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Originally Posted by Nehkara
PM expected to launch election campaign Sunday
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. 
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1. The NDP has had the luxury of taking the social high road on every issue because they have no realistic shot of every governing this country. You can talk all you want about pumping money into social programs when, at the end of the day, you don't have to answer to anyone about how you choose to spend your imaginary dollars.
2. The Liberals had their shot at governing with a minority government. Didn't work. While the Conservatives haven't been angels in Ottawa, it's too soon to forgive and forget the stunts pulled by the Liberals that lead to their fall from grace in the first place.
3. Like FireFly mentioned, there are already social conservatives in the rest of the House. Is there a particular social issue you are afraid the staunch conservatives within Harper's government are waiting to ram down Canadians' throats the moment they obtain 155+ seats?