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Harper disolved parliament today and the election will be held October 14th. (very different style from the US... 45 days and we are done!)
Not sure exactly if this delays the new rules for skilled worker applications or not. It is law, but there is a report about the NOC codes that the Immigration Minister was going to give parliament. Now there will be no sitting of the House until after the election - probably November some time.
If the Liberals win, they have threatened to repeal the legislation but I am doubtful they would risk having their legislation defeated so early on in a mandate.
Harper is expecting another minority government.
[07-09-2008,18:05]
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Sharon |
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I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HARPER AGAIN IN THAT POSITION,
[07-09-2008,18:13]
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joseph |
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joseph, a small request. Can you avoid typing with caps... it fells like you are yelling.
[07-09-2008,19:26]
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Sharon |
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Very different from USA? It is COMPLETELY different from USA because it is a parliamentarian style of government not Presidential so it is COMPLETELY different therefore the time duration involved for such elections is also different. Anyhow let see what happens with every thing including immigration after the elctions. Hoping for the best.
[07-09-2008,20:26]
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Mike |
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Wish I could vote. It would be NDP.
[07-09-2008,22:01]
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Richard |
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Correction for Mike. The U.S. form of democracy is called republican versus your parliamentary.
[07-09-2008,22:12]
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Richard |
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HMM i asked the same Q last month and got a different reply from you sharon
The timetable for a planned snap election is expected to be in place later this week when the cabinet planning committee chaired by the Prime Minister.
What could this mean!!! would we need to wait longer? would things be put on hold further untill a new gov is elected?
[25-08-2008,09:47]
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Jas
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government continues to work - election or not.
[25-08-2008,15:52]
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Sharon
[08-09-2008,04:57]
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jas |
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Sunday Morning I got up washed the car and my son bought me breakfast out. Then went back out and while driving down the street saw several people standing on every major corner with large political signs and by the time I got back they had all had their signs up.
My incumbent never saw fit to answer my letter as to whether or not he would be supporting the standing committee on CIC report regarding Immigration Consultant regulation.
He can put up all the signs he wants because when he wants me to listen now its too late.
Let the blogging begin!!!
Roy
www.cvimmigration.com
[08-09-2008,08:00]
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Roy |
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CIC is still open and working. Older files are no where near caught up to the point where the post Feb 28 applications would be brought in to the system.
the system continues as usual - you have gained nothing nor lost nothing.
[08-09-2008,09:30]
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Sharon |
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I am looking forward to watching this election here, to get a real sense of how different the entire process is. In my one month since moving to Canada, I am slowly learning some critical differences in the political systems that I wasn´t previously aware of (for example, that the PM has far more power than the President). Although I´m obviously not eligible to vote, I am interested in finding out which differences I am comfortable with and which ones stretch my comfort zone and push me toward a greater understanding. One difference I definitely like is the general lack of slander; a far cry from the circus south of the border.
Richard: Get up here and start working toward your citizenship! :)
[08-09-2008,11:56]
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wannabecanadian |
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You got it, wannabe. Since your neck of the woods has my political leanings, I should be up there soon.
I couldn´t agree more that politics up there is much more civil than the zoo down here. Although attacks can be strong and direct, they address policy and substance, rarely getting to the personal level as I see down here.
Not sure that PM has more power than President. I can´t imagine a PM authorizing civilain telephone snooping, checking people´s library book checkouts, or invading other countries, without an uproar from Parliament and possible loss of confidence. Since no such confidence vote exists down here, the President practically has a free-fo-all for 4 years. Congress is incapable of challenging anything anymore, even with the opposition party in power.
[08-09-2008,14:15]
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