22nd July 2004, 9:14 PM
Voting for third parties can be a good thing.
In Canada the most things have always been acomplished when the third parties have held the balance of power in the House. It keeps the main parties from getting to cocky.
In the last Canadian election many voters decided to vote for third parties, and it made it so that the Liberals now have a minority governemnt, so now, unlike the last ten years the liberals can't just do what they want, they have to consult with other parties in order to do anything. IN addition having such a large percentage of Canadians voter for third parties (I think it was over a third of the population) sent a message to the two major parties that they have to change things.
In Canada the most things have always been acomplished when the third parties have held the balance of power in the House. It keeps the main parties from getting to cocky.
In the last Canadian election many voters decided to vote for third parties, and it made it so that the Liberals now have a minority governemnt, so now, unlike the last ten years the liberals can't just do what they want, they have to consult with other parties in order to do anything. IN addition having such a large percentage of Canadians voter for third parties (I think it was over a third of the population) sent a message to the two major parties that they have to change things.