Canadian Liberal / NDP government
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NDP leader Jack Layton, “won’t admit it, [Liberal Leader Stéphane] Dion won’t admit it, but I think their strategy has to be that, between the two of them, they have to have enough seats where they can challenge Harper on a non-confidence motion after the election,” said Progressive Conservative supporter Henry Jacek, a professor of political science at Hamiltons McMaster University, in a Globe and Mail story.
“I think what he’s hoping is that he and Dion will make a deal and that they will put a joint motion together that, if they should win it, they would then form a coalition government with Dion as prime minister and Jack a deputy prime minister,” says Jacek.
A coalition government with Dion as prime minister and Layton as deputy?
Actually, that mightn’t be too bad.
Dion isn’t charismatic, but he’s certainly intelligent and thoughtful and to his credit, he doesn’t have the snake oil salesman overlay that’s so much a part of the George W. Harper persona.
And Layton’s New Democrats really do seem to have a handle on what ordinary people who are, lest we forget, the ones who elect the government in the first place, looking for.
So, a Dion-Layton government?
The idea has been put down as something of a non-starter.
In the Globe and Mail story, “The great thing about … our democracy is it’s not up to political science professors to pick the prime minister; it’s up to Canadians to pick the prime minister,” said NDP communication director Brad Legine.
But is it, in fact, a possibility?
While we were channel surfing last night, we caught the tail end of Jack Layton being interviewed by CTV’s Lloyd Robertson. We couldn’t find an online reference, but Robertson asked Layton outright if a Liberal NDP coalition was in the cards.
Layton responded volubly but the question notwithstanding he didn’t, if memory serves, mention coalition either to put the idea down, or to endorse it. He certainly didn’t appear to dismiss it.
Six more days ………
Globe and Mail – The NDP: a Liberal coalition?, October 4, 2008
coalition government – Is a Liberal-NDP coalition in the offing?, October 7, 2008
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November 29th, 2008 at 10:39 am
I’m truly excited about the thought of a Liberal/NDP government. I wonder if it will truly happen. I feel it is amazing facing our current economic crisis the Cons would even suggest demolishing financial support to Parties; CLEARLY a ploy here.
Harper knew Flattery’s economic plan had no stimulus. He knew there was NO focus on the economy. I’m certain Harper was already aware he had lost confidence with the house of commons….
With all these obvious facts… clearly Harper had thrown in removing party funding so he can paint the opposition as grabbing at tax payers monies. Good tactic.
AND why does that work here in Canada?? It works because we take little to NO iniative to know what is going on around us. Party funding if we think of it as “people” instead of “sheeple” we quickly understand removing it will NOT stimulate the economy.
Do we what a government that will play political games during such times??
A comment to all who believe a government should be voted in…
Well they are. If a coalition government were to be formed “Because the house of commons has lost confidence in the present government.
THE PROTOCOL is that the leading opposition would have the opportunity to form an alternative.
The opposition is aware of the deadlock — they understand the protocol.
Just because they get in office today… doesn’t mean they are there forever.
Harper is definately a weasel — this man knows how government works! The fact that he’s going public “crying” about how parties should be voted in blah blah. THIS MAN IS LEADING CANADA — HE HAS NO RIGHT GOING PUBLIC AND MAKING A MOCKERY OUT OF PROTOCOL. These are Canadian RULES.
OPPS — Sorry Harper knows what he’s doing. He knows the protocol. He knows he can make the sheeple – people upset.. involved.
No worries Con supporters. ONCE the Lib/NDP are in power… shouldn’t be more than six months/year we will be at the polls again
Do not believe everything a Politician says — as I said Harper knows the rules; and let’s face it — three opposition parties the guy couldn’t even make friends with one!!
Yours truly,
Living in a stuffy BLUE Muskoka — here the winds of change!!
December 3rd, 2008 at 3:59 pm
This is the worst .It a time facing a recession the single biggest thing is to a political stability.What happens when gas plants shut down in the west and the country is put in a depression.You would have to be an idiot not to think the oil industry is not going to make a statement.The east has always dipped into the oil bucket for their gain.Industry can not take these losers.It is not about a better Canada.The greatest advancements in alternate fuels has come from strong economy.The last time legislation of a princible like gun control was implemented it was not handled well and cost Canada a fortune.There is no common good with Canada in mind.Has the elected officals listened to the people in their riding.The NDP do not seem to ,what about the liberal.We know what the Bloc want and Canada is not important to them.