Prime Minister Stephen Harper stands to vote with Government House Leader Peter Van Loan and Defence Minister Peter MacKay during a marathon session in the House of Commons on June 14, 2012.CHRIS WATTIE/Reuters
The community team rounds up the most-commented articles from the Globe and Mail's website and features the most popular postings. (Note: Some comments have been condensed and edited. Scores are accurate at the time of publishing.)
The story that received the most comments overall last week was Tories fear budget-bill showdown burnt substantial political capital. Of the 1,535 comments readers left, the highest rated was this one by joehalifax, which got 373 votes up and 23 votes down, for a score of 350:
Harper and his gang are Conservative by name only. It should come as no surprise that cracks are emerging. Harper shows disdain for democracy, disdain for dissent, and a bully attitude that is getting old fast. Harper needs to remember less than 40% of voters support him, he needs to stop acting like he received 100% of the vote. Governing is about bringing people together and listening to the majority, not about dividing people and listening to a small percent.
The things that brought down the Liberals; scandals/arrogance, are firmly part of Harper's government now, and they did it all in a few short years.....mind you they always claim to be better than the Liberals, and in this sense they are, they hit rock bottom much faster that the Liberals ever did.
Here are our Top 10 most-commented articles for the week of June 11:
1. Tories fear budget-bill showdown burnt substantial political capital Comments: 1,535
2. Harper's chief of staff takes lead on Trans-Pacific talks, irking cabinet members Comments: 739
3. Research on oil-sands impact cost centre its funding, scientists say Comments: 724
4. UN suspends Syrian monitoring mission due to violence Comments: 652
5.My ancestors and the worst thing that has ever happened to this country Comments: 579
6. Greece votes; the world holds its collective breath Comments: 573
7. B.C. woman given right-to-die as part of criminal code declared unconstitutional Comments: 540
8. Stephen Harper and the tyranny of majority government Comments: 537
9.The war on obesity is a big fat flop Comments: 496
10.Liberal problems run deeper than who will be the next leader Comments: 466