We have said, and the opposition parties agree, that multi-year funding to the provinces to develop regulated child care spaces is essential. The Throne Speech indicates the government does not recognize that compromise with Parliament is required if it is to deliver on any of its commitments. We expect the opposition parties and Canadians to school the Tories in the realities of a minority government.

But nowadays -- Our weakness for the last few years has been the ineffectiveness of the Opposition. This Labour Party has never had the quality of a fighting Opposition. It has just sucked the life out of Radicalism. It has never had the definite idealism of the Whigs and Liberals. 'Give us more employment and slightly higher pay and be sure of our contentment,' says Labour. 'We're loyal. We know our place. But we don't like being unemployed.' What good is that as Opposition? It's about as much opposition as a mewing cat. We mean more than that. I tell you frankly. Our task, I take it, my task, is to reinstate that practical working Opposition which has always been Old England's alternative line of defence... For the good of all of us...

The opposition parties don't want the public to misunderstand that we are campaigning for cabinet portfolios.

You don't have to agree, but once it's done, let's move on. Loyal opposition, saying 'By God, I'll bring this up at the next meeting and every meeting until I'm heard,' screws up the whole process.

If the opposition parties are seen as not being constructive and blocking everything Morales tries to do that would not be in their own interests.

I expect the ruling and opposition parties to work together for the future of Taiwan.