A former NDP national campaign director, he writes uncommonly well for someone who's been in the business of clip and spin.- Norman Spector on Brian Topp's book.The not so funny period following the economic update started a plan that was developed years ago by a leader of a party that have never won 20% of the popular vote.
- Dion did not have permission to offer the NDP a seat at the table.
- Bob Rae was kept in the shadows.
- Gilles Duceppe thought the photo of himself included might not sell well out West.
- The letter sent to the GG in 2004 was not the same as the one in 2008.
- Jack Layton viewed the 2004 letter as a "pressure tactic".
- Harper and Duceppe did not complain after the NDP reneging on the letter labelling it a coalition government agreement in 2004.
- Chretien was being offered to lead the coalition by a Liberal elder.
Judging from the proposals recently put forward by Messrs. Ignatieff and Layton to prevent the Governor-General from ever again agreeing to prorogue the House in a situation akin to December 2008 -- proposals that are anticipated in the final part of Topp's book -- that certainly would appear to be the game plan.-Norman SpectorDid Jack or Brian forget to compare notes before publishing this book about the agreement in 2004 and how it was identical to 2008. You can decide.
Many of us believe the Coalition has the real hidden agenda and will try to limit the power of the GG and the Prime Minister 2010/2011. The goal for Jack, Michael (Bob) will be to win enough seats to form a minority without the Bloc and remove their confidence within the first few weeks after the next General Election.
