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Originally Posted by opendoor
Here's what Stephen Harper said to Governor General Adrienne Clarkson in 2004 after Paul Martin won a minority government:
Also, a 2000 written draft agreement called the "Consensus Leadership for a New Century" that was brokered between the Canadian Alliance, the Progressive Conservatives, and the Bloc has recently come to light. While it never came to fruition because the Liberals won a majority, there were preliminary talks amongst the parties to form a coalition with Stockwell Day as PM to defeat the Liberals if the numbers worked out.
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Show me the document signed by the leaders of all of the parties involved that they promise to vote as a bloc as though they are one party for a predefined period of time. You can't? why not? Oh right, because it doesn't exist. There was not a formal long term arrangment in place, they were going to see what they could do. And when the liberals came to the realization that they did not in fact have a majority, but instead had to play nice, the conservatives did the right thing and backed off. Too bad the liberals can't say the same.