There won’t be an election this week, either.
And once again, it’s all Jack Layton’s fault. Ignatieff must really be thrilled with him now. Layton has already stated he would prop the conservatives up again to pass legislation that would include the home renovation tax, among other things. He’ll continue to decide to prop up the conservatives until his poll numbers stop royally sucking. Then, he’ll be brave enough to help Michael Ignatieff get exactly what he doesn’t want–an election with a 10 point spread between himself and Stephen Harper. Layton’s not made it a secret there’s a time limit on his support for the conservatives. Meaning, it doesn’t matter what legislation gets pushed forward at this point. If the NDP decides time’s up, time’s up. He could hammer through EI reform at that point, or he could hammer through senate reform. It won’t end up making a whole lot of difference–once the NDP decide they liked being the party of not conservative more, it’s game over for this minority. We now await the return of the attack ads–that is, assuming they took a vacation to begin with.
