How Canadian Democracy Really Works

A.k.a the real world.

Another open letter to all coalition supporters. This is a slightly expanded version of a post I made on the original of this topic.

First off, to all of you who will call me names, I know exactly how the government is supposed to work. I have known since grade 4 history. Yet, you forget, that there is a strong difference between theory and real life. This is pretty typical of left wing supporters. I mean, Communism is an ideal system of government in theory.

In Canada, people vote for the Prime Minister and the Party. That is not what they are supposed to do or how it's supposed to work, but that is what they do. This is a fact you must admit, it's the truth.

That is why pollsters ask questions like
"Who do you think will make the best Prime Minister?"

• Stephen Harper
• Stephane Dion
• etc
  

They do not ask this question
"Who do you think will make the best Prime Minister?"

• A Conservative MP
• A Liberal MP
• etc
  

Also, this is why when the party leader changes, the new party leader seeks their own mandate. Just like Paul Martin did. Just like Kim Campbell did. It is tradition that the new party leader seeks their very own mandate. This is because they know that they do not have a mandate to govern, their predecessor did. This is why (well one of the reasons) that Paul Martin held the election in June of 2004, after only 3.5 years of majority rule.

If Harper loses the confidence of the house, the house should fall, and the Governor General should dissolve it. We have another election. That is the only option.

Every single time (only once was it refused back in 1926) in the history of Canada, when the PM advises the Governor General to dissolve the house, the Governor General has done so. Whenever the Prime Minister has requested the Governor General to prorogue parliament, the Governor General has done so. The Governor General acts on advice of the Prime Minister.

Think of it this way, what would you say if the Governor General refused to ratify a bill legalizing marijuana that passed both the Senate and House? She refuses to sign it into law as she has serious misgivings about the message this law's passage sends to the youth of this nation. Technically it is within her powers to not grant Royal Assent, would you agree to this? I wouldn't.

If your majority is as popular as you think it is, then it should be no problem to win the election, right?