Modeling Journey

Rumours abound that Ignatieff might try to end the Coalition. If that happens, then the Coalition will not become the next government, and the principles of the Accord will be cast aside, to the detriment of ordinary Canadians.

If Ignatieff does abandon the Coaltion, the answer might be for the NDP and Bloc to enter into an agreement that they will both only support any minority government which agrees in writing and publicly to support each and every one of the principles of the Accord, and to allow both the NDP and Bloc to agree to any stimulus legislation in order to make sure the Accord principles are not being short changed.

This will mean that in a minority government position, whether Liberal of Tory, for the next 18 months, no government will succeed in passing a vote of confidence if it has to rely on the NDP and Bloc MPs in any way.

The only way a minority Tory government might succeed is to have the Liberals support it; and if the stimulus measures are not at all similar to the Accord principles, then voters will consider this come the next election.