The call of the coalition
Polls suggest the election race is too close to call, and there's a good chance that none of the three main federal parties will win a clear majority. The creator of the Danish TV series "Borgen" talks about coalition governments in that country, and Michael talks to Hugh Segal and Janice Mackinnon about coalitions in Canadian political culture.
Polls suggest none of the three main parties are likely to win a majority in Canada's federal election in October, but our political culture has been resistant to coalition governments. In Denmark, coalitions are a political way of life. Michael talks to Adam Price, creator and head writer of the wildly popular Danish political drama, Borgen.
Michael also talks to two Canadians familiar with the levers of power - retired Conservative senator Hugh Segal, and Janice MacKinnon, who served in Lorne Calvert's NDP-led coalition with the Liberals in Saskatchewan.
This feature was first broadcast in June.