Anger and delight would probably best describe the first two emotions that came to mind when news of the Coalition first struck. Anger that a mere two weeks after Parliament was in session, and after an election in October, the government again faces manipulation or collapse. Delight because like it or not, these are interesting times, and a welcome distraction from the Legal studying I should be doing for my exams next week. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to post on this, but after some discussion with my classmates, who seem either indifferent (I mean there are exams to worry about) or actually supportive of the Coalition, and the very reactive and emotional attitudes come out of all sides of parliament, I thought it might be nice to say why it is that I believe this is all crap.
The argument against the formation of the coalition will be formed into two main points:
- That while common in other parliamentary democracies, coalition formed to defeat a government is rare here in Canada, and due to that fact should be used only in extreme circumstances.
- That the extreme circumstances that should be present to warrant the overthrow of this government are not currently present, and that the actions of the oppositions are unjustified.
