The NDP Takes The High Road...Again

The practice, known as "pairing," has been occasionally used in the past when voting margins are tight. If an MP from one party can't be in the House of Commons for a pressing personal reason, an MP from an opposing party will agree to stay away from the vote as well, as a courtesy.

Conservative Darrel Stinson is scheduled to undergo cancer surgery on Wednesday and would not be available to vote the next day.

"I think it's a very generous and honourable offer," Harper said shortly after the opposition members of Parliament closed down the House of Commons for the third day.

Also, as CBC also reports, after bringing Parliament to a standstill for a few days trying to get the Libs to call a vote on Monday rather than Thursday the 19th, the Cons and their separatist allies have finally relented and say they'll show up to work now that they have it in writing that the vote will come Thursday.

It's still uncertain whether they'll win, but if they do it'll be an election call.

Note: election blog cbc