tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post4696029404066427938..comments2024-02-23T15:48:24.856-07:00Comments on The Cracked Crystal Ball II: Undemocratic, You Say?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post-41942665058254583132008-11-29T10:55:00.000-07:002008-11-29T10:55:00.000-07:00Which is one reason it's a mistake to call the Har...Which is one reason it's a mistake to call the Harper Party "conservative." They have no respect for traditions, which have stood us in good stead since Confederation. Any real conservative would.<BR/><BR/>They want to do a radical restructuring of Canada, on the sly because they <I>know</I> that a majority of the electorate doesn't agree with them. How democratic is that?Véro Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895169022031921712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post-78722247645576226932008-11-28T19:16:00.000-07:002008-11-28T19:16:00.000-07:00Oh, I think Harper knows exactly how our system wo...Oh, I think Harper knows exactly how our system works - he just doesn't care.MgShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11183962674882855323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7207011.post-11929608538627460032008-11-28T18:02:00.000-07:002008-11-28T18:02:00.000-07:00I knew you'd have to weigh in. :)Of course Dion do...I knew you'd have to weigh in. :)<BR/><BR/>Of course Dion does not have the right to take power. He does, however, have the right to propose that the Governor General accept a coalition government rather than dissolve Parliament. That is completely within both our written and unwritten constitutional procedures.<BR/><BR/>There is clearly a crying need for better civics education when even the Prime Minister doesn't know how our system works.Véro Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02895169022031921712noreply@blogger.com