Michael Ignatieff has been going on for weeks about the PM's lack of respect for democracy. Well is it not true that Ignatieff himself was appointed as leader of the Liberals, without having to go through a leadership race? Isn't the democratic process onme where you are voted into your position, even within the party system? Strike one.
After waffling on the possibility of a coalition right out of the gate on day one, and then on day two came out and firmly stated there would be no coalition? And now the word is; "If the Governor General wants to call on other parties, or myself, for example, to try and form a government, then we try to form a government," Ignatieff told CBC's Peter Mansbridge, in which the only way to achieve such is a coalition (which it should again be noted is still in effect until June 2011.) Isn't democracy where you work with the party that gets more votes than you, rather than political manipulation of the Parlaimenary system to usurp power? (Which is evidenced by Ignatieff already clearly stating that they will not support a minority Conservative Government's budget, even before the election has concluded?)
If it's a matter of trust, like Ignatieff keeps saying, I think the obvious loser in that morality would be Ignatieff himself.
Bob
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