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UPDATE 1-Leader of Canada NDP: wouldn't back Conservative minority gov't

Published 2015-09-23, 11:58 a/m
© Reuters. UPDATE 1-Leader of Canada NDP: wouldn't back Conservative minority gov't

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By Randall Palmer
MONTREAL, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The leader of Canada's largest
opposition party, neck and neck with rivals ahead of an Oct. 19
election, on Wednesday said he would never support a
Conservative minority government and Prime Minister Stephen
Harper.
The comments by Thomas Mulcair of the New Democrats
underscored the real possibility that the ruling Conservatives
would be quickly defeated if they did not win a majority in the
House of Commons.
Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau made similar anti-Harper
comments on Tuesday.
Polls indicate Harper stands little chance of winning a
majority government and so to stay in power he would need the
support of opposition legislators.
"There isn't a snowball's chance in hell," Mulcair told
reporters when he was asked whether he could back Harper, who
came to power in early 2006.
If Harper did get a minority, the New Democrats would need
Liberal support to defeat him and then govern.
Trudeau, who has in the past ruled out the idea of a
coalition with Mulcair, on Tuesday appeared to soften his tone
by saying he would be prepared to work with other legislators if
no party had a majority.
There is, however, considerable distrust between the two
leaders and when Mulcair was asked about possible cooperation
with the Liberals, he replied testily: "Every time we've tried
they've slammed the door."

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