What do you think about the current "Crisis of Confidence" in our Parliament?

Well its the first time in the history of Canadian Federal Politics that a coalition government will be approved by the Governor General (assuming she does so) after a vote of no-confidence in a ruling party (assuming the vote is allowed to happen). As of me writing this the prime minister has pulled out all stops against the coalition. Propaganda, lies, wiretapping and whatnot. What's remarkable, is that Harper's underlying assertion, that this proposed coalition is illegitimate, is hypocritical since he himself sought out the support of the NDP and the Bloc in 1984 to propose such a coalition if a vote of no-confidence were to arise.

What's interesting about this situation is how few rules actually exist around transfer of power during a vote of no-confidence. A CBC radio correspondent put it well, on The Point today, that the fact that an unelected figure such as the Governor General has the right to approve or disapprove of such a shift in power suggest how archaic our government system really is. Now I'm in favor of a Liberal/NDP coalition government, with support from the Bloc, since I see the Conservatives as the servants of corporate tyranny, but I don't believe our political system should work like this. Its an old-boys club, its antiquated and needs an overhaul. Perhaps now is not the right time, but then again, maybe it is. We are entering a depression but democracy - true democracy - takes time.

This is an opportune time to alter the framework to our political system over the course of few years. We should probably look to how several nations throughout South America are pulling themselves out of poverty by electing governments that push real political and economic reform - even revolution in some cases.
In all likely-hood, this coalition will happen.

According to the old-boys club rules, Harper's only real hope is getting Michelle Jean to call an election or accept a prorogue, but this is unlikely to happen from what people are saying. This means, that Michelle Jean will accept the proposal of a three-year commitment of the coalition (and the Bloc) to govern.

Considering that I personally have been hoping for an Liberal/NDP coalition at best, for the last few years, I'm interested to see what transpires after they take power. Will Layton get Minister of Environment? Will they offer an economic stimulus package with enough strings to pull the economy toward a sustainable direction?
I don't have a flippin' clue.

After reading the lunatic reactions of the right, including Lorrie Goldstein in the LFP, I am  left with "a lack of confidence in the whole system." To be calling a coalition government, something which occurs in many nations outside of North America, akin to treason, is itself an assault on the slender threads of democracy that we are lucky enough to have. This coalition represents nearly double the votes of the Conservatives, and also follows the general thinking of more Canadians as far as the economy, environment, Afghanistan, and social spending, among other issues.

Remember, this is the government that refuses to acknowledge that Parliament passed a bill to allow US war resisters to remain in Canada. Consistently Canadians agree with this by 60-75% in polls over the last 2 years. But we all know Harper takes his orders from Washington. The Masters must be kept pleased with us.

It gives me a "whoever wins, we lose" feeling.