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Originally Posted by rubecube
It wasn't rejected in 2008. Harper prorogued parliament to avoid a confidence vote and then capitulated on a number of demands from the opposition parties in order to stave off the coalition.
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The GG allowed Harper to prorogue Parliament, rejecting the coalition demands to refuse such prorogation and in effect rejecting their entire backdoor claim to power.
Afterwards, of course, the Liberal Party leader was forced to resign. Many Liberal party members strongly agreed there was no way Canadians could accept a Prime Minister who so recently lost an election.
I don't believe the GG would ever allow a coalition to be made so shortly after an election where the option of a coalition was so strongly rejected by it's own members. It is the definition of undemocratic and would undermine the very foundations of responsible government.
If they want to form a coalition, then so be it. Go ahead and run under those principles. But there is no reason to mislead and deceive Canadians, no matter how much the extreme left "hates" Harper.