Overturn The Results Of The Last Election?
Gee….. that would be serious if it were true – but it isn’t
Last weekend we learned that the NDP under Jack Layton has been in talks with the separatist Bloc Quebecois for quite some time to form a plan seize power and over throw the government. This would overturn the results of the last election held just six weeks ago without seeking consent from we the Canadian voters.
Regardless of what happens, and when it happens, the results of the last election will not change and every party will still hold exactly the same number of seats they hold today.
It behooves the bunker to remind folks once again that they vote for an MP, and that is all they vote for.
The rest of the page is full of equal nonsense – but some of the twitter comments are funny.
More from around the URQ-o-Sphere
Christian Conservative
Powell lucas in the comments at Just Right
Proud To Be Canadian
Should we clue them in that Stephane Dion was actually elected?
Here’s a nice one from the CBC site:
‘These Traitors have comited the greatest sin to a democracy, They have decided that their wants and desires are more important than us the people. It is the DUTY of every patriotic Canadian to due all harm possible to these traitors and enemies of Canadian democracy!”
Whooee! My MP, Diane Finley, says it’s “a slap in the face for democracy.” Back in 2004 Harper wrote to Adrienne Clarkson imploring her to consider a coalition should the Martin minority fail. Was that a slap in the face for democracy? A majority of Canadians voted for parties other than the Cons. The Con’s only got 37.65% of the vote on October 14th.
Them’s some wingy wingnuts yer quotin’, fellers. Yeow!
JB
Dain bramage. That’s got to be what’s going on here.
Remember what happened to Louis del Grande in David Cronenberg’s Scanners?
There’s a lot of that going around in URQ-land.
Don’t Get Any Onya.
I wore a Hazmat suit
Of all the dirty rotten timing in the world, why now?
Today we had our last day of classes for the semester. It’s examples like this that really illustrate how things work in politics and government – if I didn’t already know the workings of the party system and the westminster parliament, this would have been a perfect way to learn it.
Shame really…things will have settled down by the time winter semester begins.
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Lots of percentages being thrown around. What percent of the popular vote did Chretien have for his last majority?
How many seats & % points did Dion lose this time, and you’re okay with him running the country?
Candace, coupla points. The Prime Minister doesn’t “run” the country. I realize Harperophiles tend to forget that, but we don’t have a President up here. The Prime Minister heads a party which temporarily forms a government.
Nor do Canadians vote for a Prime Minister. They vote for a member of Parliament. Dion won exactly one seat: his own.
Your numbers are meaningless. We’re not talking about a Liberal or Dion Government: it’s a coalition.
If it makes you feel better Candace – we can call it the “Coalition of the Willing”. Has a nice ring to it.
Candace, I don’t believe anyone has approached a majority of the popular vote in Canada since Mulroney’s big 1984 sweep (211 seats, just slightly over 50% of the pop. vote). The Big Chin lost 42 seats and was down to 43 point something of the popular vote in 1988 but still had a majority in parliament. Somehow, I think we now largely regret that 1984 electoral blip.
Here’s to hoping for a few years at least of coalition governments.
Even as a card-carrying partisan, it’s nice to see the Liberals and NDP play nice. Cooperating in a coalition government will help keep everyone honest. And in the long run it could severely undermine the Bloc Quebec Sovereignty movement.
Chantal Hebert got it right earlier tonight in At Issue – the Bloc campaigned less on Sovereignty and more on looking out for Quebecers in the recent election. With the Bloc agreeing in writing to at least 18 months of support, it makes it very hard for Duceppe to claim Ottawa is ignoring Quebec’s interests, especially regarding budgetary measures.
If this coalition manages in implementing progressive policies, the Libs and NDP could end up siphoning off alot of support from the Bloc.
Heres to hoping for the best.
(Also…Anyone else notice all 3 coalition leaders are from Quebec? They can’t possibly complain after this, can they?)
Given the time of year and depressing cold front moving in, how about the Coalition of the Woolens?