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Originally Posted by Parallex
Well... consider this. If you were an MP and you genuinely believe that the government of the day has contempt of Parliament (the instrument of our democracy), could you in good faith vote to allow that government to continue? In my mind the answer to that question has to be "no" and if the answer is "yes" then IMO you're not worthy of the office you hold.
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Of course. But if the general public doesn't end up giving a hoot, just maybe it wasn't a contemptible offense. This is the first time a government's been held in contempt of parliament. Does that mean you believe its therefore the worst thing a government's ever done to its parliament? (poorly worded, but you get the point). Contempt's a big hammer. Is this really an equally big issue in the grand scheme of things? It seems that dangerous precident is being set here (like it was with proroguing).
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Originally Posted by Slava
Its a moot point anyway though. The CPC would have to do something catastrophic to lose your vote, so basically no matter why the Liberals, NDP and BQ bring down that government you will pretty much always think its a waste of time, right?
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This has nothing to do with my vote. Let's stay on topic. Do the Liberals actually think it'll change the public's vote?
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Originally Posted by SebC
The point could be to prevent a Conservative majority in a year. Or to show some backbone in the face of Conservative transgressions. There are lot of scenarios outside of a Liberal plurality that would make an election now a good strategic move for the Liberals.
I will also add that campaigns matter. Just because the Conservatives are polling in minority government range at the start of the campaign does not mean they'll finish there.
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This is the first good tangible reason I've heard for this election...longer term thinking. At least that I could understand. Think its actually the case though?