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10-02-08
Thursday, October 02, 2008

Some choice out-of-context quotes from the federal leaders' debate:

Giles Duceppe: "In fact the only party that has proposed a 'Buy Canada' bill is the Bloc Quebecois."

Jack Layton: "I can't think of anything that can be made out of wood that can't be made in Canada!"

Jack Layton: "Where's your economic platform? Where is it? Under the sweater?"

Stephen Harper: "Let's be clear..." "Look, let's be clear..." "If I can be clear..." "...clear..." (CLEAR! *bzzzt*)

Steve Paikin: "... before our economy goes South..." (In more ways than two...)

Stephane Dion: "... lower taxes on business and tax Carbon."

Jack Layton: "... Canadians are unhappy, future generations are unhappy..." (Ooo... clairvoyance.)

Stephane Dion: "Mister Harper, it's a lie!" "Do not listen to this man!"

Elizabeth May: "We are the only country that has signed Kyoto and not ratified it's targets..."

Stephane Dion: "The average age of a doctor in Canada is 50... and our population is aging..." (Jesus Christ...)

Jack Layton: (Invoked Tommy Douglas x 2 times)

Elizabeth May: "... to the big medical services companies in the U.S., we are a market..."

Giles Duceppe: "How can you recognize a nation and then cut funding to culture, which is the soul of a nation?"

Stephen Harper: "I play a bit of piano..."

Steve Paikin: "I want to know if you all think Conservatives are barbarians..."

Stephen Harper: "Absolutely, we're getting a bad rap!"

Steve Paikin: "Wait... how is the Conservative government telling people what to think?"
Jack Layton: "... Because they cut media that brings forward controversial ideas!"
Giles Duceppe: *thumps table decisively to agree with Jack Layton*

Elizabeth May: "... we need to treat young people differently... they can't drive, they can't vote, and you want to put them in jail with adults."

Steve Paikin: "How can we leave if the job isn't done?"
Stephen Harper: "... If we never leave, will the job ever be done?"

Giles Duceppe: "I don't want to be prime minister, and the three of you won't be prime minister neither, you just won't admit it..."

Stephane Dion: "Don't interrupt me, I never interrupt you..."

Stupid not-voting bitch who asked the last question: "Whine whine whine bitch bitch bitch bitch..."

Steve Paikin: "This was way better than Biden and Palin, I'm sure of it."

Thank you to all leaders of Canada's federal political parties for the most entertaining debate ever. I love you guys. :-)

Posted on October 2, 2008 06:33 PM

 
Comments:

Sarah

Giles Duceppe: "I don't want to be prime minister, and the three of you won't be prime minister neither, you just won't admit it..."

hahahaha! wtf

Posted on October 2, 2008 09:21 PM

mom

I loved Elizabeth May but I'll vote Stephane Dion, he's reasonable and willing to listen. But oh, if only we had a representational government, the likes of Stephen Harper would never ride roughshod over most of our wishes as he has done. Hopefully it will be a coalition of the three that will rule.

Posted on October 3, 2008 06:45 AM

 
 
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