Well, the stage is set now, Harper will most likely prorogue parliament. He gave a pretty calm televised address, which is a far cry from the madness during the rest of the day.
I am pretty pissed off at the optics that the Conservatives are putting forward that this coalition is some "unholy" deal with the separatists. Although I am no fan of the Bloc, this tactic will only inflame the separatist movement, just like I am sure the coalition idea will inflame separatist movements in Alberta. This really tells me that the Conservatives have given up hope of getting more seats in Quebec. They seem destined to create a minority hell where we will never have a truly stable government ever again. We are quickly approaching the longest string of minority rule in Canadian history (the string of Diefenbaker and Pearson minorities during the 60s was slightly longer).
Large cities are going to continue to vote Liberal/NDP, Alberta and rural Canada is going to continue voting Conservative, and Quebec will continue to vote for the Bloc. It is very discouraging that with this situation that the Conservatives refuse to make deals with the opposition parties on a vote by vote basis like they did at the beginning of 2006. Back then, I was optimistic that the Conservatives would get through some legislation that I supported, such as an elected senate, removing the long gun registry and ending the wheat board monopoly. None of these things happened, and Harper pushed the opposition too far.
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