martin's budgets were actually exceedingly liberal, as well - it's not like layton had some horrible things in front of him that he couldn't support.

there was a universal daycare program, for example, that nobody talks about anymore.

there were major increases in health transfers to the provinces.

there were major commitments to indigenous groups.

and, there were even the last serious commitments to climate change seen at the federal level, in this country.

these were good budgets, and layton should have supported them (they were possibly better than his own would have been), but layton didn't care - he wanted a run at power, and he knew he'd have a better chance of winning if the conservative were in power.

so, he cynically collapsed the government in order to maximize his own chances - the country, be damned.

fuck daycare. fuck healthcare. fuck the aboriginal. fuck the climate. what's important is jack. right jack?

asshole, to his core.