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Originally Posted by longsuffering
I think that saying the budget would be different if it wasn't for the coalition is a cop-out.
Either Harper and his Party believe in the Budget they presented or they don't.
If they don't - as you suggest - then maintaining power is more important to Harper than his principles. If Harper and his team do not believe in this budget they should not have presented it. And if they had presented a budget that all Opposition parties rejected forcing an election, then he should be principled enough to go to the voters and campaign on his beliefs.
I'm of the opinion that Harper and Conservatives presented a Budget they support 100%.
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I believe it is a bit of a cop out but it has to do what is best for Canadians. He had a budget all planned out and then the threat of the Coalition came. They used the upcoming budget as their reasoning for toppling the gov. If it wasn't for that initial threat, i believe that this budget would actually be surplus driven. That would have sucked for Canadians in the beginning but we were very much hit much less than any other country.
So, instead of having himself force-ably removed from office, he suspended parliament and decided to work with the opposition. Do I think this is a cop out? yes and no. First, they buckled BUT would you rather have a minority gov of your choice or the Coalition running things? I think he reacted and chose this direction based on the peoples concensus and not his.
Again, i hope the Liberals reject this so we can have a majority government and then he can do what he wants.