tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509091416757471214.post2002950390188727191..comments2023-11-03T06:28:32.321-07:00Comments on Brian's blog: What should the Govenor General do?Brian from Torontohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00509900661542494184noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509091416757471214.post-25287965110374809782008-12-07T05:40:00.000-08:002008-12-07T05:40:00.000-08:00No, no, Brian. You have it all wrong. All our un...No, no, Brian. You have it all wrong. All our un-elected Prime Ministers may have called elections to try to get a mandate to govern, but the didn't *have* to.<BR/><BR/>The Parliamentary system means that once they're elected, our Members of Parliament can do whtever they damn well please. If that means giving us a government and Prime Minister we didn't elect, tough titty for the Canadian people. <BR/><BR/>Our MPs know best (especially if they're Liberals).<BR/><BR/>Linda<BR/>from MississaugaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509091416757471214.post-31560879967164303982008-12-07T04:27:00.000-08:002008-12-07T04:27:00.000-08:00Mike,I don't know my ancient history well, but Tur...Mike,<BR/>I don't know my ancient history well, but Turner called an election soon after succeeding Trudeau; Campbell faced an election soon after succeeding Mulroney, and Martin soon after succeeding Chretien.<BR/><BR/>These examples all prove my point. When a party leader succeeds a sitting Prime Minister (and thus becomes PM) he or she is obliged to seek a mandate from the people. <BR/><BR/>"AT his convenience," sure - so long as his convenience is within a few months. <BR/><BR/>To my knowledge, the longest any new PM has waited is six months.<BR/><BR/>The Liberals are proposing to install a new leader and to have him govern for 2 years without a mandate.<BR/><BR/>This dumps our democratic traditions overboard, and the GG is in a position to stop them from getting away with it. And so she should.<BR/><BR/>If the Liberal-NDP coalition proposes to govern for years without a mandate from the people, she should just say no and she should set an election in motion.<BR/><BR/>But I'm suggesting she could give the Liberals an alternative - take over if they wish, but seek a mandate within a reasonable time frame as our conventions require.<BR/><BR/>- Brian from TorontoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2509091416757471214.post-16282546265667259462008-12-06T19:31:00.000-08:002008-12-06T19:31:00.000-08:00Sorry Brian you are wrong a trip to the Parlement ...Sorry Brian you are wrong a trip to the Parlement Buildings will show that in some early sessions of Parelement we had a number of PMs without an election.<BR/><BR/>When Martin took over he called the election at his convenience, same for Campbell & Turner to name a few in recent memory.<BR/><BR/>Mike from KingstonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com