11/23/2005

That the House condemns the government ...

...for its arrogance in refusing to compromise with the opposition parties over the timing of the next general election and for its 'culture of entitlement,' corruption, scandal, and gross abuse of public funds for political purposes and, consequently, the government no longer has the confidence of the House.

That is the particularly harsh motion to be tabled by Stephen Harper on Thursday. A vote on the motion should occur early next week. Paul Martin should refuse to recognize it as a legitimate confidence motion by Wednesday, at which time Stephen Harper will grin painfully, Gilles Duceppe's head will explode and Jack Layton will have a press conference.

More of the story here. I found this part interesting:

A leading constitutional expert says it's been more than a century since a federal government was defeated on a stand-alone non-confidence motion.

"It wouldn't have been in the 20th century - it would have to be before," said Ned Franks, professor emeritus at Queen's University.


That's over 100 years since a government has gone down in this via such a motion.

The two most likely dates for an election are Jan. 16 or Jan. 23.

Bring it On!