12.02.2008

"people don't vote for coalition governments"

Our furnace was shut down because of carbon monoxide danger, our dogwalker quit with no notice, Allan is sick and I'm a bundle of fibromyalgia symptoms. But who cares? All we want to do is watch CPAC all day.

Did you watch Question Period today? "Separatist coalition... proud to be democratically elected... sponsorship scandal..." Yes, they're still bringing up the sponsorship scandal. What else ya got? "Separatist coalition" is hilarious. The way the Bloc is bad-mouthed drives me to their defence. My Canada includes Quebec, but it includes democracy and tolerance, too.

Many of the Liberals were excellent, especially John McKay (Scarborough-Guildwood). Several NDPers highlighted what Parliament would look like if we had proportional representation, which was great to hear. We hit the mute button for the stacks of emails Conservative MPs are receiving - but it does show us the value of sending them. Keep those calls and letters coming, folks.

I'm also glued to Idealistic Pragmatist. Look to her for your response to this Conservative Quip: "Zero: the percent of Canadians who voted for a Liberal-NDP-Bloc coalition." The correct answer is:
Nobody voted for this coalition government, because people don't vote for coalition governments. Nor do they vote for single-party governments. They vote for their MP, and that's all.

No, really. It's true. Look it up if you don't believe me.

Also, go to Make Parliament Work for info on pro-coalition rallies in your area. Signed on so far: St. John's, Halifax, Charlottetown, Moncton, Regina, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa.

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