Tories appeal to Canadians by radio while Green Party backs coalition

After the Liberals, the Bloc Quebecois, and the NDP formed a coalition that is designed to take over control of the government from the Conservatives, the Conservatives begin to fight back. They begin my rolling out radio appeals to the Canadian people that this coalition is an "un-Canadian" thing to do. "Last election, Stéphane Dion gave his word. He said his Liberals would never form a coalition with the NDP," the English-language Conservative radio spot says. "But now he's cut a deal with the NDP and he's working with separatists to make it happen. He even thinks he can take power without asking you, the voter." Other ads suggest that it is not right for a party to take control of the government without an election, even though Parliamentary rules allows it, ending with "This is Canada. Power must be earned, not taken." They also used a clip of Stephane Dion refusing to form a coalition, saying, "You cannot have a coalition with a party that has a platform that would be damaging for the economy, period."

I personally think this is just a waste of our taxpayer dollars. The election, by which the peoples' views were represented, costed about $300 million. Even though I support the Liberals, the majority of the people still like the Conservatives. Canada is a democratic nation, and as the Conservatives' messages say, "Power must be earned, not taken." The Conservatives also have some good points to nail the coalition on, such as Stephane Dion proclaiming that the NDP has a platform that damages Canada's economy. Another issue is that the Bloc Quebecois is one of the major parties. For years, they have wanted to separate Canada. Why should Quebec separatists run the country? Also, the Bloc is based almost solely in Quebec. This party does not think for Canada, it thinks for Quebec. We should not let these separatists ruin our great country. Therefore, I think the coalition should just give up and disband, as the third party, the NDP, is small enough that many people, myself included, don't care about.


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