Yep. All opposition parties have said they will not support the Conservative budget.
Therefore the government will fall.
So we get it on.
Spring election likely as all three opposition parties reject Tory budget - The Globe and Mail
Come on down, single term Conservative majority!!!!!!
Therefore the government will fall.
So we get it on.
Opposition leaders have signalled they will not support the Conservative budget, making a spring election all but inevitable.
The budget, tabled Tuesday by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty, had been carefully crafted to try to meet the NDP halfway in a bid to avoid a trip to the polls, but it was also designed – sprinkled with targeted tax credits for families, for example – to serve as a campaign platform if the government is defeated in a no-confidence vote, which could come as early as this week.
Spring election likely as all three opposition parties reject Tory budget - The Globe and Mail
Opposition says budget falls shortOTTAWA — The minority Conservative government tabled a 2011 budget Tuesday that was quickly rejected by its political opponents for falling short in helping the middle class, setting the stage for an election campaign that could begin any day.
The leaders of the Liberals, Bloc Quebecois and NDP said they could not support the budget as presently written — even though Finance Minister Jim Flaherty tried to appease the left-wing party through a series of modest, symbolic initiatives.
“We’re forced to reject the budget and we are also forced to reject a government that shows so little respect for parliamentary democracy and our democratic institutions,” said Michael Ignatieff, the Liberal Leader.
Gilles Duceppe, Bloc Quebecois Leader, said his party “can’t support what has been offered here.”
And Jack Layton, head of the NDP and viewed as the person most likely to lend the government support, said the budget fell short of NDP expectations.
Come on down, single term Conservative majority!!!!!!