| And then I started backpedalling and trying to weasel out of it, because I really hadn't expected him to say yes. |
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| Then they did a major backpedalling and somehow or other we went from a modest surplus to an enormous deficit in the course of 60 days. |
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| If the government had all the evidence this past summer, why is the minister now backpedalling on his benchmark promises? |
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| Mr. Speaker, the Prime Minister is now backpedalling on eliminating the court challenges program. |
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| From the start, they seemed blindsided, backed into corners, and constantly backpedalling. |
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| It is nice that the Conservatives are reintroducing the successful Liberal programs it cut but that is not leadership, that is backpedalling. |
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| Here, the integrated backpedalling brake ensures especially safe and confortable stopping. |
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| Perhaps his backpedalling under public opprobrium will start a trend toward self-restraint and Trumanesque gestures of refusal on the part of our leaders. |
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| Today, we are still proposing the elimination of parole after one-sixth of a sentence, but the Conservatives are backpedalling on their 2007 proposal concerning double deductions of interest for Canadian investments abroad. |
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| It is time for leadership, not backpedalling. |
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| Again I would suggest that although it is necessary, it is certainly an indication that the government was somewhat negligent in its initial drafting and that it is backpedalling on other aspects of the bill. |
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| Critics may see this ruling as evidence of Strasbourg backpedalling furiously in order to ensure that Eurosceptics are not provided with further grievances to bolster their campaign to withdraw from the court. |
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| Caught on the hop, the government is apparently backpedalling. |
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