The Throne Speech Lives to Die Another Day...

Amazingly, the NDP did something positive today. They helped defeat a Liberal motion, which when summed up said "Everything that the Liberals didn't do from 1993-2006 is actually the fault of the government that didn't exist until 2006, led by Stephen Harper. Even though we did nothing on the environment, it's because we knew we'd be gone before it was an issue. Your loss." Thankfully, the NDP and Bloc saw through the lies, which also reaffirmed the commitment to pull out of Afghanistan by 2009, and said that the Kyoto targets were still reachable, and joined the Conservatives in killing the motion, saving the Throne Speech once again. However, Wednesday will mark the final vote, and who knows what picture that will paint! With around 15 Liberal MPs not present/abstaining from the vote, it makes you wonder how committed they are to their own party. Maybe they're just waiting out the days to start collecting a pension? Unless the Liberals are ready to stand up for what they believe, the Conservative government will have to sit tight trying to pass motions that nobody's really against, but vote against them anyway so they look like they've done something. It's a dark era in Canadian politics. Maybe it will end this year.