Lets add that the coalition claims to have formed because we need economic stimulus right now. If they were to defeat the government next week as they had planned the earliest they would have been able to present an economic stimulus package would have been in late February; more likely late March.

First they would have to go to the GG, then we're closed down until January for Christmas break. In January they would have to form their cabinet and then go to the GG for permission to form the new government. Then it would take 6-8 weeks for them to take over from the ruling Conservatives. That puts us into late February for the earliest they could introduce their stimulus package.

What would be in the stimulus package? We don't know and neither do they. They say to wait for when they are in power for specific details. They will have to consult their ?four wise men,?economic panel they are setting up. But wait, their so called superstar economic panel doesn't exist.

A bunch of lies from a corrupt party that can't stand not being in power led by a man so soundly rejected by Canadians, worst Liberal showing in their history, that his party has already asked him to step down and he's agreed. Now we get him as PM for 5 months and then some unnamed Liberal for 2 years after he steps down.

If they end up in power I will donate the maximum allowed under the law to help ensure they don't get elected in my area. I've already spoken with some people who run elections for Liberals in my area, Mississauga, and they are feeling the heat for this deal and know it will be a disaster the next electoral go around.

Hopefully the Liberal MP's wise up and tell the lame duck Dion to get the F out now.

What offends me about this whole thing is that the ONLY FUCKING THING that brought this about was an attack on the POLITICAL PARTIES????

Let's take a step back here...

If they decide to blow billions of dollars on stuff the Canadian public is outraged over, nobody cares.

If we're getting gauged at the pumps, corporations are fleecing us, all the banks are cashing in multi billion profits every 3 months - nobody does a fucking thing.

How about our offensive dairy board that inflates the prices of all dairy products by 2-3x normal, totally fucking the poor people of Canada, then also insures foreign producers face 300% tariffs to stop them from importing and competing... Nothing from these assholes.

But fuck with the money on their table, and they're ready to bring Canada to its knees via political ridiculousness? Sad really. Just shows you where their true values lie - in giving jobs to their families.

I find it very interesting that even Ignatiuf is attempting to distance himself from this coalition crap.

Hardly a peep from him lately.

i fucked harpers wife..he is mad

more people voted against Harper than they did for him, so no crying that this coalition gov isn't fair because that is not what the people voted for.

Absolutely correct in that more people voted against then for Harper. But what no one voted on and what is making most of us sane people mad about is that we are facing the possibility of a ruling party coming in with a platform that we've never even heard of!

I guarantee that if the Coalition had campaigned as a Coalition with no public agenda or platform, we'd have a majority Conservative government right now.

My problem is not with the fact that there is a potential Coalition government, my problem is that I don't know what they stand for other then some very vague promises to help the auto and forestry industries - both of which are poor industries to prop up imho. Put the money elsewhere, where it can do some good.

This is democracy in action. Unless one party can form a majority government on their own, then a coalition government can step in and take power. If they've got the votes, they've got the right.

It's especially necessary when the largest party refuses to cooperate with other parties when they're in a minority government. If you're in a minority government, you have to play ball. If you don't, then this is what happens. Canada is awesome.

No, WE didn't. YOU tried to, but YOU failed. Harper has a minority government, and he can only govern with the confidence of the parliament, which is who WE elected. 62% of people voted for the opposition parties. The current parliament has a majority of left wing MPs.

Harper proposes a confidence motion, confidence motion fails, government is toppled. This is elementary civics people, read a fucking book before crying about your lunatic evangelicals not being able govern like they are a majority when they are in fact a very very weak minority.

The ignorance of some Canadians on basic civic issues is astounding.