10-17-2019, 06:54 AM
Scheer says he expects the leader with most seats will form government
Well, no. If no party gets a majority then the first party to cobble together a majority will form the government. That's how a democracy works. Scheer is keenly aware that if he doesn't win a majority no other party will support the Conservatives. Maybe the People's Party of Canada would support him but they may not get any seats at all.
If the Liberals fail to get a majority they will have no problem forming a government with the NDP (and the Greens if their seats are needed). And I hope that Scheer will not go on a Harperesque rant against coalition governments. Of course he might but that would be sheer folly.
Well, no. If no party gets a majority then the first party to cobble together a majority will form the government. That's how a democracy works. Scheer is keenly aware that if he doesn't win a majority no other party will support the Conservatives. Maybe the People's Party of Canada would support him but they may not get any seats at all.
If the Liberals fail to get a majority they will have no problem forming a government with the NDP (and the Greens if their seats are needed). And I hope that Scheer will not go on a Harperesque rant against coalition governments. Of course he might but that would be sheer folly.