Crazy Canadian Politics

Unless Harper really didn't get the message from this whole coalition threat, we are quite unfortunately not likely to see a new PM at the head of the country anytime soon.

With the appointment of Michael Ignatieff as head of the Liberal Party, the whole idea of the coalition is pretty much dead. Had Bob Rae been chosen for the position, it might have stood a chance, but Ignatieff has not shown any kind of sign that the idea of allying with the NDP appealed to him, save as a tool to threaten Harper and get him to beg for the Liberal's support on his budget.

The prorogation of Parliament has given the Conservatives a good deal of time to grease the Liberal wheel, both by pressuring them into collaborating on their economic plan and by putting more of their money to work on a nationwide anti-coalition campaign.

As I have said, unless Harper decides to commit political suicide by not giving in to at least a few of the Liberal's most major demands with the coming budget, we're stuck with this bickering, divided government for a while.

Jam it back in, in the dark.