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Originally Posted by Ronald Pagan
History will tell. Maybe the Conservatives come out of this stronger but it's highly unlikely.
As of right now, this is a major tactical error on part of the Conservatives and Harper in particular. I should give some kudos to Nehkara. He spotted it right away in the opening post.
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What the hell do tactics have to do with anything? Is that really what you're all about?
Despite your spin and your incredibly elementary use of the word "minority," the Conservatives were elected with twice as many seats as the next closest party.
Yet... that next closest party is joining up with the other two parties with even less seats than them, and staging a coup to overthrow a platform that Canadians democratically elected just 6 weeks ago.
Canadians went to the polls. We told the Government (by electing the Conservatives) that we did NOT want a panic-induced stimulus package. We did NOT want to start running around tossing money at everything trying to stick bandaids everywhere. We did NOT wants Dion's carbon tax. We did NOT want Layton anywhere near our finances. Canadians wanted our Government to stay calm and collected and lead us through this properly, and in a way that would not mortgage our future for the sake of easing the present.
Yet... Jean Cretian and Ed Broadbent have decided that they don't want that, and so they, themselves, are going to choose our next Government and they, themselves, are going to decide what's best on behalf of all Canadians.
THAT is what you are supporting. There is a time and place for discussing tactics and presentation, and for being entertained by a good show, but THIS is not it.
Edit: And don't bother trying to educate me on what a minority Government is. I know what it is. The thing is, there's a difference between a minority Government where there's only a handful of seats separating the top two parties... and a minority Government where the elected party has two times the number of seats of the closest party, and is only 9 seats away from a majority. Yes, in a black and white world, we have a minority Government, but acting like the Liberals are only a millimeter away from forming their own Government without anyone else is just sheer stupidity. The majority of Canadians did NOT choose to elect Dion as the Prime Minister, nor did they choose to elect Layton as his deputy... and they most certainly did NOT choose to elect a separatist party to be in a position to create policies!