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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Except that the coalition wouldn't have worked without hardened Bloc support on nearly every issue.
The conservatives 144 seats trumps the NDP/Liberal 115 seats.
I think a lot more people had trouble with seeing Jack Layton getting any kind of real power over the budget. People like Layton exactly where he is playing the conscious of Parliament.
As an add on I like the idea of the minority government and gaining individual consensus. But I prefer a one party majority at least once in a while, but I think that day is gone.
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Yes, I agree. Minority governments are good once in a while to promote cooperation between parties. The problem is that Harper still tries to operate like he has a majority. Considering how long he has been running the minority government, you'd think that he'd have learned to be more flexible by now.
But yeah, every once in a while you need a majority to get things done. If we don't get one soon, I think a coalition might be the next best thing... hopefully a Tory-Liberal one without the two current leaders.