MergerCoalitionPartnership (MCP): Jack Layton needs new political science handbooks

Jack Layton is a practised politician, well-seasoned, quick on his feet, and fierce in his defence of the helpless in our country. However, he has now revealed that he seems to lack the knowledge needed by a party leader about how our constitution works when a minority party is elected. And this could prove to be a very costly mistake for all progressive Canadians.

Harper needs a lesson, says Jack

Joan Bryden has an article for The Canadian Press discussing the reaction of the Bloc and NDP to Michael Ignatieff's speech about cooperative governance by the Liberals if voters deal the cards that way in the coming election. Both parties have reservations about Ignatieff's apparent conversion, and have adopted a cautious wait-and-see attitude.