Jan 29 2009
Poor Jack Layton
In a move that surprised, um, no one, the Liberal Party came out in support of the budget yesterday meaning that for all intents and purposes, the coalition agreement that was made before Christmas is dead.
From his perspective, Michael Ignatieff did the only thing he could do really. Even if the government was defeated in a confidence vote, the result may be another election call, rather than ascension into power. An election would be risky, as voters are so tired of them at this point they could well punish whoever causes it.
The most bitter man in Ottawa today? None other than Jack Layton, who was as close to a position in government as he likely ever will be. Sadly, Mr Layton has come off as more interested in getting in to power than he was in getting Stephen Harper out of power. A better reaction to the news of the Liberal support might have been to say that he will still be willing to work with Mr Ignatieff in the future, should the need come to remove the Tories. Instead, he steps up to the mic and accuses the Liberals of forming a coalition with the Tories.
While it’s likely just yet another pile of crap at least the two largest parties are pretending that they will work together. Haven’t any of these people ever watched a damn episode of Sesame Street? Isn’t cooperation a good thing??
