tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101978593557715222.post6222300193443280192..comments2023-10-03T12:30:54.217-03:00Comments on The Rational Number: How is BQ veto of a Lib-NDP coalition possible?Brad Dillmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13247350574583774744noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101978593557715222.post-54431804264390471122008-12-28T16:50:00.000-04:002008-12-28T16:50:00.000-04:00TRN, you get it, and it appears Tom does not. If t...TRN, you get it, and it appears Tom does not. If the Conservatives can't place themselves above partisanship like the Liberals did when they didn't bring down the Cons.' minority government on multiple occasions, then how are they 'better'?<BR/><BR/>The Bloc "veto" power is a Conservative myth. The Conservatives have much more voting power, and if they are really interested in working with the other parties, they would set aside differences so that bad bills are amended and then passed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101978593557715222.post-80234472232505120802008-12-21T18:08:00.000-04:002008-12-21T18:08:00.000-04:00So, if the Conservatives don't agree with the bill...So, if the Conservatives don't agree with the bill, why would they condemn the BQ for voting in agreement with themselves?<BR/><BR/>If two parties (Conservatives and BQ) both vote against this bill, how is that a veto?Brad Dillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247350574583774744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-101978593557715222.post-54100237637924076082008-12-21T18:05:00.000-04:002008-12-21T18:05:00.000-04:00The Conservatives will not absent them selves so t...The Conservatives will not absent them selves so they don't have to vote for a bill they do not agree with. They are not Liberals.<BR/>The veto concept is that the Bloc hold 'the balance' and can bring down the coalition (if it exists) if the coalition don't do what the Bloc wants.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18046805109275007596noreply@blogger.com