New Tone For The Coming Session of Parliament

It appears as though this session of parliament will have a much different tone. With a renewed mandate, the Conservatives are moving beyond the defensive, everything is a vote of confidence, mindset that plauged the previous session of Parliament, and moving towards something more collaborative.

Even admist the tough rhetoric of Liberal Leader Stephane Dion, claiming that the Conservatives would no longer have a “free ride” (referring to the string of Liberal abstentions during the last session), the Prime Minister has extended an olive branch. On Friday the two leaders met to discuss the economy, and to develop ways to cut government spending during this time of financial uncertainty.

The political rivals met yesterday and agreed to collaborate on ways to help the slumping economy during the upcoming session of Parliament. Described by one senior government official as “cordial and business-like,” the two leaders will seek common ground on government spending cuts, accelerating infrastructure investment, strengthening the ban on bulk water exports and keeping corporate taxes intact.

Further evidence of this new tone can be seen in the First Minister’s meeting scheduled to occur before the new session opens on November 18th. Again, promoting a collaborative tone, the Prime Minister “wants to see political leaders working together through the financial crisis instead of quarrelling over jurisdiction or critiquing the past.”

I for one am excited to see what can be accomplished this time around. Stay tuned!

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EDIT : How WRONG was I on this one?

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