2004
Two questions for Stephen Harper (III)
After interviewing Mr. Layton and Mr. Ignatieff, Peter Mansbridge will sit down with Mr. Harper on Thursday. Assuming that the parameters of our democracy might be a topic raised, here, again, are two questions for Mr. Harper.
Layton’s version
Two questions remain for Stephen Harper to answer. But to this and this and this, you can add what Jack Layton wrote five years ago. In Chapter 9 of Speaking Out Louder—published in 2006—Jack Layton detailed the aftermath of the 2004 election from his perspective.
Coalition matters: the Coshist talking points
Colby Cosh on why the Conservatives’ indignation over deals with the Bloc and the NDP is insincere
The ’04 leaders debate
Mr. Harper says the Conservative party “allowed” Mr. Martin to govern after the 2004 election. Mr. Duceppe says what Mr. Harper says now is the opposite of what he said then. Mr. Layton says Mr. Harper was prepared to form government.
The summer of 2004
Gilles Duceppe again offers his version of events.
What was Stephen Harper up to in 2004?
Coalitions haven’t always seemed like a bad idea to the PM