Harper Reaches New Low

Why did Stephen Harper cross the floor to shake Michael Ignatieff's hand after the Afghanistan vote? One reason, and one reason only. He wants to interfere in the in the Liberal Party's Leadership Convention, because he knows it is his biggest threat to keeping power.

Harper is trying to pin the Liberal membership against Michael Ignatieff, because he knows he is an electoral threat. Harper had the choice of shaking hands with over twenty Liberal caucus, and he chose to shake hands with one of the leadership contenders.

Harper believes that if he can turn Liberals against Ignatieff, it will create a leadership race that is full of division and discord. Well the master politician will most likely fail in this pursuit, as this race will most likely stay civil because of the need for subsequent ballot support. Again, Harper is focusing on the politics of division instead of cooperation.