Posted by Maxwell C.
on October 26, 2009, 12:52 am, in reply to "Re: Essay: My TA apparently knows very little about Canada's monarchy?"
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Were I writing any sort of essay promoting the role the Canadian Monarchy plays in the day-to-day governance of Canada, I would be absolutely certain to steer clear of using the recent prorogation of parliament at the request of Harper as an example of the benefits of our monarchial system as it was seen as extremely dictatorial and an abuse of the crown's powers by a lot of Canadians, to many (most?) of whom, it did indeed just look like Harper was trying to save his hide and cling to power because the house had lost confidence in his ability to govern. (at any expense necessary, even if this involved shutting down parliament)
I would also like to kindly remind Wilson that according to the Constitution of Canada, we elect members to parliament, not governments or parties. The people who were trying to form a coalition government (just counting the Liberals and the NDP here) represented 44.44% of the popular vote, as compared to the Conservatives' 37.65%. I hardly see how if they were in a coalition together that they would not have won the last election. Don't be so against allowing parties to set aside their differences and co-operate from time to time, it works out in many European parliaments and enables parliaments to get more things done, faster.
One of the biggest problems I find with the MLC (no organization is perfect, even one with such great goals and aims), is that it often seems to have a pro-Harper, pro-Conservative Party stance to it. We mustn't forget that the Canadian Westminster system of government and Her Majesty the Queen work for and benefit ALL Canadians, regardless of their political affiliation.
~Maxwell C.
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