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Originally Posted by transplant99
So unless its a majority it doesnt speak for what Canadians want? 4 times in 7 years. Remarkably the same results everytime. Just because there is a split, doesnt mean there isnt a concensus. Nevermind the now 1.2 BILLION dollars spent to get the same thing.
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Why have we had four elections in 7 years?
2004: the Liberal majority government was compelled by law to call an election because their term limit was nearing its end. The Liberals won the election but were reduced from a majority to a 135-seat minority.
2006: Harper led the opposition parties in a non-confidence motion to defeat Martin's minority government. The CPC won the ensuing election with 124 seats.
2008: Harper ignored his own fixed election date law and asked the GG to dissolve parliament despite the ruling party still having the confidence of the House. The election sees The Harper Government(TM) increase the size of its minority from 124 to 143 seats.
2011: Ignatieff, Layton, and Dion pass a vote of non-confidence against The Harper Government(TM). The results are TBD, but the likely outcome appears to be either a similar-sized minority for Harper or perhaps a slight majority.
I know you're trying to paint the Liberals as the reason we've had four elections since 2004, but they only voted to bring down the government once (2011) during that period. Harper and the CPC were the cause of both the 2006 and 2008 elections.