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Originally Posted by Nehkara
I'm certain that if the Liberals and NDP have 155+ seats between them, they will form a coalition led by Jack Layton.
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Trudeau once said the NDP were an illegitimate party. The entire point of being Liberal is to stomp on the NDP. You heard Ignatieff in the debate "at least we've been in power, you're only good enough for opposition". The Liberals will never form a coalition to make Layton PM, the old guard like Martin and Chretien and Liberal advisers would never allow it and as CaptaiCrunch said, a number of Liberals would cross the floor.
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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
I doubt the opposition will bring up a confidence vote.
The Conservatives still have to pass a budget. That budget, under this scenario, would fail. Since the budget IS a confidence motion, there is no choice but for the GG to declare a new election or call on the other parties to find some way to work together.
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The Conservative will change the budget and negotiate with the Liberals and the Liberals, who have no leader, will have to accept it.