How would a coalition of Liberals and the NDP and possibly the Bloc work as a viable government?
It’s very hard to envision how it might work because there is really no precedent for it, particularly at the federal level. There have been some coalition governments in Canada, but they are extremely rare. There are so many different unknowns. First, who would lead it? If the Liberals had a permanent leader, then that would be clear. There is talk of an interim leader. But it’s quite unclear who would actually lead it. Second, how much of a coalition would it be? A true coalition is one where all the political parties have members of cabinet and they work very much at that level. We have never seen that federally.
