Inside Politics I
Canadians tend to look to Ottawa in times of crisis and at such times, voters also usually prefer activist governments
From one incident to the next, the Martin team has become more adept at tailoring its response to the national mood, not necessarily to the most pressing needs in the afflicted areas.
To Paul Martin and Stephen Harper, a crisis is a leadership vote at their party conventions or a confidence motion in the Commons. Neither the Prime Minister nor the leader of the Official Opposition has had to deal with a full-fledged domestic disaster on their parallel watches.
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