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NDP leader Tom Mulcair said the NDP is more than happy to form a coalition to defeat the Conservatives — and blamed the Liberals for jettisoning previous attempts.

“Every time I’ve raised this issue … I’ve opened up to the possibility of collaborating more with the Liberals … Justin Trudeau’s taking it upon himself to slam the door,” he said. “My priority is to get rid of Stephen Harper.” Tweet This

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Trudeau has said, in April and this past summer, that he’s opposed to an NDP coalition. But most voters say they wouldn’t mind.

Almost 63 per cent of Canadians polled in August said they wouldn’t mind the Liberals and NDP cooperating to defeat the Conservatives.

Mulcair unveiled his party’s complete platform in front of a raucous Montreal crowd, characterizing Conservative leader Stephen Harper’s governance as a lost decade and casting Liberal leader Justin Trudeau as a Harper carbon copy.

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The subtext, of course, is that Mulcair is struggling to shore up slipping support and convince Canadians his party is ready for its governmental debut in the House of Commons.

“This is the first time in Canadian history that we have a three-way race,” he said.

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