JANE TABER , BILL CURRY , CAMPBELL CLARK and STEVEN CHASE
Globe and Mail Update
December 1, 2008 at 5:47 PM EST
OTTAWA — The leaders of the three opposition parties presented their plan to topple Prime Minister Stephen Harper's minority government at a press conference in Ottawa late Monday afternoon.
The leaders of the Liberal Party, the New Democratic Party and the Bloc Québécois publicly signed a coaltion accord and sent a letter to Governor-General Michaëlle Jean saying the opposition has lost confidence in the Conservatives.
The proposed coalition government between the Liberals and the New Democratic Party would last until June of 2011, but the Bloc is only pledging support for 18 months.
With events changing by the hour, Peacenik is finding it difficult to prognosticate. But at this juncture, Peacenik assumes that a Dion-led coalition is appointed. Peacenik also assumes the economy goes to hell anyway -- even with a big Liberal/NDP stimulus. Peacenik also projects that Harper will scream that his way would have worked and blames the Liberal/NDP alliance for all problems. The Sheeple agree and Harper gets elected with a huge majority and immediately institutes the Shock Doctrine. Canada then joins Zimbabwe as a world basketcase. Peacenik is having trouble sleeping.
