What more can be said about the recent 2015 federal
election? To begin with governments
usually defeat themselves when in power too long. This was the fate of the Harper
conservatives, but it was not entirely the fault of Stephen Harper. The conservative caucus should have had the
courage to stand up and oppose Mr. Harper and the power he controlled out of
his Prime Ministerial Office. They were
too afraid of being thrown under the bus and the voters finally took control
and threw them out of office. They got
what they deserved.
The election results reflected the voters mood for change,
the Harper conservatives ran a poor election and the liberals played to the
mood of the voters during an unnecessarily long election. Adding to the liberals support was the
collapse of the NDP vote on their poor choices during the campaign. I am pleased with the election results. Justin Trudeau and some new faces in
government is just what Canada needs.
I caution the new liberal government to not get caught up
with their good fortune. Yes they have a
majority government, but they need to remember their win was not all on their
own brilliance. It was as much the
failure of the other two parties during the campaign and this can all turn on a
dime in a very short time.
Finally, the media and the official opposition, in the
interests of Canada, should back off petty and speculative attacks on the
government. Giving this new majority
liberal government time to govern may assist in supporting necessary cooperation
among our Members of Parliament.
