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December 4, 2008

More cracks in the coalition?

GuelphMercury.com

OTTAWA — Frank Valeriote does not favour a coalition government and instead hopes Prime Minister Stephen Harper can work toward rescuing the Canadian economy.

“I believe in working toward a solution, not working toward a coalition,” Guelph’s Liberal MP said Wednesday.

Valeriote added he does not believe a Liberal-NDP coalition, with support from the Bloc Quebecois, will unseat the Tories.

“I have given no thought to that,” Valeriote said when asked whether he saw himself in a cabinet role under such an arrangement. “I am not, frankly, anticipating moving into government.”

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  • Cool Blue

    Kinsella also now seems to be against it.

    A facebook group for Liberals against the coalition has popped up too: “We voted for you Stephane, but not for this.”

  • http://www.wernerpatels.com Werner Patels

    Maybe I'm overly optimistic, but I think we'll soon see some Blue Liberals either sit as independents or cross the floor to the Conservatives.

  • http://www.infobooksandthings.com PrairieDog

    I'm thinking the same. Does Dion still have enough power to whip the entire caucus to voting for this charade?
    I wouldn't think so.

  • Phil Hauser

    The PM has been with the Governor General 15 minutes. I hope he comes out and says we are going ahead with the confidence vote on Monday and after that I will ask the GG to dissolve if we lose. I think Prorogatoin will buy time but only prolong the ineviteable. The sooner the coalition of goons takes over the sooner it fails.

    Forcing them to vote confidence puts a lot of liberals squirming and they have to make a choice. I think at least 12 of them will have a sudden flu. If only 12 off them watched Dion last night it will be enough.

  • Guelph Guy

    Scratch that… apparently he's contacted the paper and claims that his comments have been miscronstrude… still developing… http://guelphmercury.blogs.com/guelphvotes/2008…

  • Liz J

    Rumours are flying. It's been reported all Liberals signed on to support the coup, who has the truth?

    Our Prime Minister was a class act after his meeting with the GG. He's asking the parties work with them, offer their suggestions, so the ball is in their court. They can work for the interests of the country or their own ambitions for power.
    If they decide to send it to the people it will not bode well for the Liberals or the Dippers. The anger at this attempt at a take down of the government in one of our most crucial times is historic and growing.

  • Charles

    Frank Valeriote now has taken back his opposition to the coalition.

    http://news.guelphmercury.com/News/article/412425

  • Jack

    .this one just about sums it all up !!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfTXg25sUfk

  • Jack

    .this one just about sums it all up !!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfTXg25sUfk

  • Jack

    .this one just about sums it all up !!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfTXg25sUfk

  • Jack

    .this one just about sums it all up !!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfTXg25sUfk

  • r hodgso

    you can tell smarter minds will prevail,it was a good move on behalf of harper and the gov gen . the liberals ,ndp and (bloc not so much). are totally power greedy, if you watched them in house of commons you can just read them they are fighting so venomously, dion looks like a complete psyco sometimes and i don't think it is for canada it is for their own political glory because the can't and will never get a chance to say they ran canada. thank god

  • r hodgso

    you can tell smarter minds will prevail,it was a good move on behalf of harper and the gov gen . the liberals ,ndp and (bloc not so much). are totally power greedy, if you watched them in house of commons you can just read them they are fighting so venomously, dion looks like a complete psyco sometimes and i don't think it is for canada it is for their own political glory because the can't and will never get a chance to say they ran canada. thank god

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Stephen Taylor is a scientist, political analyst and a blogger. Taylor writes here regularly and is the founder of bloggingtories.ca. Taylor has contributed to Macleans, CTV, talk radio and has been a featured speaker on new media at numerous events including the Western Standard Cruise and the Forum for Public Policy. In December 2008, Taylor organized Rally for Canada, a series of rallies held coast-to-coast to protest the proposed coalition government.