Remember the political pundits spinning the 2004 election results by saying:
In an election nowhere near as close as indicated by the polls, Canadians returned the Liberals with a viable minority, and a strong Conservative opposition as a potential government in waiting. With collective wisdom, Canadians obtained the result they wanted, leaving the Liberals chastened while restoring competitive democracy.
Thereby reaching an Adam Smith goes to Ottawa, invisible hand minority government. Well if this is what we wanted, this is what we got.
First the throne speech was to trigger an election. Then Missle Defense would trigger an election and this week it was homosexual marriage. We even had David Frum opining that the rising dollar be the trigger, with SSM as a smoke-screen.
Well today is that Gomery Inquiry, or more to the point that the Chretienites want the removal of Justice Gomery in exchange for Jean Chretien testimony. MP Harper chimes in that if PM Martin does not step in to stop the Chretienites then he will trigger an election.
...The Tory leader said he believes Canadians, who only last week were warned by Prime Minister Paul Martin of a possible election on gay marriage, would support his efforts to hold the Liberals accountable.
He wouldn't specifically confirm plans for a non-confidence motion in Parliament, saying he needs to speak first with Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe and New Democratic Party Leader Jack Layton
But his officials confirmed his willingness to force an election, and Harper himself didn't reject numerous questions about the possibility of a vote only months after last year's election that resulted in a Liberal minority.
"We will consider all possibilities and, frankly, I think the Canadian public, the one thing they did expect from Mr. Martin, was that he would get to the truth of this," Harper said.
"If he does anything less than 100-per-cent effort he will be held responsible for that."
What could possibly be the next "crisis"?
