Wednesday, May 12, 2010

We can only hope

I'm not entirely sure how Chantal Hebert distinguishes between the NDP's longstanding stance on a coalition (open to the possibility, but not discussing possible terms in detail before the end of an election campaign) from that of the UK's political parties. But otherwise she's dead on in her assessment of what we should expect from the next election campaign:
If polls are to be believed, the next election could well prolong Canada’s current minority cycle. Given the current party standings in voting intentions, the next Parliament might be even more prone to deadlock than the previous three.

If minority government is going to be the new normal in Canada, bringing voters in the loop of the available alternatives before they cast their ballot and negotiating how a minority Parliament best could work ahead of installing a government might actually make a lot of sense.

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