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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
Many reasons why Canadian's reacted negatively.
1. Naked attempt at a power grab by Dion. He was whoring himself out so he could call himself the PM.
2. Getting in bed with the separatists while trying to claim he wasn't getting in bed with the separatists was akin to cheating on your wife in broad daylight then trying to deny it.
3. The balance of power would have lied with the NDP, a party that Canadians had wildly rejected at that point.
4. The fact that they attempted it mere weeks after an election demonstrated that those three parties were not remotely interested in trying to make government work. (Yes, I am aware of how committees were getting stalled by Conservative party power plays.)
And in the end, it backfired spectacularly. When they got together again for the politically motivated contempt of Parliament charge, Canadians sent a very loud message that their shenanigans were not appreciated by voting in a PC majority. So really, if you hate everything Harper has done under this majority, be sure to thank the likes of Dion, Ignatieff and Layton for making it possible.
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Don't forget that both the NDP and Liberals flat out denied a coalition as a possibility during the election.