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Jack Layton is just hoping, even praying, that this will make him somewhat relevant.
I think the NDP would back the CPC just due to selfish interests in avoiding an election. They'll bleed seats badly if we goto the polls.
Jack's voted against everything Harper has put on the table. They said they'd vote against the budget before even reading it.
The NDP will support the CPC to save their own ass.
Period.
Considering the NDP have been the only party thus far that makes any damn sense in the whole thing, I'd say you're wrong.
They voted against everything Harper put on the table because everything Harper has put on the table has been nothing but a bit FU to every other party and were means to force them to vote for what he wants or face an election and then be blamed for it.
The NDP wern't going to vote for the budget before seeing it is a bit of a stretch, considering just about everybody, including people simply watching the news got a gist break down of what it included, which was nothing except more attempts to attack all the other parties, thus bringing about the Coalition idea.
And yet that's not the Con's fault?
The only reason why we went to an election last time was because Harper figured he could win a few more seats and perhaps get a majority. He even broke his promise on not calling an election for four years just to try and gain a few more seats.
And now we have the polls suggesting that the Liberals might get a minority, thus we have Iggy trying to pull the exact same stunt. Forget any logical and worthwhile reasons to goto an election, it's got nothing to do with the country or our best interests, it's got everything to do with either the Conservatives or Liberal's own positions in government..... they've both forgotten wtf they're they for in the first place.
But Harper, be it on purpose or by finally using his brain, knows nobody wants to go into another election, and the NDP also don't want another election, which is why they opted for the Coalition idea in the first place (to avoid another election) Now the NDP are back in the same position and still see, just as the Cons see, that nobody is hyped up for another election except the Liberals.
Go figure they would, after their dismal ass kicking they got in the last election, they've got a taste for a come back, no matter the cost.
Since Harper has been in power, the NDP's position has always been to get the government to work and for the parties to work together.... that's how minorities work. If the Cons don't want to work with anybody and just shove their crap down everybody's throat.... why support that?
If they're willing to work, then they'll work together.... last I checked, that's how things are supposed to be done.
And the NDP will bleed out seats?
They have been gaining in seats for quite some time, and they haven't screwed anything up in any comparison to the Cons or Liberals. The only two parties that stand to lose anything in another election will be the Cons and Libs.
The NDP have been consistant.
The Cons have not and have been continually trying to operate in a dictatorship manner to get what they want and screwing everything up along the way.... only wanting to work with other parties when their ass is in the sling.
The Liberals have not been consistant, and Iggy has double talked, back peddled, says one thing/does another for so long now..... on top of trying to cause an election just because the polls say they might get a small minority.
I don't know... when looking at the reality of the overall situation, you tell me who's got more to lose on this.
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