The uproar over a Speaker (which is normally a technicality) shows why Clark shouldn't have resigned. The NDP - Green coalition is so weak that they have to violate the spirit of a Parliamentary democracy just to survive. The NDP and Greens knew the math coming in. I can see Reid staying on for the initial confidence vote but after that it's all fair game. This notion that the Liberals should prop up a NDP coalition because it's too weak to properly govern is beyond laughable.