- Harper is Just Not Right (Morally or Legally) - Except In Some Kind of Right-Wing Extremist Sort of Way

Submitted: 3:45pm, PDT, 19 Apr.'11 CBC
Liberals could still govern if Harper wins minority: Ignatieff
Tories: Ignatieff's agenda to be PM 'trumps everything', CBC News Posted: Apr 19, 2011
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadavotes2011/story/2011/04/19/cv-election-ignatieff-national.html#

What Harper means is even if he does not get a majority of seats and does not get a majority of votes,

but merely more seats than the other parties and a clear minority of votes

he has the right to form the government.

This is even if he does not have the confidence of Parliament and is only supported by a very clear minority of Canadians.

What Harper means is that if he do not get the confidence of Parliament then either he rules anyway or there is another election.

What Harper means is that the Governor General may not look for other options but must call another election.

This is simply not right, not a legality and not part of our constitution or constitutional traditions.

Let's have Harper state very clearly that Canadian law and tradition requires another election if he does not get a majority but merely more seats than the other parties.

Better simply don't vote Harper and put this anti-Canadian rhetoric to an end.

excerpt: comments Lloyd MacILquham cicblog