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Election 2011: And So It Comes
Mar. 26th, 2011 09:54 amSo...yesterday the last shoe finally dropped, and the HarperGov was officially found in contempt of Parliament. And so that government fell. Today, its leader spoke from Rideau Hall of asking for the dissolution of Parliament and a call for a federal election. He got both.
Thomas Walkom speaks of why what happened in the House of Commons matters, and as a voting-eligible citizen of Canada I do agree with his argument by and large.
For myself, I accept the possibility of a multi-party coalition government taking the reins of Canada as legally possible, ethically permissible, and depending on the needs of the country, pragmatically desirable. Mr. Harper's argument to the contrary is wrong.
I intend to vote with that firmly in mind and heart.
As for the rest of you: if you're Canadian and voting-eligible? I urge you to get out and find someone to vote for. Please.
Further: if you're one of those who is either truly apathetic or tempted to walk away in disgust from the process, may I suggest at least this: show up and refuse your ballot. I'm disinclined to suggest deliberate spoilage of ballots, though I acknowledge that the practice exists.
Thomas Walkom speaks of why what happened in the House of Commons matters, and as a voting-eligible citizen of Canada I do agree with his argument by and large.
For myself, I accept the possibility of a multi-party coalition government taking the reins of Canada as legally possible, ethically permissible, and depending on the needs of the country, pragmatically desirable. Mr. Harper's argument to the contrary is wrong.
I intend to vote with that firmly in mind and heart.
As for the rest of you: if you're Canadian and voting-eligible? I urge you to get out and find someone to vote for. Please.
Further: if you're one of those who is either truly apathetic or tempted to walk away in disgust from the process, may I suggest at least this: show up and refuse your ballot. I'm disinclined to suggest deliberate spoilage of ballots, though I acknowledge that the practice exists.
