minority government = another vote 1 or 2 years from now.
It looks like it's going to be minority government this time anyways.
Harper didn't even have a chance to do work while as a minority government, I would suggest to give him majority government for a term to see any evil side of him first. If he is bad, we can then vote him out.
minority government is not working for Canada, as we have seen from the recent history.
Layton keeps on promising give money out here and there, and people actually trust him, which I found it funny. Where does he get the money from in a slow economy like now? Increase tax now will only reduce revenue. Borrow more money?
Prelude 發表於 2011-4-29 13:46
Even with another minority government, I think we're going to see this one last a bit longer (perhaps something closer to 3 years, if not over 3 years?). The federal government parties are fully aware of how fed up Canadians are with frequent elections. Harper, in particular, has been milking this point for all it is worth to seek a majority government. My personal take on the why we are having this election in the first place is because of yet another power struggle and pressure from within the Liberal party. Since the Liberal government collapsed in 2006, Liberal leadership has been one big mess. Dion stepped up at first, only to be overthrown by the power-hungry Ignatieff and Rae. As it turned out, Ignatieff is completely clueless and useless as a leader, so the Liberal party big wigs are probably serving him some sort of ultimatum to give this PM thing one last shot, or bow out in disgrace. Caught between a rock and a hard place, Ignatieff has no choice but to stir up another federal election even though he knows full well that he has no chance of winning Prime Ministership at all.
While I am not in strong favour of a Conservative majority, I don't see any significant harm in it either. If Harper is reckless with his majority government, Canadians can always clean house in the next election and the Conservatives will be doomed for at least 2 elections. That is how the democracy game works.
Are minority governments really such a bad thing though? Yes, it is not as effective / efficient as a majority government, but the policies that result from one is more balanced and moderate, and therefore will cater to a larger audience.
Lastly, I totally agree on your point with the NDP promising freebies and handouts everywhere. Every time I hear their candidates preach this crap, I wanna ask them -- how do you think we are going to pay for this? Where is the money coming from?
-Lik
p.s. If you pay attention, you'll see that throughout the post, I have never diu-ed you. It just goes to show that even if we were to disagree, as long as you are not spewing out crap, I will treat you as a reasonable person.
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2) Sometimes, it is good to have left Wing rules the country for a while. To balance out the society. If the government is favor towards business for a long time, of course, the labour force will be scarified. Then it is better to have a social government comes in to swing it back.
rainbow-davie 發表於 2011-4-29 12:58
Today's world is flat. If you press the business, they will simply move to another country.
Just remember, if you have RRSP or any saving at all, you are a business owner. NDP's plan to tax and spend will only move money from your left pocket to your right pocket...if you are lucky.
HK's problem is not because the government is business friendly. HK government is simply lazy. They don't do anything. The $6K distribution is a very good example on how lazy they are.
i am gonna vote for layton, just to stir some **** up and start some chaos. a shuffle in power of the government may change the fate for us proletariats.
I was a business owner. I was a staff. Now, I am a contractor.
I speak for my position. NO matter what, I don't want to have a corrupted government, and I know, 100% know that, Conservatives will get corrupted right away That's why they always want to have majority power.
發表於 2011-4-29 14:17
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