So the Liberals under Stephane Dion have decided to support Harper's Throne Speech. They have avoided taking a principled stand to protect Canada by opposing the decimation of Kyoto and the diminution of the power of the federal government.
How have they done this? Through the use of an amendment which couples an amendment on the Kyoto Accord with one on the Afghanistan project. The Kyoto amendment has teeth.
The Afghanistan amendment calls on the government to announce that the military action of Canada will cease in 2009. This one was inserted to ensure that the NDP would side with the government and reject the Liberal amendment.
Apparently, then the Liberals can meekly abstain from voting regarding the Throne Speech, thus ensuring that it passes!
How low can one sink.
Why did Dion not reject the Throne Speech in an open, above board, principled way, rather than resort to such silly tactics?
The Cat is deeply disappointed.
