Daily Archives: 2/4/2009
Ignatieff Allows Protest Vote
| 2/4/2009 | Posted by Patti under Canadian Politics |
In the first test of his leadership, Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff has allowed a protest vote from six Newfoundland MPs. He’s drawn some criticism for having done so but since some of the sources are hacks like Tom Flanagan, a buddy of Harper, I don’t put a lot of stock in the criticism.
For some, the question is how can this be a one time exception? What happens next time Danny Williams brings pressure to bear?
If Ignatieff wants to set himself out as a reasoned alternative to Harper, he might want to rethink the ‘one time’ concept. He may want to giving some serious consideration to serving notice on Harper that punitive moves on any region of this country will resulting in him allowing protest votes from Liberal MPs in that region. (more…)
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