I was talking about this with Wendy this morning, and it dawned on me that Harper has already won the election. By hammering the coalition issue at the outset, he forced Ignatieff to back away from the idea, meaning that unless the Liberals win more seats than the Cons (which isn’t going to happen), Harper stays in power. His ability to set the agenda is startling.
I remain disappointed that Canadians are seemingly averse to the realities of parliamentary democracy, and equally disappointed with my former fellows in the media who failed to challenge Harper’s assertion that a coalition would be “illegitimate.”
(via towerofsleep)
