The conservatives are the best party to be in power during a recession. Out of all the things Harper is, most of them being undesirable, he is an economist. And an economist is what we need during a recession. This final blow to kill off political funding is good idea; it just has a major side effect of dismantling his rivals at the same time. Big deal. The liberals screwed up big time, and they need smarts and personality to get them back on their feet. They need to figure that out themselves, and not with tax payers money, or by making deals with devils, French or otherwise.

Coalitions work in other parts of the world, but they work because the heads of the parties in Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Holland, amongst many others, came to the table not to strike rivals down but to work together towards bettering the country. (Switzerland has had a coalition government since the 50's).

These party leaders need to resign. All of them. As much as I think Harper is our best shot out of the 4, he's a sneaky, conniving, manipulative and a robot. Hit the reset button. Reboot. Get some fresh faces up on the hill. Ones that'll work together and not try to oust one another like some bad reality show.