This story is for everyone who likes a parliamentary system, and especially the boneheads that say a minority government parliamentary system is the way to go.
Sensing weakness in Prime Minister Harper over the economy, the Liberal and NDP parties are in talks to build a coalition. Next week, Harper's Conservative party has to present an economic update. If it receives a no-confidence vote, Harper would have to dissolve Parliament and call another election only six weeks after the last one.
It gets better. Under the wacky, pothead rules of the Canadian parliamentary system, the Governor-General could simply hand power to a leader of another party. Since both the Libs and the NDP got trounced in October's election, obviously she can't hand power to one of them. But if they have a cool sounding coalition, maybe she'll go for it. This is why the Libs and NDP are trying to virtually form a new party over night. These cynical losers can't agree on anything and ran for separate parties, but suddenly they're best friends.
Fun, huh? If you thought politicians around the world didn't see this "global financial crisis" as a good thing, you were drunk. Now they can tax you to death, spend what they want, and steal more and more political power.
Canada's system is especially a joke. The Governor-General is an unelected official. She should have absolutely no business deciding who runs the country. In fact, she shouldn't even be in the Parliament building. She should turn in her limo and expense account, then go out and get a job. (In case you're wondering where the Governor-General is right now, she's visiting Europe, but has made plans to come to Ottawa if needed. Nice of her. Hope she's having a great time).
Campaigns, elections, and votes don't mean a thing in Canada. Nada. Squat. The entire political process in this country is a charade, and the system needs an overhaul from the top down.
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