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Old 04-12-2011, 06:32 PM   #1390
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Originally Posted by MarchHare View Post
What else could it possibly have been? If Harper wasn't planning to usurp Paul Martin and become PM if the Liberals lost the confidence of the House, what were the "other options" he meant? There are only two scenarios that can occur when the ruling party loses a confidence vote: 1) election, 2) another party or coalition of parties forms a new government. That's it.
Then why didn't they sign an agreement to form a coalition like Dion and Layton did? If Harper was so unequivocally trying to form a coalition government where is the signed agreement saying so?
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