Canadians would take a minority over a coalition
A new poll shows that Canadian citizens would prefer to keep the minority Conservative government rather than have a coalition.
OTTAWA — Canadians would prefer a Conservative minority in power over a coalition government if the Tories can’t win a majority in the next election, a new poll suggests.
Fifty-five per cent of Canadians say they’d rather see a Conservative minority at the country’s helm while only 45 per cent said they would support a government run by Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff and NDP leader Jack Layton, findings from a new Ipsos Reid poll conducted exclusively for Postmedia News and Global News revealed Monday.
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This ties in to what we were discussing in class on the pros and cons on minority governments. Personally, I’m glad to hear that most Canadians would prefer a minority of one party over a coalition of several. Of all the possible divisions of power to parties, a coalition seems like the least likely to get anything done due to the amount of concessions being made to appease everyone involved. Bear in mind that this is Canada’s conservative newspaper reporting this, so as always, take with a grain of salt.