As of the Throne Speech, the phrase “Canada’s New Government” has — mercifully — been tossed away by — oh, let’s use it one last time — Canada’s New Government. The Conservative government will now just be known in government press releases etc. as The Government of Canada.
Meanwhile, in the wake of yesterday’s decision by the Liberals to abstain on a Throne Speech vote that could bring down The Government of Canada, the New Democratic Party has decided to give itself a little nickname which debuted on some e-mail just sent around from their office. Drum roll please for … From the Offices of Canada’s Effective Opposition. They will be doing their darndest — all 30 of ‘em — to bring down The Government of Canada over the Throne Speech.
NDP watchers will want to tune in to CPAC or, over the Web, to House of Commons TV to catch the inaugural speech of newly minted MP and party deputy leader Thomas Mulcair. He will be speaking in the House of Commons at 1:30 pm Ottawa time.