Given the likelihood that the Federal government will fall tonight, is anyone clambering for fixed election dates these days? Regardless of the content of the issues, north and south of the border folks are less than happy with the administration of their national governments if the polls are to be believed. Given the split in the naiton below, three more years must pass before the voice of the people can be herd. With a bit of care and luck up here, another minority might get in which effectively keeps the feet to the fire. I think this particular feature of Parliamentary democracy is to be preferred.
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ry - November 28, 2005 9:40 am
Eh, but then you also have the situation where you don't change leaders for 6-10 years, and minority X gets stiffed that entire period. It works for you, don't change it, yeah Canada, vive le differance.
Alan - November 28, 2005 9:54 am
That is true but we also have situations sometimes where the leader of a party is ousted mid-term like in Nova Scotia about - what - 12-15 years ago when the Premier got the boot because the party members did not like his reform proposals.
ry - November 29, 2005 3:23 am
All politics eventually requiers a compromise somewhere.
Parliamentry gov't has it's strengths and weaknesses, the bicameral/fixed elections of the US have theirs. Neither is perfect(were the reforms the Scotian put forward good? If they were, did the Nova Scotians oust him out of some form of praetorianism? Don't get that here in the lower 48. But we have other problems----see the So Cal. Congressman who just pleaded guilty for example.).
If it works, don't fix it.
Alan - November 29, 2005 8:01 am
Oh - he wanted to end patronage, the buying of votes with rum or truckloads of gravel...that sort of thing. The members of the party were not so offended by these practices.