tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257578024925559189.post1644721526372447052..comments2023-08-03T03:59:01.255-04:00Comments on Democratic Voting Canada: It's election time in OntarioRon Wallerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120060083437508997noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257578024925559189.post-34329103281427009912014-05-02T16:51:57.925-04:002014-05-02T16:51:57.925-04:00Yeah, the pre-budget attack ads against the NDP wh...Yeah, the pre-budget attack ads against the NDP where Wynne was walking into the camera dissing Horwath was really earning trust and cooperation.<br /><br />With our broken down voting system, there are no saints and there is no competent government; just politicians jockeying for power.Ron Wallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120060083437508997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257578024925559189.post-6487927864212192682014-05-02T15:39:04.017-04:002014-05-02T15:39:04.017-04:00I think that the budget showed that the liberals W...I think that the budget showed that the liberals WERE trying to earn it. And, tragically, it leaves the door open to heading back to the far right. The NDP had the ability to make amendments. The baby goes out with the bathwater, and that's going to suck big time.131220https://www.blogger.com/profile/04532536254718945854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257578024925559189.post-85301582972436930962014-05-02T15:17:40.009-04:002014-05-02T15:17:40.009-04:00Except Paul Martin wasn't a centrist liberal. ...Except Paul Martin wasn't a centrist liberal. He was a fiscal conservative neo-liberal. In the 1990s, the Liberals vigorously opposed the Mulroney government. Then when they came to power in 1993, they became the Brian Mulroney party.<br /><br />Why should a left-leaning party be forced to prop up a right-leaning party? If the Liberals want votes and support they should have to earn it.<br /><br />Wynne was certainly moving back towards the center. But she didn't consult the NDP on the budget. I think the NDP should've kept the government going. But the reality is no party is entitled to its entitlements. All parties were engaged in saber rattling and deserve the blame.<br /><br />If Canada was a democracy, we wouldn't have these unstable minority governments. In the developed world, multi-party coalition governments are the norm and they normally serve out the entire term. There governments represent an actual majority of voters and parties are forced to work together for the greater good.<br /><br />Ron Wallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120060083437508997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6257578024925559189.post-8545104649131119232014-05-02T13:44:59.180-04:002014-05-02T13:44:59.180-04:00Visions of NDP voting against Paul Martin, leaving...Visions of NDP voting against Paul Martin, leaving us with Harper. 131220https://www.blogger.com/profile/04532536254718945854noreply@blogger.com