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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I get what you're saying, but I think your getting lost in the grass here. Why would they do that, their job is primarily to hold the government accountable, not to act as a shadow government.
Where the fall off point comes is during an election where the opposition should be getting into building their platform, not during a regular sitting in the house of commons.
And why as an opposition party would I give away my election strategy in points prior to a writ being dropped?
The opposition should give an indication of where they stand on issues during seating, (something that a lot of opposition parties federally and provincially can't do). But Their job is not to release shadow budgets etc.
The opposition needs to hold the governments feet to the fire and force them to answer questions about their policies and laws.
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I know you're right, its just something we haven't seen in a long time. Surely the opposition agrees with some aspects of what the sitting party does, but all they ever do is attack.
I think its just frustration carrying over from the WRP not doing what you suggest last campaign and sticking to a "PC's suck" platform...and rightfully so getting routed at the polls as a result.