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Originally Posted by evman150
Non-fixed election dates have worked for 140 years, why change now? Because it suits the Tories?
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It allows the current incumbent party to take advantage of the opposition parties, and it part of the reason why there are long periods of time between party shifts. The constant power leads to corruption, as has been seen with Mulroney and Chretien / Martin (and possibly some before them as well).
If there's a greater risk of losing the election, by allowing the opposition to better prepare for an election, I would hope that it would allow the party in power to be more accountable...