02-26-2019, 09:06 PM
(02-26-2019, 08:45 PM)KevinL Wrote: I'm definitely more of a fan of coalition governments for the stability they bring over time - we've had far too many instances of one majority replacing another, and just using their agenda to tear big things down that their predecessors built up. If the big projects are joint initiatives to begin with, the new government should still have a stake in them and continue supporting them.
Right. And a coalition is really very similar to a minority government, only that two parties have agreed to a shared common agenda for the term of the government, providing increased stability. The current NDP minority government in BC is for all intents and purposes a coalition with the Greens, except that the Greens don't get to take on any ministerial portfolios.