The Liberal Party of Canada is threatening to force an election in Canada, with the vote to be held sometime in the fall.  To hold an election in Canada, it costs the taxpayers somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 million dollars.  Even if the country was not in the midst of a recession, that’s still a lot of money.  Ergo, I wonder – with the outcome likely to be a minority Liberal or Conservative government – is this such a good idea?

This is where governments fail their constituents.  When you look at the population as a whole, most people are moderate.  They have some conservative tendencies, and some liberal ones.  Some people lean towards the Green Party or the NDP.  It’s a very small percentage of the population that are completely right-wing or left-wing.  Ergo, when a government is elected, and they try to implement their policies, they can rarely please the majority of people.  This is even further complicated when the sitting government is a minority one.

When you stand back and watch the constant fighting and bickering between the four major politcal parties, I often ponder if they want power merely to impose their ideas upon Canadians or if they truly think that they can manage the country better than the incumbent?

Personally, I’m not a fan of any party.  Nobody strikes me as wanting to work in the best interest of Canadians and Canada.  They all seem to be interested in the power, or providing for their friends.  I guess the old adage of “power corrupts” is true.  But, you have to scratch the backs of the people who helped get you elected.