The NDP says it plans to prop up the Conservatives in order to pass a Tory plan to extend employment insurance for long-tenured workers — a move that appears to rule out a fall election.
New Democrat MP Thomas Mulcair told reporters that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has "shown movement" with the new EI plan — which translates to nearly $1 billion for 190,000 workers — and is a step in the right direction for what they've been asking for.
New Democrat MP Thomas Mulcair told reporters that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has "shown movement" with the new EI plan — which translates to nearly $1 billion for 190,000 workers — and is a step in the right direction for what they've been asking for.
"So we’re not going to do anything to block that money. And an election campaign would definitely block it," Mulcair said. "That money wouldn’t flow to those families who need it and that's not something we're going to do."
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http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/09/16/ndp-election-tories.htmlGotta love the "Prime Minister Harper has "shown movement" with the new EI plan" bit, translation we will play kissy-ass with Harper even though he is only offering crumbs. Pathetic but not at all surprising.