Harper Hostagetaker?

Is Harper once again threatening to hang parliament and risk the national welfare if he doesn't get his way with 3 billion dollars?

Impolitical:

Michael Ignatieff puts a label on Harper's latest election threat should he not be given a blank cheque to spend stimulus funds as Conservatives see fit: "junk."

...Harper must talk to Liberals and work out some resolution to the matter rather than drive Parliament "off the cliff" as he nearly did last fall.

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