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Originally Posted by EddyBeers
I would guess my party was against it, since I am a Liberal. But that does not take away from the fact that it is completely within the rights of the House to attempt to put together a government. This has always been the case in a Westminster style system. In that case, Martin got the support of the NDP and kept his government alive.
That is the situation when you are in a minority, you are always a coalition government. Harper just needs to get the support of another party. If he can, he remains as PM, if he cannot then the GG would have an obligation to see if there are any other coalitions that can be built and are stable that can govern the country.
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Okay, so fair enough. Minorities govern like coalitions. However, in the Westminster system, these are cobbled-together coalitions that are needed very temporarily. What we are talking about is a jury-rigged coalition that will stand as a unified government.
As a Liberal, how do you feel about selling out your party's federalist tradition?