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Originally Posted by Sticky
He is a my way or the highway type of guy but that is not really what is happening here. You are correct that it is just about buying time. He will now have to come up with a Budget that is acceptable enough to any of the other parties if he wants it to be passed. If not his government will be defeated and the Governor General will either allow for the calling or ask if some other party would like to try and form a government.
I would rather that it goes to an election (my opinion).
CandleInTheDark I feel that there is another side the subsidy where I see a benefit. My ridding always votes Liberal by a huge majority. This subsidy allows me to give something to the party that I want in power even though there is no way that my vote will ever get them into power. It makes me feel like my vote is worth somethin (1.95 to be specific)
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First of all this was not a budget that was tabled. A budget is much more expansive.
Second, it is not just your 1.95 it is OUR 1.95. Your vote is not tracked by to YOUR taxes so that the 1.95 comes from YOUR tax dollars. That would be great if your money was used to support your party. It's not. Quite simply all government spending is a division of each dollar we each pay for tax. Military, health, foreign affairs, etc. are all paid for by diving our dollars to support those measures.
If you want to support your party, I am sure every voter can spare the 1.95 from their own pocket. You can find that change lying around your home. But your voluntary contribution would not be coercing other people who do not believe as you do to support causes they don't agree with.
The political subsidy means that YOU support the Bloc, NDP, Conservatives, Liberals and Greens simultaneously. Clearly no one supports ALL parties. You cannot be for federalism and seperatism simultaneously. You cannot be for the free market and against it simultaneous. But that is what this political subsidy amounts to.
I will support my party and you will support yours. Neither of us has the right to force each other to support a party that doesn't represent our beliefs.
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ScottKuma: The governor general (who in reality takes orders from the PM but let's ignore that for a second) has several options available to her as the Queen's representative:
She can call an election
She can call on another leader with support from the majority of the house to form government
She can call on the PM to form a different government
She can tell all the 3 stooges and Mr. Harper to sit down and get to work