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Why western Canada is scared of a Coalition government...
1) For once the prime minister isn't coming from the east. He's a guy we can relate on some level with, calm, collected and looking out for his voters. The power lies with us, we want someone to represent us because there *IS* truth behind western alienation.
2) BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan was huge money makers. Most of our money gets shipped out east to support provinces that don't share back with us. Hard economic times have not hit us as hard out here (yet). And we feel that the during the Chritien/Martin years, they fucked us hard, we think we work hard, earn our money and therefore should keep it.
3) The Bloc. They were built upon separtist ideals and we cannot trust a party like that.
4) Dion as said before, is incompetent. Not only him but his party lost the election. Poor press conferences, lack of organization and his address after Harper made his... no one in western Canada can understand that man. I would much prefer a Layton lead coalition that Dion purely on the fact that Layton can convey messages clearly, understandably and grammatically correct.
5) Why wasn't the coalition formed before the election? What the hell was the point of voting for NDP, Liberal, Conservative if power hungry politicians want to make it all null and void. What else are they willing to do just for power?
Personally....
I'm excited, I love talking politics with people, and I love ruffling peoples feathers. This is all just propaganda from all parties. Conservatives saying that this is slapping democracy in the face, the Coalition saying that Harper doesn't care... its all positioning public opinion. Where do most of the votes come from? Ontario and Quebec, they don't give two shits about anyone else. Its worrying about me, myself and I, then everyone else. Dions trying to save face for a liberal worst showing at the polls, Layton needs a last shot at doing something significant, and I can see the Bloc kicking back, laughing at English Canada because we've given them all the power this election. I personally believe that the west will suffer under a Coalition led government. I think over the past few years, Harper achieved one goal... he didn't fuck the country up, he sat back, let people see that a Conservative led government isn't going to change much and I was willing to give him atleast two more years as Prime Minister. If he doesn't fuck anything up again, then I'll vote conservative again. I think that the liberals are shooting themselves in the foot, the NDP are going in the right direction, trying to "make a difference." And Ignatiff needs to lead the liberals before Dion ruins this coalition for them.
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