Let's say there were 307 political parties in Canada. All parties won one seat. Except, say, the Rhino party that won 2 seats. Does that mean that the Rhino party now has the right to run the country like it has a majority? Do they have a strong mandate? Are they the country's choice to run the country because they have more seats than any other party?
In Italy, Germany, Sweden this talk would all be laughed at. In Sweden the *FOUR* right wing parties formed a coalition against the one leftish party. The Swedish Social Democrats had 129 seats, 36 more than any other party and yet their leader resigned in shame. Having the most seats in a splintered minority government means absolutely jack sh*t. It's about time Canada learned what most other countries already know.
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