danbrotherston Wrote:Quote:I don't see those as downsides, if a government implements bad policies, it should be gone, why do we have to wait 4 years. And this is a problem anyway, most meaningful government plans take more than 4 years.
As for authoritarian, I absolutely do see it as authoritarian, people who want a "strong" government want one which doesn't compromise, I see compromise and broad accommodation as the opposite of authoritariansism.
Well, the real opposite of "authoritarianism" is broad individual freedom. Concentration of power is only part of it. And while it's true that the powers of the House of Commons are concentrated in the PMO when we have a majority government, and that might be a problem, the powers of the state are not particularly highly concentrated in the House of Commons to begin with. A majority government still has to compromise with the Senate, with existing legislation as interpreted by the courts, and of course with the provinces.
Edit to add: I think it would be hard to argue that uncertainty in government is anything but bad. Even if policies are not in your interest, that's going to happen sometimes, but with general certainty of the policies that will be implemented, citizens can prepare for them and do their own planning with them in mind. Less uncertainty is not the primary consideration, but it definitely is one.