Layton to offer Harper a lifeline

So from everything in this article, I guess all of the opposition parties will now take turns keeping Harper as PM, which is fine by me!!

I though forming alliances with "socialists and separatists" was treason? Or is that "so 6 months ago?"

If they have a party who will work with them why not?

And I think the big issue was with the separists and not so much the socialists.

NDP supporting the CPC against the Liberals?

I'll believe it when I see it.

No deals with the NDP or Bloc period. I'd rather go straight to another election, especially after the stress and anger genreated by the Coalition fiasco last winter.

If they deal with the NDP to stay in power then I'll be seriously thinking about not voting whne the next election eventually does come around.

It happened already once, before Dion lost his legs and the Conservatives were taking hits on Rhona Ambrose's Bush-style "Clean Air Act"

It happened already once, before Dion lost his legs and the Conservatives were taking hits on Rhona Ambrose's Bush-style "Clean Air Act"

Was it a matter of confidence?

You know, all these guys from the different parties talk to eachother constantly,through official and unofficial channels. There won't be a confidence vote until Layton and Ignatieff agree behind closed doors to hold one and bring down gov't. Until then, expect Layton to tell Ignatieff privately not to bother because the NDP won't have their back.

The last thing the Libs or any party wants to do is call a vote blindly and then lose it, so it doesn't really happen that way. When they hold the confidence vote in parliament, they already know how its going to turn out ahead of time because the deal's been made before-hand.

The unofficial "confidence vote" for now will be whatever deal Harper works out with "socialists" and/or "separatists" in private to keep them from making a deal with the Libs.

never mind...forgot that there are several bills Harper will likely introduce that will be mandatory confidence votes. Wonder if the Cons will be the ones to blink and stall/make a backroom deal on those.

It will be hard for the Libs not to oppose any mandatory confidence measures that come up.

The Conservatives aren't going to extend EI benifits. No deal for you NDP.

And the bloc, no Quebec is still a province not a country.

Gee, and I thought that Canada had the most stable economy. I just wish that the Liberals would worry more about the country, and less about getting their pseudo-american leader elected. I think most Canadians would think twice about voting for someone who spent most of his life(by choice)living outside Canada. Remember the 3-party alliance "power grab" that did nothing but weaken the Canadian dollar in the world's markets. I won't soon forget that event, and neither will most Canadians.

I would like to know how Jack sees this as benefitial to them at all? I can't see any of their supporters being happy with them siding with the Cons regardless of concessions they manage to get out of it.

That being said, I would rather not see the NDP be in a postion to gain the kind of concessions they would be demanding. I think I would rather go for an election instead.

Lets see the Oppos force an election on a stimulus measure.



http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/09/ ... 90309.html

Layton will not support harper.. I emailed the NDP ( I am on their mailing list for curiosity sake) and they say it will be a no support by them. The meeting between harper and Layton didn't go well at all. And the bloc will act in the best interest of Quebec.. what ever they feel that is when the time to topple harper comes.