Actually it may be Prime Minister Michael Ignatieff leading a coalition government, but it’s just the wildest way the parliamentary system works, and it’s awesome!
Stephen Harper tried to bully his minority government through the halls of Parliament Hill for a second mandate, and the opposition won’t stand by a second time.
And the web is reeling:
“We’ll support the government on issues if it’s essential to the country but our primary responsibility is not to prop up the government, our responsibility is to provide an opposition and an alternative government for Parliament and for Canadians. What the government has to do, if it wants to govern for any length of time, is it must appeal primarily to the third parties in the House of Commons to get them to support it.”
[Stephen Harper]“We stand on the cusp of a political miracle which might see the rejected and dejected leader of the Liberal party about to become the prime minister of Canada.”
[The Tyee]“Stephen Harper decided Canada doesn’t need a stimulus package; all we needed to do was cancel the subsidy that political parties get.”
[Rick Mercer]“Prime Minister Stephen Harper is an ass. Harper is an arrogant, foolish, power-hungry ass.”
[Shireen J]“Harper, forgetting the fact that he called for something similar when he was in opposition just four years ago, has suggested this move is undemocratic and nefarious.”
[Toronto Star]
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