Bob Rae to end bid for Liberal leadership: CTV

[jdobbin]

Because I'm not a hack. There are things I have to hold my nose for.

That would be a big one since there are five provinces that provide full or partial funding for religious schools. Manitoba is one of them and the PCs support that funding.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...geRequested=all

And here in Canada, where education is within the provincial domain, five provinces (B.C., Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Quebec) provide either partial or full funding for religious schools.

Edited December 11, 2008 by jdobbin

[blueblood]

That would be a big one since there are five provinces that provide full or partial funding for religious schools. Manitoba is one of them and the PCs support that funding.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/sto...geRequested=all

it is a big one.

[jdobbin]

Which is why Harper has to move quickly while Ignatieff is still tied to this coalition, which is grossly unpopular with Canadians. I believe this is Harper's only chance at a majority gov't. I also believe Harper only has one election left. The beauty of unprecedented times is that the GG has to rely more and more on public opinion. If she lets a coalition with seperatists take power without an election, her name is smeared for eternity, no person in the public eye wants that.

Ignatieff is distancing himself from the coalition but saying that he won't be afraid to vote no if the budget bill falls below what is acceptable to Canadians.

As far as what the Governor General does, I don't think it will be decided solely by public opinion. But if it is, as you say, she can throw a budget back at Harper and tell him to do better.

Harper cannot get a majority gov't the old fashioned way, he has come too far in his little game to stop when he has the opposition making a hail mary play. Harper needs an election with the coalition fresh in everyone's minds, otherwise the chance for another minority gov't on either side vastly increases.

This might have worked more easily on Dion. Ignatieff will be a lot cagier.

I know the GG has other options, but I'm quite confident of the option she will choose.

You're one up on everyone else.