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This is why I never really liked Jack Layton. I was not a Paul Martin fan, but I'd have preferred a Martin minority to the Harper years.
Did he torpedo Martin? I didn't have a stake in Canadian politics at the time.
Yup.
I really don't know what Layton was thinking. No matter how bad Martin was--and the policies he put through, especially as Finance minister, are a part of why we're in the trouble we're in now--if he (Layton) really believed in what was best for Canada, letting Harper anywhere near the levers of power was asking for trouble.
Singh is in a similar position: support a non-confidence vote and we end up with Poillievre, which, as bad as Trudeau might be, would be so much worse.
Maybe Layton was thinking Harper would be constrained to a minority in perpetuity because the Conservatives pretty odious? I think he underestimated the control Harper had over his caucus and his (Harper's) ability to sell the CPC brand.
Goddamn.