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Originally Posted by transplant99
Not when there was specific information given to the voters that they woud NOT do that. If Dion or Ignatieff were to say they were open to the idea, then yes it would legitimate. Since both have said they would refuse to entertain such an idea, its isnt. People very well may have not voted for the NDP or the Liberals knowing they would use a seperatist party to steal away power.
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I can't argue that point. You are right. However, the conservatives have been polling just under majority status before during and after Dion's coalition so people seem to be fine with how things went. I would be fine with a coalition if there was enough seats between the NDP and Liberals to make a majority. If they need even one Bloc seat, then I would want the conservatives to continue their minority.
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And then ran under one banner...and it isnt even close to getting in bed with a seperatist party.....let's be real here.
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Yes, but they were two fringe parties on par with the NDP, and decided to combine their forces to make them have a higher voting pool even though there are significant differences between the two groups. The Liberals and NDP are actually closer in terms of ideologies than the two conservative parties were. The conservatives were more than willing to do that very thing back in 04. Semantics about it not actually being written in the letter aside, the only possible thing that letter illustrates is a coalition of the Conservatives, NDP, and Bloc back in 04. I thought it was a bad idea back then to include the bloc back then, and I think it is now.
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If the Libs and the Dippers together can do it without the Bloc, I would agree as I have stated already.
And since there was no coalition government in 04, its moot.
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I think we're actually of the same opinion despite liking different parties. Go figure.