October 14 – Election Dismay
That sound that woke you up a little extra early on Sunday morning was the writ being dropped, closing the 39th parliament and beginning the race for the 40th.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited Governor General Jean early on Sunday morning interrupting her cultural television and Captain Crunch. Although many say she holds a position of authority and stature, she is nothing but an appointed chair warmer used in the same fashion as any other inanimate object needed for a traditional task. She holds the right to push back on requests like the PMs today (see the King-Byng affair) but even with a fixed election date waiting in the wings, she sees no opposition to doing so.
So the election is on, and a mark our words – this one is going to be the most personal and attack driven campaigns in Canadian history. Stay tuned true voters.