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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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Dion isn't around anymore for a reason. And as i said, if the Libs and NDP want to form a coalition with enough seats of their own, they should go right ahead.
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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.
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Irrelevant. Completely. They merged and then ran under one banner giving voters a choice to go with them or someone else. Just no comparison.
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The Liberals and NDP are actually closer in terms of ideologies than the two conservative parties were.
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Then they should merge as I stated earlier in this thread. It would be a real force in politics moving forward as long as they find the right guy to lead them.
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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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I do not disagree. It was a bad idea in 08 and equally bad in 04. What REALLY wrankled me about teh Dion power grab though was his direct promise not to do sucha thinga week before the election and then 2 months later giving the symbloic middle finger to canadians and trying it anyhow.
[/quote]I think we're actually of the same opinion despite liking different parties. Go figure.[/QUOTE]
Everyone has their own reasons for liking one party over another and voting for who they wish. What everyone should agree on however is that we all should expect a nuch higher standard of effectiveness from all our representatives and much less of the flat out lying all leaders have been guilty of.