[MarchHare]

Originally Posted by Rerun

That's not the way I remember it and neither does Wikipedia...



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadia...election,_2011


But go ahead. You remember it the way you want to if it makes you feel better.

We were talking about the 2008 election.

In 2007, Parliament passed a law fixing federal election dates every four years and scheduling the next election date as October 19, 2009, but the law does not (and constitutionally cannot) limit the powers of the Governor General to dissolve Parliament at any time, such as when opposition parties bring down the government on a vote of confidence. In this election there was no loss of a non-confidence vote, but the Prime Minister asked the Governor General to call an election. The Governor General granted the Prime Minister's request.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadia...election,_2008