Grab a Brain!

Canadians have complained in droves on talk radio this past week (December 2008). Why? Two of the nationally-elected political parties have discussed a coalition. Oooooh.

The main complaint from the citizenry boils down to: "We didn't elect this government so the parties could make deals with each other and overthrow the leading party."

What? What have my fellow Canadians done with their brains? They make me embarrassed to share citizenship with them.

Think. Canadians as a whole elected this particular balance of parties. Canadians as a whole did not elect a Conservative government; they elected a Conservative minority. This means Canadians did not want to give the Conservatives unobstructed power. A wise choice.

This minority government means Canadians want the parties to have to negotiate and make deals with each other. It increases the probability the government will actually take the people's well-being into account instead of driving through as many ideologically-motivated policies as possible.

So, to my fellow Canadians who cry out for changes to electoral policy so their Conservative party can ram through its agenda unimpeded, grab a brain. If Canadians as a whole wanted that, we would have voted accordingly.

Quit your whining and get on with your life.