Today at 1:50 PM Pacific Layton, Duceppe and Dion sign the three party parliamentary coalition accord and state unequivocally that the Harper government has lost the confidence of the majority of the House of Commons.
In the past few days Mr. Harper has pulled a few rabbits out of a hat. What we need is a Prime Minister, not a magician. Gilles Duceppe, leader of the Bloc Québécois (translated)
Magic acts notwithstanding, the ball is now in the hands of the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada.
Update
Letters from the Liberal and NDP party leaders to the Governor General attached, as is the full text of the Cooperative Accord between the two parties. 20081202 - Added the Policy Accord signed by all three opposition party leaders.
20081201-dion-govgeneral.pdf (715.7 KB, application/pdf)- Letter from Liberal leader Stéphane Dion to Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada expressing that all opposition parties have lost confidence in the Conservative government of Stephen Harper. (PDF - scanned image)
20081201-layton-govgeneral.pdf (25.0 KB, application/pdf)- Letter from Jack Layton to the Governor General. (PDF)
20081201-dion-layton-duceppe-open-letter.pdf (21.5 KB, application/pdf)- Open letter to Canadians from the three opposition leaders.
20081201-cooperative-accord.pdf (25.5 KB, application/pdf)- An Accord on a Cooperative Government to Address the Present Economic Crisis -
This document outlines the key understandings between the Liberal Party of
Canada and the New Democratic Party of Canada regarding a new cooperative
government.
20081201-policy-accord.pdf (34.6 KB, application/pdf)- A Policy Accord to Address the Present Economic Crisis - The new Government is supported by parties that share a commitment to fiscal responsibility, a progressive agenda and a belief in the role of Government to act as a partner with Canadians and Quebecers.