So who's trying to change the rules now?
The Prime Minister is pulling out all the stops to cling to power in the face of a constitutional crisis. In an email to all of his MP's he ordered them to communicate the message that the proposed coalition is a power grab and:
"Friday, Stephen Harper articulated the general theme of the e-mail, stating that while the Opposition has the right to bring down the government on matters of confidence, he said they had no right to "take power without an election." Globe & Mail full story here
My position is simple - if the government loses the confidence of the house, the opposition, no matter who they, are should have the option of forming a government. That is not a power grab just the normal constitutional way of doing things. If Mr Harper wants to remain in power he has to govern and keep the confidence of the house.
"Friday, Stephen Harper articulated the general theme of the e-mail, stating that while the Opposition has the right to bring down the government on matters of confidence, he said they had no right to "take power without an election." Globe & Mail full story here
My position is simple - if the government loses the confidence of the house, the opposition, no matter who they, are should have the option of forming a government. That is not a power grab just the normal constitutional way of doing things. If Mr Harper wants to remain in power he has to govern and keep the confidence of the house.
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But in this case all 3 opposition parties must agree to vote together. That means the narrow viewpoint Bloc (some, including me, would say traitorous) have the deciding vote. Seems like a bad result and worse than having another election.
I find it hard to believe that Harper can say the opposition has no right to do this. Last time I checked, more people voted for them than him. By that, not just logic - but fact - an opposition coalition is actually more democratic, not less (despite Harper's whining). By Harper going on and on saying this is a power grab by the desperate Liberals, it is in fact him who is in the position trying to keep any grip to power now. He is proved time and time again that his goal is more control, not good governing - his ill timed party finance cut proposal is an example of that.
Lets wait for Monday's star to see if Harp.. I mean Norlock - cough - Harper - cough - is in there bashing this affront to democracy and the will of Canadians.
After giving it for such a long time, must be hard for the Harpercons to take it for a change.
The will of Canadians is reflected in the number of votes received by any given party. Like it or not, the Canadians who voted, preferred one party over others, and furthermore, they increased the number of votes for that party compared to the previous election.
The majority of Canadians did not vote for the Bloc's prime directive to diminish Canada. The majority of Canadians did not vote for the Liberals incompetence with their own economic solvency. The majority of Canadians have never voted for the NDP's pathetical political correctness.
Yes, the three big rejects have the RIGHT to form a governing coalition, but they cannot assert that this is the will of the Canadian people.
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