Governor General Michaelle Jean granted Prime Minister Stephen Harper's request to suspend parliament until the new year.Her consent to prorogue Parliament means the work of the Commons has been discontinued, allowing Harper's Conservatives to escape a confidence vote next week that would have meant the defeat of his government. PMO spokesperson Kory Teneycke told reporters later that the Conservative government is prepared to do whatever it can to "defuse the situation" and "get out of the current crisis." He said the government is making a "good faith offer" to the opposition parties to make suggestions for the upcoming budget but added that it only wants specific suggestions. "There needs to be give and take." says Kory. Earlier in the week the Liberals and NDP signed a document agreeing to form a coalition to govern the nation, with the support of the Bloc Quebecois. Layton said his party will continue to express its lack of confidence in Harper when Parliament begins again next year. Layton also said his party expects to vote against the government. When asked why he would try to bring down the government before it delivered a budget, he said"That confidence isn't going to be restored by seven weeks of propaganda".Personally as much as I do not enjoy have Stephen Harper as our Prime Minister, I think I would prefer him over Dion and a coalition government made of the NDPs and Liberals. However, I do agree with Jack Layton in the statement "That confidence isn't going to be restored by seven weeks of propaganda". I think that many people will still have the same view points even after the seven week break from parliament. However hopefully the Conservative plan will be enough to prevent Canada from having a coalition government.
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Nice to see we don't have a government to deal with Canadians losing their jobs every month. Canada's definitely going to be on solid footing in the New Year with no government. Brilliant move Harper.
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