Certainly, two of our best governments over the past 50 years have been minority governments. In Canada, with three major parties, a minority government's effectiveness often depends on who holds the "balance of power". Often the third place party can have a very strong voice in policy formation.
cheers, frank On Wed, Oct 21, 2015 at 1:02 AM, David Mann <dmann...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Oct 21, 2015, at 7:27 AM, knarf <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Liberals pretty much swept the Atlantic provinces. By the time the polls >> closed in Eastern time zones (Ontario and Quebec) it was all over. The only >> thing to consider was whether Pierre Jr. was going to have his majority. >> Took about another hour to confirm that... > > The only thing I fear in an election is handing one party an absolute > majority. I'd much rather have a government that's paralysed by arguments > and indecision because that way they're less likely to screw the country up. > > Cheers, > Dave the cynic > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
