tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11282727.post2388485759677553066..comments2024-03-09T04:13:53.858-06:00Comments on Accidental Deliberations: On delay tacticsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11282727.post-71027509000469087902015-06-30T07:26:18.805-06:002015-06-30T07:26:18.805-06:00A fair point to be sure. And to the extent one wan...A fair point to be sure. And to the extent one wants to look to election-oriented spending announcements as a hint, it does signal that all systems are go for the fall: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-150-infrastructure-program-ready-to-allocate-funding/article25191743/<br /><br />(Of course, that fact also signals that the Cons aren't above doing what "rarely works". And I'd think a delay will happen only if the funding announcements don't move the needle in the Cons' favour.)Greg Fingashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01506686081291502115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11282727.post-73192863394104588652015-06-29T22:18:29.078-06:002015-06-29T22:18:29.078-06:00They could try that, though I can't see anyone...They could try that, though I can't see anyone but the most die-hard of partisan Conservative supporters falling for it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11282727.post-27489125811132580342015-06-29T21:08:51.401-06:002015-06-29T21:08:51.401-06:00As an addition to my comment on your last post the...As an addition to my comment on your last post there is another way to tell if Harper is planning to have the election on time: when he chooses to manipulate economic policy. Generally the scenario I pointed out last time of parties manipulating when to call an election occurs in systems that allow an election to be called at any time. Systems where the date is set in stone suffer from another problem: just before the election the government tries to push the economy into rebounding through subsidies and other wastes of taxpayer's money.<br />http://mark-kayser.com/papers/KayserAPSR2005.pdf<br /><br />Since Canada's fixed term laws are by necessity very weak we are arguably effected by both factors. So, I suppose an additional way to tease out whether Harper intends to call an election on time or not is whether the government have recently been spending money or indulging in other forms of risky economic tinkering (the paper notes that this rarely works). A Kisaragi Colourhttp://maplemonarchists.weebly.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11282727.post-57477407491754387982015-06-29T19:06:41.840-06:002015-06-29T19:06:41.840-06:00True enough, and the other parties would surely wo...True enough, and the other parties would surely work with that message. But that doesn't mean the Cons wouldn't try to paint Harper as "tough" and "strong-willed" in being the lone person to decide when he thinks the country (read: his party) is ready for an election.Greg Fingashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01506686081291502115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11282727.post-13296886661453048132015-06-29T18:24:22.600-06:002015-06-29T18:24:22.600-06:00Another reason Harper might not want to hold off o...Another reason Harper might not want to hold off on having an election is for perceived cowardice. This is a guy who likes to present himself as being tough and strong-willed, so it doesn't really look good if voters think he's afraid of facing the electorate. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com