With the Liberals poised to cast the deciding vote on the future of the Conservative minority government, Liberal deputy leader Michael Ignatieff said his party will do what it considers in the best national interest of the country.
Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean reads the Conservative government's second speech from the throne in Ottawa on Tuesday night.
(CBC) Ignatieff spoke moments after Governor General Michaëlle Jean delivered the 16-page throne speech Tuesday evening, opening the fall session of Parliament.
While he didn't say whether the party would support the speech, he did say it was "disappointing."
"We are looking at what we think of as a disappointing speech, a vague speech," Ignatieff said.
"I don't see poisoned pills here, I see studied ambiguity."
NDP Leader Jack Layton and Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe quickly said their parties will not support the speech. The two parties together have 79 seats, not enough to topple Prime Minister Stephen Harper's minority government.
Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion said he would consult MPs before announcing whether the party would support the throne speech, but said Canadians "don't want a third election in three years and a half."
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While he didn't say whether the party would support the speech, he did say it was "disappointing."
"We are looking at what we think of as a disappointing speech, a vague speech," Ignatieff said.
"I don't see poisoned pills here, I see studied ambiguity."
NDP Leader Jack Layton and Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe quickly said their parties will not support the speech. The two parties together have 79 seats, not enough to topple Prime Minister Stephen Harper's minority government.
Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion said he would consult MPs before announcing whether the party would support the throne speech, but said Canadians "don't want a third election in three years and a half."
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Do you believe that the throne speech will lead to an election or will the Liberals give their support and allow it to pass?
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