... I remember Mulcair's comments and objections to them, but it was always clear to me what he meant. Clear as day. If people took them the wrong way they can only blame themselves.The discussion was about pre-election co-operation and Mulcair said absolutely not. ....
The only reason there is any confusion over this point is because people like Debater have a vested interest in sowing said confusion. Sadly, the media has a lot of people like Debater in it.
http://www.macleans.ca/politics/ottawa/how-could-the-ndp-and-liberals-tu...
“N.O.,” he told HuffPost. The NDP tried to form a coalition with the Liberals in 2008 and then the Grits “lifted their noses up on it,” Mulcair said.
The coalition experience taught Mulcair everything he needs to know about the Liberals. They’re untrustworthy and he said he’ll never work with them again, whether in a formal or informal coalition.
“The no is categorical, absolute, irrefutable and non-negotiable. It’s no. End of story. Full stop,” he said.