Posted AT 2:29 PM EDT on 07/11/05
Layton opens door to election
NDP Leader Jack Layton Monday called a Liberal health-care plan "unacceptable" and said there was "no basis" for his party to show any confidence in Prime Minister Paul Martin's minority government.
Mr. Layton's comments open the door for a Christmas election, but none of the Opposition parties appeared immediately ready to pull the trigger.
Mr. Layton said explicitly that — as the situation stands now — he won't support the Liberals in a confidence vote.
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