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Originally Posted by Slava
Well in reality I'm just not terribly afraid of a coalition. Its really just a little more formal arrangement as far as what we've seen over the past five years. I just don't want that coalition to include the BQ formally. Needing their support issue to issue is just the nature of the situation. The CPC would be in that exact spot if they didn't get Liberal or NDP votes.
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Not really. The Liberals knew that they were too weak to go to the polls, and so did the Conservatives. As a result, the Conservatives acted like they had a majority and the Liberals propped up their government to avoid an election. Occasionally, concessions had to be made, but not nearly to the extent that a coalition would require. As I said, a coalition government affects everything and renders all party platforms irrelevant. You would have to really, really dislike the Conservatives to claim that this isn't an issue.