fixed election dates, which by the time an election is held and the MP is sworn in his/her feet will barely be under the desk before the writ is dropped again.Mark Dowlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01399115211805036553noreply@blogger.com