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If the Conservative government refuses to negotiate the mini-budget with the opposition parties (and by Flaherty's statements, that does seem to be the case) then the opposition parties are well within their rights to create this coalition. Let's not forget that this is a minority government. Every single thing has to have the support of at least one of the opposition parties in order for it to proceed. In the interest of our country, the Conservatives need to be flexible. Currently they have refused to do so and this is why the opposition is on this path. It's frankly offensive that the Conservatives think they can lead this government with an iron fist as if they've earned the right to. If they had a majority, then I would understand.
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Fine....now how about addressing what I actually said?
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Until the Conservatives allow for some discussion, this response is understandable (although I do not really like it either). They are essentially forcing the opposition to react by being inflexible. Another election is not feasible as it would just be likely a similar result.
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No its not understandable in any way whatsoever. Again this entire motion was supposedly based on the Cons pissing off the Liberals with the public money funding slash. That has gone away. Now they are being nothing but acting like a pouting child. WHEN has ANY oppositon been AOK with a minority governments budget? Hell...we arent even sure what it contains, nor what it is exactly that the Liberals are opposed to except that the "plan" for the financial crisis isnt good enough for them. Too frickin bad...should of got ELECTED and tabled their own "plan", which doesnt even exist at this point.
Yes....necessarily. More people voted for the Conservatives than any other party. Indisputable. Just because you didn't means squat. But again, using the logic that more people didnt vote for them than did...the same applies to every single party in canada and by a much much wider margin.
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At the end of the day, the Conservatives asked for this as a result of their partisanship
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No...they asked to elected...and were. Now that mandate, as weak as it may be, is being ripped from them in a power grab never before seen in federal government history. The only coalition that ever worked was on the common cause of conscription during a war that was fought almost 100 years ago. Quite the precedence huh?
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Not going to get any sympathy here.
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Not really looking for any.