Minority government is a good thing. Minority government leads to a government that is forced not only to listen to what the other parties' legitimately elected MPs in the HoC have to say, but to negotiate with them to produce legislation that can actually be enacted.

The need for the elected parties involved in a minority government to negotiate with each other brings about a much-needed transparency.  The negotiations do not take place in public, of course, but at least the public is aware who the negotiators are, why they're there, and what policies they're discussing.  This provides the public with a general feeling they have some power, or influence, over matters in which they have a strong and legitimate interest.

 In a 'strong, stable majority' government, negotiations with lobby groups occur instead of discussions with other elected parties.  The process, the topics of discussion and the participants all tend to be hidden from view, so it's unclear how much influence is wielded by the lobbyists . But the power is with the PMO and the lobbyists - and the corporations behind the lobbyists.

What is the government - provided service most valued by Canadians? A great majority would say Medicare, Canada's single payer universal medical service. Medicare was brought in by Lester Pearson's minority Liberal government, heavily influenced by the NDP party of the day, led by Tommy Douglas. They also brought in CPP and the old age pension, again at least in part due to the Douglas influence.

Would a majority Pearson government have brought in Medicare?  We'll probably never know, but never since has the federal government brought in comparable programs. Pharmacare, Dental care, Daycare - all these programs have been discussed ad nauseam, only to find there is no funding for them. The minority Paul Martin government did seem to be enthusiastic for a while about national daycare, but he lost an election to Steven Harper before he could implement it. Mostly, there's funding only for defense (ie war) programs, tax reductions for large corporations and wealthy individuals, and 'job-producing' projects such as environmentally unfriendly pipelines and oil drilling, which produce far more corporate profits than jobs.

If we did not have Medicare right now:

What is the likelihood that the 2011-15 'strong, stable' Harper government would have brought Medicare in?
What is the likelihood that the 2015- Trudeau government would bring in Medicare?

Not high - everyone knows that times are tough and we can no longer afford the taxes to bring in programs that, amazingly enough, Canadians were able to afford 50 years ago.

The economy is booming and the stock market has never been higher! Makes you wonder where all the money went.

Opponents of Proportional Representation point out that it is far more likely to result in a minority government, rather than the 'strong, stable majority' produced by FPTP.  We should celebrate that - a minority government is a feature, not a fault, and will invariably be beneficial to the great majority of Canadians.