Federal NDP Leader Tom Mulcair stops in Windsor on July 22, 2015. (Photo by Ricardo Veneza)Federal NDP Leader Tom Mulcair stops in Windsor on July 22, 2015. (Photo by Ricardo Veneza)
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NDP Open To Liberal Coalition

An NDP MP has floated the idea of a coalition government with the Liberals to keep Prime Minister Stephen Harper from forming a government.

Nathan Cullen, a prominent MP from British Columbia, made the comments during an event yesterday.

But, retired University of Windsor political science professor Lloyd Brown-John says you shouldn't expect leader Tom Mulcair to echo those sentiments. "If I were Mr. Mulciar, I certainly wouldn't be running around saying I'm willing to form a coalition. He has to say that his party is capable of forming a majority."

There was talk of a coalition government when the NDP and Liberal joined forces to stop a Conservative budget from being passed, but new Liberal leadership was reluctant to the idea.

While rare in Canada, coalitions are common place in democracy's in Europe.

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Chatham-Kent police reported a 44-year-old man driving a pickup truck was killed in the crash at Jeanettes Creek Road and Coutts Line around 6 p.m. Tuesday.

CK police charge woman with assault

According to Chatham-Kent police, the victim was walking around King Street East in Chatham when she was approached by a woman she didn't know and struck in the face.

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Scoreboard, Aug 5

The Toronto Blue Jays lost 7-2 to the Houston Astros on Tuesday while the Detroit Tigers won their fourth straight, 8-0 over Seattle.