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[–] Jarix@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

In your life time, have you seen anyone other than an LPC or Conservative Party as Prim toe minister? Because I haven't and I'm 45 years old.

Oh wait you haven't

literally Robert Borden formed the Unionist party because he needed support for Conscription in 1917.

It was a party of both Conservatives and Pro Conscription Liberals.

That was literally more than a century ago.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That's a separate question. And the fact that we've had something like 15 minority governments in our history is proof that being PM is not the same as a president and that smaller parties matter. That's literally how the NDP pushed universal healthcare through a Pearson minority and partial dental/pharma through a Trudeau minority.

Again, I'm not arguing in favour of the status quo, quite the opposite, see my response further down the thread. I'm just saying our system has its own structure and its dynamics are different from the American one.