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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
I never understood why Canadians are so opposed to coalitions.
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It's because of first past the post voting. In our electoral districts, we are told that you don't need a majority to win, only a larger piece of the pie than any other single opponent. Then we apply that logic to our parliament.
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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
I guess if your goal is mediocrity, you will be judged by history as "pretty good." It has a nice ring to it: Stephen Harper the Unambitious.
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His ambition is to be PM. Doesn't matter that he has to sell out his values to do it, and he still only gets a minority.