In Defense of Minority/Coalition Governments

Yesterday was a day full of Facebook Status updates that read something like this: "Thank god there's a majority - now the government can actually get some work done" or "Now we have a stable government not being constantly threatened by the opposition."

( As if the work of parliament wasn't debating legislation and trying to come to a consensus. As if stability is desirable when it means 60% of Canadians are ignored... )