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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Well, putting aside the fact that I don't see any problems in making all political parties pull their own weight, it does need to be reiterated that the opposition is completely screwed if this coalition falls apart. 33 million pissed off Canadians heading to the polls because Dion and Layton wanted to ensure that Joe Canadian has to fund their parties, and brought down the government as a result?
It would require a spectacular campaign to overcome that.
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I'm not sure it would be as bad as many people think. I imagine that's the prevailing opinion in blue-soaked Alberta, but don't forget that the Conservatives have not yet earned the trust of the rest of the country: how else to you explain their failure to earn a majority when their main opposition was so clearly floundering?
A lot of people will still vote for the Liberals because (1) Harper's attack on political financing is exactly the type of neo-con assault on democracy that they always worried he'd carry into effect with a majority, and Harper just confirmed their fears, and (2) as I stated before, there is the potential here for the re-emergence of the Liberals under a new leader, with a new "willing to stand up to Harper" image.
Of course, on the other hand, you could be right.