Conservatives Blink First
At least for now…
The Opposition Parties brought in some big guns, Jean Chrétian and Ed Broadbent, for what we can only surmise were serious discussions/negotiations. A Coalition government between the Liberals and the NDP with the support of the Bloc- very interesting. There is a precedent for this in Canadian history. It is rare but not unheard of.
Harper’s hand was forced and the non-confidence vote will be delayed until December 8th. His spin on this is hysterical!
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/11/28/fed-govt.html
He is positioning this move as an affront to Canada and democracy. Canadians by default elected him Prime Minister, not King! I think he is a little confused by the meaning of the word “mandate.”
The last time I checked, it was a minority government. The “mandate” given to all the parties was to work together. Forgive me if I am mistaken but making EVERY SINGLE VOTE a non-confidence motion is not exactly the spirit of cooperation.
Somebody did not learn how to “make nice” in kindergarten.
As displeased I am with the outcome of the last two elections, the government that we got is the government we have to work with.
Are you listening Harper?
AngryEgg 