Ok, just a quick one before I go to sleep.
The situation: Canadians elect a Conservative Minority government. David Emerson runs in Vancouver as a Liberal. Emerson wins his riding. Days after winning, he is offered a position in the new Conservative cabinet, and accepts, thus defecting to the Conservative party.
If this is 'within the rules,' then what the HELL is the point of having an election? This means that, in theory, couldn't the conservatives (or any party) place a lot of phony candidates within the other parties, have them win their seats, and then give them all cabinet positions in order to bolster their ranks? This could, in theory, change a minority government into a majority. Granted it's a bit of a stretch, but the fact that it's even possible indicates to me that something is clearly wrong with the system.
I'm not saying people shouldn't ever be allowed to change their minds or their political viewpoints during the course of their life, far from it in fact. However, I do feel that defecting to the opposing party mere DAYS after being elected within different party is just plain wrong. Apparently, I'm not alone in this either.
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Well apparently when it comes to the Conservative party, it no longer applies :P
According to this story: http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2006/02/10/turner060210.html?ref=rss
one member of their party is taking flak for his views on the situation. I say more power to him for sticking to his beliefs.
At any rate, thank you for reading and commenting on my blog, I appreciate it!
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