[uwish]

he is lying..how do I know? the day after the report he had some explaining to do:


Philip Croucher

24 September 2010 01:01


Unlike his vote on Wednesday, Peter Stoffer isn’t taking a side on whether he’ll survive the political storm over his decision to switch and vote to save the long-gun registry. “I’ll leave that up to the electorate,” he proclaimed Thursday.

Stoffer has taken a self-described “major hit” politically after announcing Monday he was switching sides and voting to save the controversial legislation.

His decision came after voting several times previously to kill a registry he remains “adamantly against.”

In the end, Stoffer delivered what turned out to be the deciding vote on Wednesday night in the House of Commons as MPs voted down a Tory private member’s bill to scrap the registry, 153-151.

“It’s the most difficult political decision I’ve ever made,” he said.

The long-gun registry debate is expected to be front-and-centre again as the Tories say they’ll make it an issue in the next federal election — and it could mean lost votes for the popular NDP MP.

“But if one issue determines a person’s vote, and they don’t care about any other issues, there’s not much a politician can do about that,” he said.

Metro Halifax

http://www.metronews.ca/halifax/local/a ... g-gun-vote


he said he doesn't expect to win his seat again. If his wonderful constituents supported his decision why would he be in fear of his seat next election??

you dont think his constituents knew this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQuiFSzG ... r_embedded

[hurley_108]

Oooo, the Metro. I'm totally swayed by that rag that appeals to the least common attention span.

But attacks of the source aside, where does he say he doesn't expect to win his seat again? He simply says it's up to the electorate and won't say which way he thinks they'll go. If he took a "major hit," it's for flip-flopping. People don't like flip-floppers, even if they agree with them.