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Ignatieff is threatening to put a bill forward in the House calling for accountability over a surplus $3 billion that Harper wants spent right away with the accountability to come later. Harper is threatening if he doesn’t get his way we’ll have an election.

I really doubt there will be an election this soon, none of the parties will look good for it.

Harper will look bad for not willing to be accountable for the money, Ignatieff for forcing an election in an economic crisis, and Layton, albeit innocent in this confrontation, would get the usual media shaft.

Okay, I guess the Bloc will look good again, and that’s always good for federalism.

So if there won’t be an election, what will happen (in order of likelihood)?

1. Harper backs down and accepts modest accountability.
2. Ignatieff backs down and signs another blank cheque to Harper (like the LPC has done countless times already).
3. Harper prorogues parliament.

I’m sure the third option is highly unlikely, and the Governor General would probably be obliged to not heed that call, however, she has yet to show any willingness to stand as a check against the PMO.

So here’s to another proroguation, we all know Harper works better without that pesky House of Commons to answer to.