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Originally Posted by Frequitude
Yep, he overplayed his hand and has since backed off. Do you really think that deserves such extreme measures only 6 weeks after he won an election?
IMO, running a little willy nilly and getting called on it does not deserve something so extreme. It deserves a kick in the ass to act appropriately going forwards.
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I absolutely think he deserved the
threat they're going for. When a minority government oversteps its mandate it can expect to be slapped down. As it happens, I tend to agree with your assessment of what the Conservatives deserve, particularly given the global context this is taking place in.
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Originally Posted by transplant99
No they didnt......neither the Cons nor the Bloc (according to the deal) have any power whatsoever.(Larf) once this coup is complete.
Yet...what did they combine for in seats?
It is completely and utterly undemocratic.
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They have as much power as they earned in the election. Unless, of course, you really think this coalition is going to be impervious to influence. This is politics my friend, there's always backstabbing even amongst the strangest of bedfellows.
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Originally Posted by Jade
I'm sorry, I must have missed the part of the definition of democracy that stated if you were a liberal you didn't have to follow the voters decision. Voters chose to give the Conservatives a minority government. Liberals didn't like it and decided to jump ahead. If 'in a democracy' the liberals get power no matter who we vote for, why do we vote?
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The voters decided to give the Liberals sufficient power to allow them to do exactly what they are doing within the confines of our democratic system. If you don't like our form of democracy that's fine, there are all sorts of democratic processes which would work equally well or even better. But your complaint should be directed at the rules of the game, not the players who are playing by those rules.
Anyways, whatever happens, this will be fun to watch. And it makes Canadian politics really interesting for the first time in a long while.