PM expected to launch election campaign Sunday
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Harper is expected to visit Gov. Gen. Michaëlle Jean at 9 a.m. ET on Sunday and ask her to dissolve Parliament, the Canadian Press reported Thursday.
Canadians would then go to the polls on Oct. 14.
Liberal MPs have been sent back to their ridings to prepare for the long anticipated election call.
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Off to the races. I gotta say, I much prefer the Canadian system of essentially a 5 week campaign to the 2-year campaign in the US.
I'm sure some people will not appreciate my opinion but these are my preferences for this election (although some rather unlikely):
1.
NPD minority - The Liberals and Conservatives have both had their shots and neither has done particularly well. Time to give the NDP a shot. Maybe they can repair some of our ailing social programs and health care system.
2.
Liberal minority - The Conservatives have not impressed me. Time the pendulum swings back a bit.
3.
Conservative minority - Don't want a Conservative government but if we have to have one, definitely needs to be a minority. If the Conservatives get a majority, you will see the social conservatives come out of the woodwork.
We should also get a poll going here, see who would win right now in an election if only Calgarypuckers were voting.
