Sep. 7th, 2008

ciroccoj: (journey)
Starkly contrasting visions laid out in kickoff to Oct. 14 vote

By Bruce Cheadle, The Canadian Press
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Stephen Harper bolted out of the gate Sunday with a precipitous election call while simultaneously downplaying talk of a Conservative majority.

Harper, whose opening hours of the 37-day campaign took him from Rideau Hall to Quebec City and Vancouver, dashed his promise of a fixed election date and pulled the plug himself to end 31 months of minority Tory rule.

He immediately offset his bullish behaviour with modest projections of success on voting day, Oct. 14.

"Voters can't vote for a minority or a majority," Harper said at the Governor General's residence, where he asked Michaelle Jean to dissolve Canada's 39th Parliament.

Ooops, had meant to put this behind a cut-link, sorry )

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ciroccoj: (wink)
Oh but I wish I could vote in the US elections. I would so vote for Palin!

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