Discussion topic

Jack Layton has discovered that Parliament may actually be good for something besides voting “No” on every single government bill. This is close to what I advised him to do three months ago — well, actually, it’s the opposite of what I complained he was doing, which was voting “No” on every single government bill.

Jack Layton has discovered that Parliament may actually be good for something besides voting “No” on every single government bill. This is close to what I advised him to do three months ago — well, actually, it’s the opposite of what I complained he was doing, which was voting “No” on every single government bill.

But anyway. Is the NDP getting cold feet? Will this move enhance the NDP’s position in the Commons, weaken it, or leave it flatlining? Will this make it impossible for Michael Ignatieff to force an election? Discuss.