Quite a country we live in.
The Liberals have declared invalid a motion opponents say could spell the death of the minority government within two weeks.
A Conservative effort to hold a confidence vote by May 18 was approved by the House of Commons on Thursday -- but it took the Liberals just minutes to brush it aside.
..."You can't have more of a confidence motion than this one. . . It asks for the government to resign," said Bloc House Leader Michel Gauthier.
"I can't sincerely believe there's not at least one person in that government with enough honour to say, 'Look, they've just asked us to resign. Let's stop, it's pitiful, we're clinging (to power).'"
The Tory House leader agreed.
"If a motion passes . . . that clearly says the government should resign; how could they say that's not confidence?" Jay Hill said.
Let's see how long the Liberals can stretch out a Budget debate. It is really bizarre that a minority government has so much power to avoid actually doing anything or actually having to face the opposition.
(hat-tip Small Dead Animals)
