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As you say canadians elected a CONSERVATIVE minority government. Not a Bloc/Liberal/NDP minority government, yet here we are with that exact scenario about to take place. Nope....no problem there at all.
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Minority governments have to govern with the confidence of parliament. The fact that the Government has the most seats does not make them immune from that reality. And nobody knows what the Canadians voted for beyond a MINORITY government. All that we can extrapolate is that the Government must act under those constraints. This is not a gross abbrogation of democracy.
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But I ask you again....why are Cretian and Broadbent the ones making this deal when they arent even part of the people that will assume power?
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Who knows why they are negotiating a deal. Maybe because both of them are respected former party leaders and can gather the trust and confidence of both parties trying to form a coalition. I highly doubt this is some seditious powerplay by Chretien to get back in power. He was asked by both sides to help broker a deal. Just sit and think for a moment why both the NDP and Liberals would want these two helping to hammer out a deal. And refrain from conjuring up conspiracy theories. There are many plausible reasons why.
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Because it is a coup.....guys grabbing power that have absolutely ZERO authority to do so. Period.
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Actually they have all the authority to pass a no confidence motion. It's a
fundamental part of our parliamentary system. This is the last time I want to bring up that fact. Get. It. Through. Your. Head.
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And quit being so condescending....its both annoyuing and unnecessary. There are many a Liberal supporter out there that are questioning this coup as well, this is a direct challenge to Canadian democracy, no matter how much you want to ignore that fact.
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I don't aspire to come off as condescending and I'm not a Liberal supporter. I'm not jumping for joy at the prospect of a Liberal coalition government. Just playing the contrarian and devils advocate. But the group think mentality around here has me labelled as a dyed in the wool upper canadian Liberal. Meh, I can live with it.