Canadian PM Harper links Japanese quake, opposition threat of snap election

[Newsjock]

Source: The Globe and Mail

Prime Minister Stephen Harper says the economic impact of the earthquake in Japan offers a warning to MPs thinking of triggering an election.

During a news conference in the midst of a two-day visit to British Columbia, Mr. Harper ruled out direct economic impacts to Canada linked to the disaster but noted drops in the stock market will be felt.

“All of these things should remind everyone, should remind everybody in Canada, should remind all the parties in Parliament, that the global economy remains extremely fragile. It does not take very much to make us all, not just in Canada and the United States but all around the world, very worried,” he said.

“The fact of the matter is this should be a wake-up call that we cannot afford to take our focus off the economy to get into a bunch of unnecessary political games or, as I said, an opportunistic or unnecessary election that nobody was asking for.”

Read more: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/harper-links-japanese-quake-opposition-threat-of-snap-election/article1943122/

[Hannah Bell]

1. harper uses japan crisis to play political games (not that he wasn't before)

[polly7]

2. he should practice what he preaches then and take his dirty campaign

ads off the air, I'm tired of seeing his face.

[applegrove]

8. here here!

[Kennah]

3. I think Harper is fearful: Oh snap, election

[glinda]

4. Ya think he has Rove working for him? Off you go Harper. Ooouut!

[whosinpower]

5. Otherwise

I am taking THIS tragedy as an opportunity to remind people not to get into political games......but first I have to rehearse for my part in a TV series......

[marmar]

6. He's a sick f**k......

He's Bush with a somewhat higher I.Q. and a grasp of the French language.

[madrchsod]

7. what an asshole...

[HEyHEY]

9. This prick knows no shame.