Harper blackmailing opponents with economic aid offer, says NDP chief
Monday, January 14th, 2008From the Canadian Press
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jack Layton says Stephen Harper is trying to “blackmail” opposition MPs by tying a $1-billion aid package for beleaguered workers and industries to passage of the next Conservative budget.
The aid, announced by the prime minister last week, appears to be motivated more by political gamesmanship than by a sincere desire to help, Layton told a news conference Sunday.
The message is that “the only way there will be any assistance to the laid-off workers is if we vote confidence in the Harper government and their approach to all things,” said the NDP chief.
