Skeezix
Senior Member
Speculation as to why Harper has not yet resigned seems to have focused thus far on three possible explanations:
1. If he resigned as MP, he could then be compelled to testify at the Duffy trial as he could no longer claim parliamentary privilege. (I don't know if this is true, but iPolitics seems to think it is)
2. He will resign when he is good and ready, and is avoiding the optics of resigning as a defeated leader.
3. The Tories do not want a by-election held in Calgary Heritage when Trudeau might possibly still be in a honeymoon period and/or the Liberals are doing well in the polls. While it should be a safe riding, then even want to avoid a situation where the Liberals come in a respectable second place.
Those are the explanations I've read. Any theories that I missed?
1. If he resigned as MP, he could then be compelled to testify at the Duffy trial as he could no longer claim parliamentary privilege. (I don't know if this is true, but iPolitics seems to think it is)
2. He will resign when he is good and ready, and is avoiding the optics of resigning as a defeated leader.
3. The Tories do not want a by-election held in Calgary Heritage when Trudeau might possibly still be in a honeymoon period and/or the Liberals are doing well in the polls. While it should be a safe riding, then even want to avoid a situation where the Liberals come in a respectable second place.
Those are the explanations I've read. Any theories that I missed?