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I'm guessing Harper will put out an economic plan that is more than concilliatory and accepting in the eyes of the Canadian public than worrying about caving into each and every demand the opposition thinks they are entitled to.

It would be foolish not to listen to the opposition outright, but unfortunately I think the oppositions sense of entitlement will grow, which again will be a huge mistake for them. It doesn't mean they have to roll over, but if their demands over extend any sense of logic, they are dead in the water.

Whether people like it or not, Stephen Harper is the prime minister. He is expected to lead the country. If some people feel he should be the messenger for Liberal and NDP platforms, then they are clueless as to what leadership is. On the other hand, Harper has to have the leadership skills to prove he can work a minority government, which means adopting some opposition ideas and moving them forward or trying to better them.

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I'm guessing Harper will put out an economic plan that is more than concilliatory and accepting in the eyes of the Canadian public than worrying about caving into each and every demand the opposition thinks they are entitled to.

Further, and quite poignantly, this rings true since the opposition look and sound like a bunch of buffoons,...Harper isn't going to appease the opposition as muchas they would like well because,...why would he lower himself to that level. People have no respect or Dion and Layton,...why strive for that level,..

His plan will be and should be for Canadians,... not the appeasement of the opposition.
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Not picking on you Charlatan, but the more I think of it, the less Harper will include the opposition in his economic budget.

But if his budget is stupid and doesn't reflect the needs of Canadians, he would and should suffer a non-confidence vote.

However whether you want to admit to it or not, Harper is in the drivers seat. This is a lose - lose for the opposition. If Harper comes out with a solid plan which I think he will, the opposition has to eat crow, feathers and all. If they stall parliament after that, then they are writing their own ticket. If they still go ahead with a non-confidence vote after and assuming Harper puts out a solid platform, the Canadian public will ravage them at the polls.

You know, I work in marketing and the one thing Harper is very good at is understanding the ebb and flow of public opinion when it swings between general content and miscontent. The opposition don't understand this and therefore the reason they are in the position they are in.

And also, don't be to surprised if Layton and Dion gasped a huge sigh of relief when parliament was suspended,..that may have just saved what careers they have left.