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Originally Posted by Slava
^ Its funny how the CPC supporters are going to say that this is undemocratic.
A) The Liberals didn't shut down the parliament in the face of a confidence vote they were sure to lose!
B) The party with the most to gain by a pro-longed (and largely unnecessary) leadership contest is the CPC.
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A) The Liberals, after having been soundly defeated two elections in a row, attempted to usurp power by way of Socialist/Separatist backroom deals - rather than on the votes of the Canadian people.
B) The Liberals, again with plans of taking a run at the Prime Minister's office in January, have fast-tracked their appointed savior without a standard leadership race, or even just an arbitrary vote from their card-carrying membership.
You know... rocks and glass houses and all that jazz.