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Yesterday Michael Ignatieff announced that the Liberal party would no longer “support” the Conservative government. The vagueness of his speech – would they not vote in favor? would they vote against? – was clarified by a number of Liberal MPs including deputy-leader Bob Rae who left no doubt when they stepped up to the podium. [...]
After the last Conservative budget the Liberals, under new leader Michael Ignatieff, indicated that they were holding the CPC on “probation” and that they expected updates on how things were proceeding. Now, with their popularity lagging in the polls and the economy starting to turn around the Liberals are finding themselves with a shrinking list [...]
I often find myself wondering how politicians manage to say things that are so obviously ridiculous as to be laughable with a completely straight face. Recently Michael Ignatieff told Le Devoir, a French-language newspaper, that “an election would not create instability.” The Toronto Sun is reporting that Conservatives are lashing out at the Liberals over [...]
The economy is in a downturn. People across Canada are worried about losing their jobs, their savings, their homes. The US – our biggest trading partner – is in much rougher shape than Canada and that’s worrying people to. So what has Michael Ignatieff done this summer? Well… he gave up his European vacation.
There is a great deal of speculation swirling about a fall election. It certainly seems that the Liberals will be using their September opposition day to launch a confidence motion. If they do they will most likely be supported by the NDP and Bloc to bring down the government. Much of the speculation over whether [...]
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