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Originally Posted by crazy_eoj
The Liberal Party has unequivocally stated that they would not enter into a coalition government.
I think the GG would have to dissolve parliament if the Liberals tried to pull an about face and take power through the back door of a coalition (such as we saw in 2008). I don't believe there is a precedent to this, but outright lying to Canadians would create a very strong case to head back to the polls in that situation. Which would allow Canadians to vote on the acceptability of such a coalition instead of being deceived.
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That's not how this works. The GG can go to another party and ask them if they can lead the house. If the Liberals and NDP agree to put together a coalition and agree with Trudeau as the PM, then they are allowed to govern. It's not illegal. It's not against the rules. Its how this was set up. Just because the Liberals changed their stance does not make it illegal.
If we want to look a dissolving parliament, we should be doing it over actual illegal things (Like.... say.... proven cases of election fraud), not because two parties opted to use the parliamentary system the way it was designed.