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Originally Posted by llama64
This is where I maintain that people aren't understanding how our government works.
Every single MP is elected. You do not vote for your Prime Minister. You vote for your MP. Those words next to "Conservative Party" are the MP's name... We do not, should not and never ever will vote specifically for a party. If you personally vote this way, that doesn't change the mechanics of the system and you shouldn't be shocked when it behaves differently then you thought it would.
If the Liberals and the NDP unite into a single party, that's a perfectly fair and democratic option. If that uniting leads to a house majority, that's still democratic, as every seat represents a defined group of Canadians.
How is this so hard for people to understand? This was taught in High School for crying out loud. If you want to vote directly for your executive, become an American citizen.
All Harper (and the GG) have done is delay action. Honestly, does anyone believe the Liberals and NDP are going to act in anything resembling a concilliative fashion? No... they will simply topple the government in January and force the GG to make a descision then. And the amount of anti-Bloc crap coming out of the Conservatives for the past week has done nothing to help sway their opinion of the whole mess.
Remember, the Liberals, NDP and the Bloc have to play nice with eachother for them to even hold onto power. If they fail, we're back at yet another election, more weeks of non-government during a turbulent period, and more wasted money.
Harper screwed up big time. If Conservatives are angry, they should be calling for his head.
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I think that we all understand how it works and how it's legal. I think the problem that most people have with it is that they did not vote for or against the coalition, they voted for the party that most closely matches their own beliefs. If the coalition would have been formed BEFORE the election, then the public could have had the opportunity to look at the platform of the new party, and voted accordingly.
The platform for which a lot of people voted for in the last election is vastly different than the one that wants to run the country today. That is, IMO, sneaky and undemocratic...regardless of what Social Studied 10 says.