Layton Intent on Working With Harper

[dukee]

http://www.recorder.ca/cp/National/050416/n041625A.html

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Conservatives bad, Liberals safe - does a disservice to real policy alternatives.

Last election, voters "in the last days became frightened of Stephen Harper and said, 'Geez, I guess we better vote for Paul Martin,"' said Layton.

"I don't think as many are going to respond to that this time."
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[no1important]

RE: Layton Intent on Work

Well it wont be that easy. It also depends if the NDP get the balance of power like they had in 1979.

Hopefully if the next election spawns another miniority the NDP have the balance of power reguardless of who wins. Although I think the Liberals would be a lot easier to work with. The conservatives have a lot of draconian policies and nut cases that may make the NDP working with them dificult.

 

[crit13]

The conservatives have a lot of draconian policies and nut cases that may make the NDP working with them dificult.

I'm sure the feeling is the same on the other side. Many people look at the NDP and shake their heads as to how they can possibly be around in this day and age.

Maybe that's why the NDP has always been a non factor in federal elections.

 

[peapod]

Still waiting for your defination of "hate mongering" crit13, define hyopcrite for me to.

 

[crit13]

Still waiting for your defination of "hate mongering" crit13, define hyopcrite for me to.

I was asked to ignore you, so I am.

Just look in the mirror.

 

[peapod]

Nice try, why should I look in the mirror? I am not the one that comes here and acuses people of things that you yourself do on the internet.

 

[Reverend Blair]

On the Tory about-face in support of the Kyoto accord: "It's part of the 'Let's not have the Conservatives be as far out of the mainstream as they have traditionally been."'

Harper backed away from one of his most unpopular policies. Kyoto, the environment in general, is a pet project of the NDP. It is very unlikely that the Conservatives will win enough seats to do anything without the the support of the NDP and the BQ anyway.

SSM will probably be through the house before a writ is dropped and the legal decisions will force Harper to use Notwithstanding anyway, which is unlikely to survive a vote.


Like I said before...Harper will have more power and influence as leader of the official opposition in a Liberal minority than as Prime Minister in a Conservative minority.

 

[crit13]

Like I said before...Harper will have more power and influence as leader of the official opposition in a Liberal minority than as Prime Minister in a Conservative minority.

Wishful thinking at best.

Having said that, it's a Conservative majority that Harper is after.

 

[Reverend Blair]

RE: Layton Intent on Work

It's not wishful thinking at all. The core policies that he wants in place are at odds with the three other parties. He isn't likely to be able to cobble together much support.

He's already started backing away from his cancel Kyoto stance. He'll never get a Notwithstanding motion to quash SSM passed in the house. He'll get no support on BMD. They'll pound the hell out of him every day on getting too cozy with the US.

He cannot do like Martin and ignore the House of Commons because he'll look like a class A hypocrit. He'll be crippled and his core supporters will cannabalize him.

He doesn't have the numbers for a majority, Crit.