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zed — 12/5/2008 11:48:34 PM (archived)

As Canadians, we voted for the party with the best combination of policies. We DID NOT vote for the coalition with the best combination of political parties.

As far as I'm concerned, a coalition would not be a legitimately elected gov't. Canadian's each voted for one party in the election, not a combination.

If they want to run as a coalition in the next election, and win, then it would be legitimate. Not before. These are unwritten rules in Canadian Democracy.

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New Canadian gernment may fall next week - Laurie Street - 12/1/2008 7:46:34 PM
- I'm just tired of hearing journalists acting like crybabies on TV - zed - 12/5/2008 12:01:40 AM
- I wonder if it will be a legal/constitutional takeover? - Jacob - 12/1/2008 9:57:07 PM
  - re: I wonder if it will be a legal/constitutional takeover? - Andrew - 12/3/2008 11:12:51 PM
    - re: re:Thanks for the info. - John A - 12/4/2008 3:03:08 AM
  - "Allow" a party to run?? - Laurie Street - 12/2/2008 4:38:14 PM
  - re:Power lust, dark logic, yes, "treason" seems like the appropriate word. - Johannes - 12/2/2008 5:54:35 AM
    - Conservative popular vote in the last election: 37.6% - Laurie Street - 12/2/2008 4:33:00 PM
      - Was the word, Coalition, on your ballot in this past election? (n/t) - Jacob - 12/5/2008 5:02:26 PM
        
        That's the expectation: we voted for one party, and expect one party to form the gov't - zed - 12/5/2008 11:41:21 PM
        
        More to the point - zed - 12/5/2008 11:48:34 PM
      - If western Canada wereto separate, it would have a dominant conservative government. - Jacob - 12/5/2008 5:00:24 PM
        
        preference for conservative party - JEKing - 12/5/2008 10:35:57 PM
      - re: Conservative popular vote in the last election: 37.6% - Laurie Street - 12/3/2008 4:50:18 PM
        
        re: re:The petition - Johannes - 12/3/2008 6:46:24 PM
        
        re: re:The petition (n/t) - John deKemp - 12/8/2008 6:41:17 PM
        
        re: re:The petition - Laurie Street - 12/3/2008 8:49:01 PM
        
        re: re:More interesting, yes it even got ME to think about politics. - Johannes - 12/4/2008 2:32:48 AM
- gernment? Wow, that was a typo and a half! Sorry about that gov... (n/t) - Laurie Street - 12/1/2008 7:48:12 PM

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