Harper has pulled the plug and we are going to the polls on October 14, 2008. Is this an election we need? No, it is not. It is Harper’s attempt to turn a minority into a majority and he thinks he can do it right now. Never mind that he passed legislation setting the next election for the fall of 2009. And why did he do this you may ask? Well, for the answer, let’s go to the source. Here is a quote directly from Stephen Harper stating that fixed election dates will prevent parties from calling snap elections and “trying to manipulate the calendar simply for partisan advantage.”
Given that his government is very much intact. There have been no threats of non-confidence votes. With the Liberals in disarray there is no reason to think that he could not succesfully govern for another year and have an election that he has already outlined in legislation. It seems that he is doing this in the hopes that he can get enough momentum going to form a majority government. I can only hope that Canadians see through this and recognize it for what is: an attempt to grab power. Let the games begin.
