The Crisis has finally been pushed to a decision that the Governer General will be presented with this Thusday. How did we go from an election to a minority governement to a constitutional crisis?
Here is the breakdown from the last election Conservatives had 37.6% of the vote (143 seats), Liberals had 26.2% of the vote (77 seats0, NDP 18.2% of the vote,( 37 seats) and the Bloc 10% (49seats). A Liberal+NDP+Bloc coalition would have 163 seats.
How do we avoid this consitional crisis? Harper’s government needs to advise the Governer General and prorogue Parliament until the new year. The next move would be for Harper’s conservative to convince several MPs from opposing parties and the two sitting independents to walk the floor to join the conservative party for the interm. Harper’s government would need at least 12 M.P.s to flip parties. What would be the prize for these M.P.s? Harper should create an independent economic advisory board which would include the 12 M.P.s plus economists, and academia to assist and help the government in these difficult economic times. Sound familiar? Almost, Obama style bipartisan politics? The solution would keep the new government sound, avoid a consistitional crisis, keep separatists out of power, and create some sound economic solutions for all Canadians. Now which outside MPs are willing to cross the floor?
MPs switching sides almost sounds absurd, but in this day an age and with a little incentive anything is possible, and better then the coalition solution. Also, it’s $300 million cheaper then calling another federal election.
Lastly, Remember, the Bloc’s main mandate is being a separatist party = “Le Bloc Québécois est un parti politique souverainiste, implanté exclusivement au Québec.” Right from their web-site http://www.blocquebecois.org . How, can a party at one time want to separate from Canada, and was denied once again from the last referendum. I guess, If they can’t separate from Canada then they might as well take over Canada with a separatist agenda.
Sam Latella
www.parliamenthill.com