Der amtierende NDP-Vorsitzende sagt, die Partei sei „offen“ für die Rolle des Sprechers des Repräsentantenhauses im Austausch für Ressourcen
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/interim-ndp-leader-says-party-open-to-speaker-of-the-house-role-in-exchange-for-resources/
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>When asked what the NDP is willing to provide to the Liberals in exchange for additional resources, Davies said “we’re not looking to enter into a transaction” but looking to “make Parliament work better.”
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>but insists the scenario is “hypothetical” and no such discussion has taken place with the Liberals.
So the offer is non-specific something that is not transactional for resources and the speaker position…..
Which, even though they aren’t an official party would [give them](https://www.ourcommons.ca/speaker/en/role).
>* preside over proceedings in the Chamber;
>* chair the Board of Internal Economy; and
>* carry out diplomatic and ceremonial duties.
You barely got half the seats needed to get party status and you think you should have power and control over the house and the board of internal economy, and get to go and represent all Canadians in diplomatic duties with only 6% of the total vote?
Oh how the NDP have fallen low.
That’s one of the most noble and simultaneously self serving things I’ve ever seen a politician offer up.
I have a feeling Carney is quite happy to have the NDP right where it is; impoverished and impotent, and seeing as the Tories are in such a state of chaos right now, what Davies is offering up isn’t anything he particularly needs.
It looks like Davies and the NDP are taking rumours of more floor crossers seriously. They may not have leverage for much longer, so it looks like a play by Davies to get *something* while they still can. But, as he notes, there’s no discussions with the Liberals; he’s only throwing it out there atm.
The Liberals seemed confident enough they’d get these floor crossers before the budget vote. That obviously didn’t happen, but they have no reason to not be more confident now. Ultimately, I imagine they will probably just ignore Davies here.
> “I think you have to be fluid. You have to be open. We haven’t had that proposal put to us, so I can’t say that we’ve given any consideration to it,” Davies said in a year-end interview with CTV Question Period airing Sunday when asked about the possibility.
The headline makes it sound like the NDP is making random, desperate proposals in search of a quid pro quo from the Liberals. The reality is that Don Davies was asked a fairly outlandish hypothetical, and he responded by saying that they hadn’t talked about it, but they would discuss it if it came up. Which is the normal response, I think.
Next to 0 value for the Liberals in making this deal. Right now (excluding speaker), the LPC have 170 votes, and the opposition has 172. If the LPC speaker goes back into caucus and an NDP becomes speaker, it will be 171-171. However, the tie would then be broken by the NDP speaker then, giving all the power to a party with 7 seats, which is ridiculous – why would the LPC do that, it doesn’t even give them an effective majority?
Now, if another CPC crosses the floor, it will become a 171-171 vote, which could be broken by the Liberal speaker, and they have an effective majority. The only value an NDP speaker would add is making it 172-170 and not requiring the speaker to break the tie, and making it a little less risky in the event 1 MP is missing. However, that’s a very minimal gain, and not worth giving the NDP official party status and significant resources for.
Sorry, Don, but you’ve got to offer more than that. The Liberals don’t need you now (they can just get May’s support), and they are going to have zero use for you if/when some more CPC MPs floor cross. Plus, it’s in the Liberals best interest to just kick the NDP when they’re down. Why give them significant resources to help them recover, when any NDP recovery is likely to peel seats and votes off the LPC’s left flank? If I were Carney, I’d let them eat cake, at least unless they are willing to sign a coalition or binding supply agreement for 3 years.
The NDP might be the biggest loser if the Liberals get a majority. Don’t get me wrong it’ll likely be the end of PP but the NDP will be relegate for years to no party status no seats on committees and boy that is gonna frustrate their mps and members
I don’t think Carney takes this deal. The media is already reporting that other Conservative MPs may cross the floor. If that happens, the Liberals don’t need the NDP as the speaker.
This seems like desperation by the NDP to get funding and resources. And I think the Liberals prefer that the NDP remain in disarray.
The last thing that Poilievre wants is more detections, so I think that obstruction in committees and petty stunts in the House will stop when the Parliament resumes. Right now, policies that many Conservatives support, including corporate tax cuts, have been stuck in committee because Poilievre wants Carney to look like a failure.
If his directives do not change, more Conservatives will cross the floor or sit as independents.