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| Great White North |
| Canadian Parties Form Alliance That Could Replace Government |
| 2008-12-02 |
| OTTAWA -- With the announcement of a formal alliance among opposition parties, Canada moved closer Monday to removing its Conservative government without holding an election. If the pact -- signed by the Liberal and New Democratic parties and the Bloc Québécois -- is successful at dislodging the Conservatives, it will be the first time since 1926 that the federal government has changed hands without a vote. Coalition governments are rare in Canada, and the opposition plan still faces constitutional and political uncertainties. Adding to the political turmoil is speculation about how Prime Minister Stephen Harper, whose government is outnumbered by the opposition in Parliament, will respond. Over the weekend, the Conservatives tried to stifle the movement against them by withdrawing some economic proposals, including an end to public financing of political parties, that angered the opposition parties and prompted the negotiations that led to their alliance. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #6 I find it hard to imagine such a coalition will last long. I remember when the a coalition removed the Conservatives in Germany. The greens wanted to enact all of their mad schemes and the Social Democrats had to explain the way the real world works and how they would be tarred and feathered and lose power if they followed the Green agenda. Of course today it would be different. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-12-02 21:03 |
| #5 Pissed off doesn't even begin to cover it. |
| Posted by: Chemist 2008-12-02 16:50 |
| #4 This has the potential to be a HUGE constitutional crisis. There are lots of people who are not pleased with the prospect of a "Separatist" party holding a veto over any government action. Almost as many as those who are displeased with this coup. Much anger and ugly actions forthcoming from the Great White North. |
| Posted by: Canuckistan sniper 2008-12-02 15:01 |
| #3 What about the Surrealist Party? League of Wing Voters? Flat-Earth Society? |
| Posted by: mojo 2008-12-02 12:03 |
| #2 Idiots of the world unite! |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-12-02 07:12 |
| #1 A modern day coup. The conservatives gained even more seats in last month's election, but the lefties are hell-bent on stealing the government. They're so desperate that they will ally themselves with a separatist party and install a PM who resigned from party leadership just a few weeks ago, after his dismal election loss. |
| Posted by: Vanc 2008-12-02 02:15 |