Are All Ridings Equal?

"I can't remember a circumstance when so many members of the government including the Prime
Minister say things that need to be corrected because they aren't true." Keith Boag, CBC News

The most disturbing argument the Prime Minister brought forward during his address was the phrase "the opposition wants to overturn the results of that election". The majority of members in the house are not conservatives. Shouldn't every riding be equal? If the Conservatives can't get any support from the opposition then is the only alternative for the opposition to take the reins of power rather than repeating the election result of a few weeks back?

This coalition made Canada look like a bananna republic. If the country needs to move forward both major parties must look at replacing their leaders sooner than later.

Coalition was inevitable

Canada has gone through 3 federal elections in the last 4 years and there's been no consensus among Canadians who should govern the country. Parliament has allowed the party with the most seats to govern Canada without any interference from the opposition. The conservative's plan to eliminate public political party funding united the opposition against the government.

My biggest objection to recent events is the argument that the coalition deal is illegal or undemocratic. This is not a coup but a legal way of replacing a government that has no support from opposition parties in a minority parliament. Every seat in the House of Commons must count and forcing opposition parties to vote for the government when they disagree with their policies is undemocratic. Canada does not have a presidential system and the Prime Minister's job depends on his support from the house. The conservatives could have taken power from Paul Martin in 2004 and whenever a Prime Minister resigns while in office a new Prime Minister assumes power without an election. This power transfer should not look as unprecedented as the media is framing this story.

I believe the coalition is the right thing for Canada. The Liberals will hold the seat of the Prime Minister and Finance Minister. They are taking over in the midst of a crisis that they are now responsible to solve and if they make a misstep the NDP or Bloc can bring the government down. Another election 2 months later will just repeat the same results and accomplish nothing.