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Originally Posted by jammies
They could have chosen not to make it a free vote and defeated the motion. I suspect many of those who voted against did so to placate a certain section of their supporters. This way they get to say "we opposed this bill! Bargle bargle!" while being fully aware it was going to pass if they didn't take more than symbolic action.
In Canada, it's mostly the NDP who buy what they themselves are selling. The other parties are more interested in power and appeasing their base, than ideology. Personally, I prefer such cynicism, as bends to the popular will much more easily than true belief.
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Pandering to the worst elements of your base is a laudable characteristic? I hope not.
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