This whole thing reminds me of the dance our former PM's did years ago. Then current PM and Liberal leader Jean Chrétien kept threatening to retire and hand power to his heir appearant and finance minister Paul Martin. But Chrétien never said when he would retire and for a year he wouldn't commit to a date. Eventaully (2003) he did go, then a year later the sponsorship scandal broke. Leaving Paul Martin holding the bag on Chrétien's mess. Which cost Paul his long sough PM's seat. And the Libral party 12 years of in power.