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There's nothing out of the ordinary about the minority parties forming a coalition in order to govern.
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Well except for the fact that since confederation it has only occurred once at the federal level in 140 years. Again, just because they CAN do it, does not mean they should nor does it make it the right thing to do. As you say, optics are a big part of this thing and the biggest illusion of them all in this case is the Liberals claiming this is a good thing for Canada, when in reality it is only good for them and their "at any cost" approach to seize some pwer back from their most serious foes.
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1. Harper has massively overplayed his hand, and has lost. The outcome of this is very likely that he will remain PM, but will be forced to include the opposition parties much more meaningfully in his government. There's no winning play for him any more, only damage control.
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Disagree. What he has done in reality is forced the opposition parties to pretty much force another election in the near future...an election no one wants to see. At that time I believe we will see the conservatives elected to an easy majority just so there is no election for at least 4 more years.
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I agree with the poster who suggested that Harper's next move is to recruit disaffected MPs from other parties--he has the strongest mandate of any single party leader, and that's his last remaining advantage
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A distinct possibility but I would rather he goes the election route and ends this BS once and for all.