Recall that Canada recently held an election, and ended up with the same situation that gave rise to the election in the first place – a minority government in the Conservative Party’s hands. Looks like the opposition may actually be getting its act together:
A Liberal-NDP coalition agreement that would replace the minority Conservative government was being fleshed out Sunday night, the CBC has learned.
Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion has shown the outline of an agreement between his party and the New Democratic Party to Liberal leadership candidates Michael Ignatieff, Dominic LeBlanc and Bob Rae, the CBC’s Keith Boag reported, citing sources.
“They’re discussing this tonight in Toronto,” he said from Ottawa.
The NDP would hold 25 per cent of cabinet positions, Boag said, adding that the finance minister and the deputy prime minister would be Liberals.
It’ll be interesting to see if they can pull it off. And even more interesting if they do. Why?
The Bloc Québécois would not officially be a part of the coalition, but the new government’s survival would depend on their support, he said.
Good luck.