John Ivison: Real-world signs don't point to fall vote
No sooner had Michael Ignatieff told his caucus in Sudbury, Ont., that the Liberal party will no longer support Stephen Harper's Conservatives than headlines started to pop up saying that the Liberal leader is set to topple the government.
Let's all take a deep breath here, people. There are 308 seats in Parliament and the Liberals hold only 77 of them. To bring down the government they need the support of both the Bloc Québécois and the NDP.
The last Canwest poll by Ipsos Reid had the Dippers at 14% support, down from 18% at the last election, when they won 37 seats. In the interim, the party has been drained of cash and energy by provincial elections in British Columbia and Nova Scotia that have hurt its ability to fight a fully funded national campaign.
The bottom line is turkeys don't vote for Christmas, so don't expect NDP leader Jack Layton to be lining up to support a Liberal vote of non-confidence any time soon.
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2 comments:
Absolutely correct. What person living in Canada wants to have to go to the poles again in less than four years and just before Christmas....I know I don't. Canadians need to be presented with some honest to goodness strategy. If Mr. Iggy wants to gain a majority, he needs to put the Canadian people and the economy first and not seem to be vying for the PM's office. Where is Louise Arbour? We certainly could do with someone like her in the PM's office. She could not be any worse.
The provincial ND parties have their own funds for running elections. Argument null.
Also, the NDP didn't go into the 2008 election with 18% but worked for it and got that popular vote.
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