Finally some good news, the Liberals might let the Throne Speech through if it's not too right-wing. As I hear it, this is a big white flag flying from the Liberals' headquarters.
An election right now is the last thing the Liberals want, having suffered very painful by-election losses, seeing their party torn apart, an unreliable leader and Jean Chretien lashing out at Paul Martin in a memoir book. The Conservatives are on the rise and the Quebec nationalists are declining. An election call right now would probably yield a stronger Conservative Party, although probably no overall majority.
Stephen Harper has been grabbing the centre ground in these months, keeping loyal to core Conservative values. Of course this Throne Speech will not be too right-wing: one wouldn't want to scare away hard-earned support and get an election all in one go.
Mr Dion, just say you'll vote for a moderate Throne Speech you'd expect from a Conservative Government you don't have any chance of bringing down without shooting yourself in the foot. Show some pragmatism at last, it might pay off more than blind obstruction.
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