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A FEDERAL ELECTION AROUND THE CORNER

Managing a minority Parliament is not easy. There is little leeway for a government when the House of Commons and its Committees are dominated by the opposition. The latter are diligently tabling and passing their very own bills and the Liberal dominated Senate is happily rubber-stamping them. It is a frustrating situation for the Conservative government. The only saving factor is that the opposition parties are deathly afraid of defeating the government right now and forcing another election. As a result, a cat and mouse game is being played in the House of Commons with the opposition parties making certain that there are just enough votes available to pass the government bills. This little game cannot last, however, and we can anticipate that the opposition parties will acquire some courage in the early months of 2008, possibly over the budget in March, and make a break to defeat the government, thereby leading to an election.

We can expect a federal election sometime between February and June, 2008, sooner rather than later ­ possibly in the very early spring.

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