"I'm simply suggesting that the Liberals and the NDP swallow their pride...the way the PC's and Reform did some years back...and amalgamate into a single party."

Exactly what I said before.
This from the Canada Debates thread, Oct 4th

"Paul Martin did a good job of leaning to far to the left into NDP territory. That and his unending campaign of going after his retired boss has driven a lot of people away from the Liberal fold.
The real dilemma for the Liberal party is that they have to reclaim parts of their identity while asking the electorate to forget the corruption and divisions within.
Tough job.
You either have to unite with a party of "New ideas" and change your brand a couple of times (which the Conservatives did) or completely fold and start again. (which seems to be their destiny."