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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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I'm not afraid of a coalition either.
When you have a multi-party system and no party has the majority, then where a particular party stands on most specific issues is secondary to the ability of the parties to find compromises on those issues. A coalition by its nature is a vow to compromise on things in order to get things done.
Why people feel that in a minority situation one party should be able maintain their stubborness on issues and still govern is a mystery to me. Any time there is a minority government, it means that the majority do not actually agree with the governing party's stance on issues. I don't get how that situation is more desirable than a coalition.