Canada - Economist Intelligence Unit - The Economist
DOMESTIC POLITICS: Recent strains among the opposition parties and signs of a bottoming out of the domestic recession could bode well for the ruling Conservative Party. The left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP) has changed its political strategy and decided to support the minority Conservative government in two parliamentary votes in late September and early October respectively. The NDP's shift has enabled the Conservatives to stave off attempts by the Liberals, the biggest opposition party, to push through a vote of no confidence against the government. Approval of the vote would have precipitated a general election.
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