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Originally Posted by kn
What is it about the Westminster system that Harper fails to understand? I can understand not liking it, arguments that it is outdated, tweaking the electoral system, calling for reform, but his actions have shown a latent disrespect for institution. I can completely understand why people question his motives, as Peter Russel does below:
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I think this is one of the things that bothers me about Harper. He is fine with the system when it allows him to prorogue parliament or form a government with only 1/3 of the public actually wanting him to (which are both legitimate under the system we use), but then he is totally against it when it comes to opposition parties forming coalitions (which are also 100% legit).
I think whether people are cutting down Harper for using the tools available to him, or the Liberals/NDP for using the ones available to them... don't hate the players, hate the game.
I don't know if it will ever happen in my life time, but I think the constituational monarchy and parliamentary system associated with it are terribly outdated. When we nation build, we never impose this system on new democracies. I wonder why?