Introducing Jack Layton, Kingmaker?

It would be interesting to crawl inside Jack Layton's head these days. Perhaps he is feeling the weight of the NDP's historical legacy; confined to being the counterweight in a minority government, the NDP gave Canada it's greatest gift, universal health care. With an environmental crisis looming, is Layton attempting another such manouver? Or perhaps Layton is looking over his shoulder and growing support for the Green Party eroding his own support base. Or maybe, this is a case of 'cometh the hour, cometh the man'. It is too early to tell, but we here at Wenzel would love several of the possible outcomes, either a new, more practical and effective environmental policy, or the collapse of the Harper government. Of course, nothing at all could come from this episode - it is quite possible that Layton's moves are too premature. Harper will likely reject Layton and gamble on a non-confidence vote that is unlikely to go anywhere with a headless Liberal party still waiting to elect a leader.