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Barry2 Mr.Harper has manifested this crisis on purpose, he had 7 weeks to provide a economic package and he did nothing. He threw gasoline on the fire when he was going stop funding to Politicial parties during elections. Mr.Harper just exposed his hidden agenda, to bankrupt the opposition parties by going to the polls as much as he can and if he gets a majority he will cut off all funding except donations. Donation refunds is a bigger Government expense than the 30 million proposed to withdraw. Even in America they have two strong parties. I guess this is the way they do politics in Alberta.
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humano Very insightful indeed Barry.
Harper on the Hot Seat
Matthew Yglesias —
... led by the plurality party. This can be a stable situation if conditions are right. But at the moment, the alternative parties — the centrist Liberals, the left-wing New Democrats, and the separatist Bloc Québéquois — are all to the left of the Conservatives on the main issues. So in principle they ought to be able to find a way to agree on a Liberal-led coalition that all will prefer to a Conservative minority government. At the moment, it seems they’re still having some trouble ironing out the details but if they manage to reach an agreement that’ll be ...
It'll be Dion
Shadow of the Hegemon —
Looks like the Liberals have figured out where they're going. Dion will be PM, not Ignatieff. I'd still say this was pretty inevitable. Neither Rae nor Ignatieff nor LeBlanc (nor any other potential leadership contender, and there may be several now that 24 Sussex is the prize) could possibly grant the other one the massive advantage that would be de-facto incumbency. Dion was the only sensible choice. And I still suspect that he won't actually be a bad one.
Parliamentary Drama
Newshoggers.com —
... Politics in the Great White North has become quite
interesting in the last few days.
Just six weeks removed from our own federal election, and we may be
looking at
a change in government. ...
Canadian Coalition "Coup"
Open Left - Front Page —
Canada's three Opposition parties have united to replace the governing Conservative Party with a Liberal/NDP formal coalition just six weeks after voters returned the CPC to power with a near parliamentary majority. This is a stunning turn of events. ...
A Coup In Canada?
The Moderate Voice —
... Only a couple months after Canadian Conservatives won re-election it looks like the opposition may be staging something of an electoral coup. According to news reports, the three opposition parties (Liberals, NDP and BQ) have signed an agreement to joint-rule if they succeed in a no-confidence vote. ...
Canada’s opposition tries a coup, of sorts
Hot Air » Top Picks —
... In America, elections have consequences. In Canada … not so much . Despite losing the last national elections to Stephen Harper’s Conservatives, the other three parties have agreed on a ruling coalition that will wrest control of Canadian government from the party with a plurality of seats for the first time in its history. Canadian voters who thought they’d endorsed Harper may discover that they’ve gotten a bait-and-switch: The Liberals and New Democrats signed an agreement on Monday to form an unprecedented coalition government, with a written pledge of support from the ...
Matt Lewis: Coup in Canada...
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
This is, perhaps, the best political theatre I've ever seen -- and proof that you CAN steal power in a modern democracy. Just two months after leading his party to the most humiliating defeat in it's history, Canadian Liberal Party leader Stephane Dion is attempting to pull a backroom deal to seize the Prime Minister's office WITHOUT an election . ...
Things are Getting Interesting in Canada
PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts —
I have not yet commented upon it, but there has been a very interesting story brewing to the north, where a confrontation between the Conservative minority government and a coalition that is seeking to replace it. For some background see here, here and here.
Now, via the BBC: Canada PM vows to stop opposition.
