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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
How is that? They are going to get 10 people to cross the floor? Good luck with that. Belinda Stronach x 10.
And think about what you are saying here. You want people elected on one platform supporting another. I thought you guys were against that and should someone do that, they should have the cahones to resign their seat and run a new byelection in their riding.
When I'm talking partnership, I'm referring to making legislation that is palatable to more than one party as a whole rather than steal individual members.
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Normally, floor crossing is pretty low and borderline undemocratic. If there was no coalition talk, I'd be disappointed to see Liberals crossing the floor.
However, in a situation where a party is going beyond its elected mandate and sacrificing a "moderate centrist" stand in favor of two smash and grab leftist parties, I think party solidarity kind of gets tossed out the window. That's ditto for Bloc members who are soft federalists. Since we're forcing a functioning government, turnabout is fairplay, and within the boundaries of Westminster system.