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Thread #116631 Message #2505476
Posted By: bobad
01-Dec-08 - 09:24 PM
Thread Name: BS: Wild Canadian Politics
Subject: RE: BS: Wild Canadian Politics
The following is the spark that lit the fuse:
"The opposition parties say they have lost confidence in the Harper government after last Thursday's economic update by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty failed to provide a stimulus package for Canadians. Since then, the Liberals had been in negotiations to form a coalition with the NDP, planning to oust the Conservatives in a confidence vote."
There were also a couple of other contentious proposals in the economic statement that have since been withdrawn due to the unexpected firestorm. One was the removal of the right to strike by public service employees and the other was the repeal of of public funding to political parties.
The actions triggered by the fuse can be read about here: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2008/12/01/coalition-talks.html.