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Originally Posted by Ark2
I think that people need to understand that a minority government is not about compromise. It's about scoring political points at every available opportunity.
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I hope you are being sarcastic and I really hope that you are not actively involved in politics because this is wrong in so many ways.
First of all, any government (minority or not) should be about governing. There are many other countries in the world who have minority governments (e.g. England, Israel). Are you suggesting that their main focus should be to "score political points"?
Secondly, we get the government that we deserve. If we elect liars and cheats, then that is exactly who we deserve. If we elect good people who become liars and cheats once they get to Ottawa, then they are exactly who we deserve to get since we put up with them. If we elect politicians whose main purpose is to score points at every opportunity, then they are who we deserve. For us as a society to put up with these kinds of leaders is bad enough, but to suggest that this is acceptable or even the correct behavior is reprehensible.
Finally, until there is a game changer (merger of parties, rise of new party, etc.) it looks like there will most likely be minority governments for the foreseeable future. We need for our governments to carry out the will of our country, and not simply to do what is best for their respective political parties.