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Baraka_Guru · 03-28-2011, 06:03 AM

I think the only people who wanted an election were all the political parties.

The Tories wanted one because of the polls.

The opposition parties wanted one because voting on the budget would have meant overlooking the fact the Tories were found in contempt of parliament, not to mention anything else that's come up or is going to come up. Voting on the budget means more or less supporting the government until it gets implemented.

I wouldn't have expected anyone to support it. Plus the Tories were clear on not giving concessions on it. I think they wanted a budget vote, and they knew it was going to fail. They would have loved to go to an election on a failed budget, blaming the other parties for voting against economic sensibility.

Unfortunately, it's not that simple. Unfortunately, I don't think the average Canadian realizes this.

I think the best-case scenario right now is a Liberal minority. At least there is some indication that the NDP and Bloc would work with them. And I think the Tories need to be punished at the polls to keep them in line.

The worst realistic outcome would be a Tory majority. It would more or less equate to handing more power to the corrupt---except this time, they'd have fewer barriers to circumvent.

03-28-2011, 06:03 AM	#9 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru warrior bodhisattva Super Moderator Location: East-central Canada	I think the only people who wanted an election were all the political parties. The Tories wanted one because of the polls. The opposition parties wanted one because voting on the budget would have meant overlooking the fact the Tories were found in contempt of parliament, not to mention anything else that's come up or is going to come up. Voting on the budget means more or less supporting the government until it gets implemented. I wouldn't have expected anyone to support it. Plus the Tories were clear on not giving concessions on it. I think they wanted a budget vote, and they knew it was going to fail. They would have loved to go to an election on a failed budget, blaming the other parties for voting against economic sensibility. Unfortunately, it's not that simple. Unfortunately, I don't think the average Canadian realizes this. I think the best-case scenario right now is a Liberal minority. At least there is some indication that the NDP and Bloc would work with them. And I think the Tories need to be punished at the polls to keep them in line. The worst realistic outcome would be a Tory majority. It would more or less equate to handing more power to the corrupt---except this time, they'd have fewer barriers to circumvent. __________________ Knowing that death is certain and that the time of death is uncertain, what's the most important thing? —Bhikkhuni Pema Chödrön Humankind cannot bear very much reality. —From "Burnt Norton," Four Quartets (1936), T. S. Eliot Last edited by Baraka_Guru; 03-28-2011 at 06:07 AM..