Given that we're already seeing dissention within Liberal ranks, I expect this coalition will live only so long as to get a couple Liberal proposed changes into the budget. At that point, Dion will claim victory because he got the government to listen to him, Harper will claim victory because the Conservatives will still be in power, and the NDP and Bloc can return to irrelevancy.
Six weeks ago, Canadians overwhelmingly told Ottawa that they want a centre-right government in these times, not a left wing. The NDP and Bloc have absolutely no mandate from the people to dictate this nation's economy.
In the end, the Liberal party will come to realize this.
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