Canadian Federal Election

[lars573]

I certainly wouldn't trust Dion with one, and Layton doesn't seem to have a chance at forming a government any time in the near future. The thing that really gets to me about minority governments are when Grand Coalitions occur, like with the SPD and CDU in Germany.

Dion seems to have this carbon tax his ticket. For no other reason than peer pressure. I kid you not. A pro-liberal opinion piece I read a few weeks back said we should have a carbon tax "cause everyone else is doing it." Honestly I vote for the NDP not only cause they fit my views mostly, but like this that permiates the big two.

And yes recent politics isn't the home of coalitions. They did exist in the 60's. The Liberals and NDP formed one.

It depends where you are, I suppose. In rural Ontario, where I spend/spent most of my time in Canada, the populace seems to be a little more reasonable when it comes to America. The problem I see is that most Canadians will not admit how much they really need America, or recognize this but hate America anyways. It doesn't help that the Canadian media and the Liberal Party like to blame things on America whenever they can. Some countries can safely be nationalist, and some countries need nationalism. Canada needs nationalism (Quebec), but it also needs to know where to limit it (America).

Well a lot of the anger and angst is because we are so economically dependant on the US. That anything good or bad that happens there effects us (and Mexico) before most everyone else.