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Originally posted by OFKU0
I think that Paul Martin will win atleast a minority government which will be unfortunate considering that Canadians (especially Ontarians) would rather reward corruption than to instill change.
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I think I detect Western Canadian angst.
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The only way the Liberals will lose is if the mindset of eastern Canada changes regarding "the opposition" to "the governing party" isn't worthy of running the country. Until then, the corruption will continue, the rich will get richer, scandal upon scandal will be ongoing, taxes will rise, the heathcare system will continue to fall apart, the lies will continue and on and on and on.
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The lack of a credible alternative is a problem.
Which is why personally I think a minority government situation would be best. I'd prefer an NDP/Conservative minority government, but it probably won't happen: it would give both other national parties a taste of running a country, and they could keep each other's excesses in check.
NDP/Liberal would do.
However, I simply don't trust Reform 3.0. They sound and act like people who are absolutely convinced that they are right.
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I was no fan of Mulroney, but the absolute corruption of the last 10 years by the Liberal's makes the corruption of the Conservatives look amateurish by comparison.
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Strangely, the fact that Liberal appointees are finding corruption makes me happy they appointed non-idiots. The gun registry looks like the biggest boondaggle: I know someone working on the project, and the people who where working on it before fucked it up badly.
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Will Canadians (eastern Canada)remain bleeting, mindless sheep or will they finally grow some balls and take a stand and put someone in power whose purported best interests is for all Canadians, or just a select few? We will see June 28th.
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And therein lies the problem. The Reform party of Canada was founded on the basis of Western power: it was a party only slightly less regional than the Bloc Quebecois in ideology. The two renamings since then have not convinced me they have changed their stripes.
Which is why an NDP/Conservative minorty government would be my dream government. They would have to compromise on almost everything, both sides would get a pile of experience running the country, and the country could see more of their "true" stripes. If things went badly, they could hit the big reset button.