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EddyBeers · 11-30-2008, 09:31 PM

Well my respect for Ignatieff just went up a bit, further to that National Post article that was posted earlier, the update from Ivison is:

"Michael Ignatieff will become Prime Minister in a Liberal-led coalition government if the opposition parties succeed in bringing down the Conservatives in a no-confidence vote in the House of Commons next week and if the Governor-General deems it to be a viable alternative, sources said late last night.

Mr. Ignatieff met with lame duck Liberal leader, Stéphane Dion, and leadership candidates Bob Rae and Dominic LeBlanc in Toronto last night and hammered out a deal that would see Mr. Dion and Mr. Rae step aside, with the latter named to a senior post, likely Foreign Affairs Minister."

http://network.nationalpost.com/np/b...sn-t-game.aspx

Good for Michael, Stephane and Bob to hammer this deal out.

Further to the complaining on this site about how democratic, an article from the Toronto Start today http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/546135 which has the following quote:

"But opposition MPs are accusing the Prime Minister of hypocrisy, charging that Harper is overlooking his own efforts to forge a coalition to replace Paul Martin’s minority Liberal government in 2004.

Harper, then Conservative leader, even joined with NDP Leader Jack Layton and Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe to write then-governor general Adrienne Clarkson, urging her to look at "options" if Martin's government fell in the fall of 2004, mere months after it won a minority mandate on June 28.

"We respectfully point out that the opposition parties, who together constitute a majority in the House, have been in close consultation," read the Sept. 9, 2004, letter from the three leaders.

"We believe that, should a request for dissolution arise this should give you cause, as constitutional practice has determined, to consult the opposition leaders and consider all of your options before exercising your constitutional authority."

Steve was right then when he tried to bring down the government a little over two months after the government was elected with a "clear" mandate and the opposition parties are right now.

11-30-2008, 09:31 PM	#576
EddyBeers Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Apr 2004 Exp:	Well my respect for Ignatieff just went up a bit, further to that National Post article that was posted earlier, the update from Ivison is: "Michael Ignatieff will become Prime Minister in a Liberal-led coalition government if the opposition parties succeed in bringing down the Conservatives in a no-confidence vote in the House of Commons next week and if the Governor-General deems it to be a viable alternative, sources said late last night. Mr. Ignatieff met with lame duck Liberal leader, Stéphane Dion, and leadership candidates Bob Rae and Dominic LeBlanc in Toronto last night and hammered out a deal that would see Mr. Dion and Mr. Rae step aside, with the latter named to a senior post, likely Foreign Affairs Minister." http://network.nationalpost.com/np/b...sn-t-game.aspx Good for Michael, Stephane and Bob to hammer this deal out. Further to the complaining on this site about how democratic, an article from the Toronto Start today http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/546135 which has the following quote: "But opposition MPs are accusing the Prime Minister of hypocrisy, charging that Harper is overlooking his own efforts to forge a coalition to replace Paul Martin’s minority Liberal government in 2004. Harper, then Conservative leader, even joined with NDP Leader Jack Layton and Bloc Québécois Leader Gilles Duceppe to write then-governor general Adrienne Clarkson, urging her to look at "options" if Martin's government fell in the fall of 2004, mere months after it won a minority mandate on June 28. "We respectfully point out that the opposition parties, who together constitute a majority in the House, have been in close consultation," read the Sept. 9, 2004, letter from the three leaders. "We believe that, should a request for dissolution arise this should give you cause, as constitutional practice has determined, to consult the opposition leaders and consider all of your options before exercising your constitutional authority." Steve was right then when he tried to bring down the government a little over two months after the government was elected with a "clear" mandate and the opposition parties are right now.