tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post3286711288565062838..comments2023-11-02T06:37:23.839-06:00Comments on daveberta.ca: blair wilson.davebertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822739409684978316noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-35615160456868495712008-08-30T19:17:00.000-06:002008-08-30T19:17:00.000-06:00A Sarah Palin style coup. Go Wilson!A Sarah Palin style coup. Go Wilson!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-18830832983793645452008-08-30T15:16:00.000-06:002008-08-30T15:16:00.000-06:00Denny;"Her argument that now that they have a seat...Denny;<BR/><BR/><I>"Her argument that now that they have a seat in Parliament because they have an MP is flawed if she means to argue that that was the criteria used to award spots in the debate to the Reform and Bloc in 1993."</I><BR/><BR/>I think you're right. Although it's at the provincial and not federal level, the most recent comparative example I can think of - of a seat-less, fledgling party gaining a floor-crosser as its first representative - was the Alberta Alliance picking up <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Masyk" REL="nofollow">Gary Masyk</A> in 2004.<BR/><BR/>In that case, having a sitting member didn't help then-Alliance leader Randy Thorsteinson get into the televised debates in that same year's general election, either.<BR/><BR/>I don't think there's a precedent for May's participation, here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-7136740794743842432008-08-30T13:13:00.000-06:002008-08-30T13:13:00.000-06:00Her argument that now that they have a seat in Par...Her argument that now that they have a seat in Parliament because they have an MP is flawed if she means to argue that that was the criteria used to award spots in the debate to the Reform and Bloc in 1993. The Reform and Bloc had won by-elections prior to the 1993 election, whereas the Greens still have not elected an MP, they just had someone switch parties.<BR/>Not that I'm saying the Greens shouldn't have a place in the debate, I just find the argument flawed.Noooooohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08382959000893687907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-54771186544253087082008-08-30T12:44:00.000-06:002008-08-30T12:44:00.000-06:00This just goes to show the political genius of Dio...This just goes to show the political genius of Dion yet again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com