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Originally Posted by highthief
I don't have a problem with the Coalition, even if I'm not a fan of Dion or the way this has come about or the timing of it.
This is a parliamentary democracy and if I hear one more moron on talk radio say "this is treason" or some such nonsense, I'll snap. Such talk pushes me further away from the Conservative Party, a body which, provincially and federally, I have voted for 5 or 6 times.
Canadians elect Parliaments, not Prime Ministers. If the current Prime Minister loses the confidence of Parliament, Parliament can sit someone else's butt in the big chair.
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Voting for the Conservatives aside
I agree with this.
This is the natural progression of a Parliamentary system. Have a look at some of the European Parliaments... they frequently run on coalitions, coalitions that sometimes have opposing parties working together. As we continue to mature as a nation and develop more political parties, this sort of thing is inevitable.
Harper's cries of "treason" and "coup d'etat" are the cries of a desperate man. He fucked up and now he is paying the price.
That said, I have been thinking about the proroguing of the Parliament and while it is probably putting off the inevitable, I am willing to give Harper a month to get his shit together. Take a month and come back with a budget that doesn't make the assumption he is in a majority government. Pay attention to the fact that 2/3 of the nation did not vote for you.