Comments on: Jack Layton wakes up briefly, then hits “Snooze”

By: Jack Layton, a Defense | ThePolitic.com

Jack Layton, a Defense | ThePolitic.com — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:00:50 +0000

[...] had been thinking about Layton’s status for the last day or two (before Sean posted about him this morning). Scott H. Payne at The League of Ordinary Gentleman has a very good post about the the [...]

By: brad maynard

brad maynard — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:49:20 +0000

the NDP are the floor sweepings of federal politics and jack knows it. hes desperate. the EI legislation that was presented is far from what he wants but it does not matter, money and time are more important. ignatieff should be breathing a sigh of relief too. he is one non-confidence vote away from being truly embarrassed on the national stage.

By: Abattoir

Abattoir — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:57:50 +0000

@Sean:
“The Conservatives aren’t out to form alliances or coalitions with the other parties. They are putting forward legislation based on their agenda and inviting the other parties to work with them on it.”

That sounds great. Which country was that, again? Maybe our parties could go there and learn how to act like adults.
/sarcasm

By: Sean Calder

Sean Calder — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:44:40 +0000

RD, I look at it this way. The Conservatives aren’t out to form alliances or coalitions with the other parties. They are putting forward legislation based on their agenda and inviting the other parties to work with them on it.

As the Government, it is their privilege to proceed with their agenda. The Opposition Parties have the privilege to support, suggest reasonable alternatives or defeat the legislation.

I do not believe the Conservatives particularly care who supports them, or not as the case may be. That is up to each party to decide for themselves. What’s important to the government is that their legislation is passed. The Conservatives will not actively seek the support of the BLOC, or the NDP in this situation.

The fact is that the Prime Minister and the Conservatives are not actively soliciting support for their legislation. If they were, that would be a different story, but they’re not.

Myself, I most certainly do not want another election. Is it possible that we might get a majority? Sure. But then, I also believe that the 39% number that’s being thrown out there is artificial. It’s a knee-jerk reaction against the Liberals, which isn’t exactly the same as a dedicated Conservative vote. Canadians have proven themselves to be nervous voters in recent elections, and that the numbers haven’t been entirely reliable or are easily susceptible to wild fluctuation.

So no, I don’t think it’s time for an election; majority territory or not.

By: RD

RD — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:31:15 +0000

Just kinda putting this out there.
What do Conservatives think of keeping the government alive by voting with the bloc as mentioned in this piece? Would you rather an election and another crack at a majority?
Just wondering since they were recently polled 39% which is close…