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That’s just stupid. If everybody simply thinks that, of course it’ll never happen. We have to change this mentality.
Also, I honestly think a minority conservative government with a strong NDP with whom the Liberals would’ve had to work with would’ve been a better outcome than this.
We need to get rid of FPTP, which the liberals promised to do years ago.
The NDP might get rid of FPTP, but we were not guaranteed a strong NDP this election, so we may have simply ended up with a CON / LIB government had we voted for NDP in greater numbers.
We should chat about this over Matrix if you’re willing :) I think both viewpoints are valid, it’s really just a question of risk to reward.
Um…I hate to be the person to tell you, on the last paragraph…so I mean the last four years…the Liberals and NDP…yeah. And that didn’t go so hot.
NDP is an absolute train wreck, and has been for quite some time save for some really tiny glimmers of hope here and there. As much as I dislike the current landscape, and as much as I don’t feel represented, I’m quite sure the NDP wasn’t the answer either.
Train wreck?
They were the 3rd party in a minority Liberal government with the Cons as official opposition. And they STILL managed to pass a few of their bills that improved the quality of life of middle class Canadians. That’s a win in my book. Unfortunately the Libs took credit for what they did.
But people also forget the dynamic of a minority gouvernent and how they have to make compromises between each other. And so the NDP got shit on for essentially working with the Libs. But how else would they have gotten anything passed? They made made compromises on both sides, but somehow the NDP got the blame.
On the last part, that’s how minority governments work. The NDP were just puppets, used for their votes, and nothing more. Sure they were made to feel like the popular kid, but you are right, they took the fall on anything unpopular. They maybe even got a few things done, but did they really? That pharmacy care coverage thing for example, it’s been such a shoddy implementation and some of the provinces are ignoring it. It’s almost like it was designed not to work…
Meanwhile the Liberals got almost four solid years of gears, thanks to the Dippers.