Modeling Journey

And do a deal with Stephen Harper to prop up his government for the next five years.

Judging from the concessions Great Britain’s Nick Clegg has wrestled from the Labor and Conservative parties over the past week, Layton might want to rethink his approach and refine his bargaining skills.

Over the course of three minority governments, the NDP has failed to advance its cause of proportional representation one inch. In the current Parliament, Layton has been left at the altar of a coalition by the Liberals and routinely ignored by the Conservatives.